Is this telescope good for deep sky observation?
1446829
It's a beginner scope that skews in the direction of deep sky observers. A reflector has more inches of aperture per buck than a refractor scope. The more aperture, the deeper the viewing.
1446830
REFLECTOR=actually the higher aperture size means more lightgathering capacity to help see the most distant=dimmest objects and reflectors have less chromatic aberration than refractors, ergo=deep space capability
1832249
this is definitely NOT an astronomical instrument. Yes, you can see anything through it, but as far as adding value to seeing the stars, no. you are better off with a pair of binoculars. This is strictly a terrestrial recreational handheld glass.
1696567
Yes it is. Any telescope with a open space of 2 1/2" x 8 1/2" will work. I highly recommend.
1959651
If you are going to be a serious skywatcher/ stargazer, I would upgrade to a better telescope for sure. But if you bought the celestron firstscope for your children or grandchildren, just to get them interested in the universe around us, I would replace the lenses. Celestron may replace the broken lenses for you
1546870
I am taking astrophotographs with this telescope using a Canon EOS REBEl 2Ti coupled to the eyepiece focus. I was able to adjust the balancing of the telescope of the telescope with the camera attached. I so far only taken pictures of the moon because I am in a light polluted area. I am waiting to take the telescope to a dark sky area so a can try photographing deep sky objects. I posted one of my best photographs of the moon on my facebook page if you like to see what the Powerseeker can do.
814096
I have input used these-so far-for viewing the night sky. The view of the moon was excellent. Of course it couldn't compare to viewing it with a telescope. I think these are a definitely a good value. I have no complaints with them. I also gave them as a gift and that person thinks the same. I hope this had helped you in some way.
678549
You would not be able to use it visually; the filtered image will be too dim. You might be able to use this telescope with an appropriately relayed camera where you could integrate the exposure. This would require the correct relay and a mount for solar tracking.
1206504
Yes, it is a real telescope. If you can't seem to see anything through it, expand it to its full length and try again.
1127068
No, not at most telescopes have the worst spotting scope for the money. The Orion is awesome but be sure to aline it with what your telescope sees.
1924095
A cheap telescope at 100x will be useless or nearly so. The image will be very dim and probably not very sharp at all. Astronomy binoculars are used for low light conditions where you need a large exit pupil to transmit more light to your eye.
2010274
I think a refractor telescope is hard to use and hard to see objects other than a bright moon. I would suggest looking into a reflector telescope instead. As far as the telescope itself, I think it is well built and good quality. It was just hard for our 9 yr old to use...and hard for me too.
2210048
No, you can not use it like a telescope for viewing. It will identify and tell you about the "dot" in the sky you see through the viewer though. It parlays this info to you through reading on the screen or through audio output. It is very handy when trying to identify a constellation you think you might be seeing, as it will tell you which star/planet you are seeing in it and will tell you about the constellation as well.
57726
Yes it is a go-to. After a simple alignment process it'll find anything. I absolutely love this telescope! You won't be disappointed!
1932886
It is easy to use. Yes I would say it is good for the novice user. You can see a lot more with a larger telescope and you get seriously into it you will want more aperture, however You can see a lot with this thing. It is especially good with the larger planets and fantastic with the moon though the moon is a little bright and if you are looking at it a lot you may need a moon filter. Deep space galaxies, nebula and so on can be seen but only the brighter objects.
1282541
I can't say I'd recommend it but it can be used for some DSO's - a DSLR is better. It has a pretty small field of view since it's meant for planets. If you use a long exposure, you can see Deep Sky objects but you have to have good tracking at that magnification. Having said that I was able to get a decent picture of the Eskimo Nebula. I took a video and stacked the frames with Registax. The image was noisy but cleaned up pretty well in Photoshop.
2225541
Long exposures with this telescope would be frustratingly difficult. Spend more money and move into the professional series of scopes with massive equatorial mountings and move to a location where light pollution is minimal. Your camera is a good choice, though.
1857040
I think as long as you have a strong tripod it should be fine to use with a telescope, I use it with my Professional camcorder with no problem.