WILL THIS COLLIMATOR WORK WITH A CELESTRON 130SLT? Is this better than a laser SCT HOTECH? wJAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES. tHANKS
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As long as it is not a "Jones-Bird" type scope which has a catadioptric lens installed. The 130 SLT has a focal length of 650mm, so I would imagine there would be no corrector lens. If peering into the focal tube of the scope, you don't see a lens, you should have no problem. A laser collimator will give you better accuracy as long as it has a sticker ring in the middle of the primary mirror so you can properly align the secondary mirror. A laser allows you to gauge a laser dot image on an indicator for accuracy. This collimator is used like an eyepiece aligning crosshairs by sight using a peep hole at the top. But you will be dependent on seeing the crosshairs with your vision, as laser is not dependent on such things. Just aligning laser dots without looking into the focal tube itself..
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I do not own as 130 st but I assume it would. I use one on a SkyQuest ST8 and on a 90mm Apex Maksutov on a alt-azimuth mount and it does a wonderful job. It prevents a lot of neck pain, especially looking directly overhead. Also, on the 90mm apex, I use it to view open clusters. In many instances, the view thru this finder is better than thru the telescope because it's field-of-view is larger and brighter and magnification is not an issue.
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I don't think so. According to the Celestron website, it is only for SCT telescopes.
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This screws into the rear cell of your C11. Then you attach the 2" diagonal that is made for sct's. Then if your using 1.25" ep's then you'll need the visual back that Celestron makes for the 2" to 1.25 ep's. The other option if you own a 2" diagonal that isn't made for sct's its just a regular diagonal then you'll need a 2" adapter that has a threaded end and an end you slide the diagonal into and tighten with a thumb screw. Hope this helps
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The Solar system Imager needs a 1.25 inch focusser. I'm using it with a Nextar 6SE telescope. The only other restriction would be if the focusser wouldn't let the device go deep enough to come to focus. I tried to use it with a homebuilt 10 inch Newtonian that I'm going to need to modify. That's not something you would want to do with the 130. Since yours is a Newtonian, it MAY have that problem.
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Hello, First issue is the use of a reducer/corrector with a barlow multiplier. The two lenses are working against each other to no effect. Use the eyepiece alone or use it with the reducer corrector for lower power (wider fields of view) or use the eyepiece with the barlow for much higher power (smaller fields of view). If you have the Celestron Edge telescope I do not believe the reducer/corrector will work correctly. Hope this helps.
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I'd suggest you just call Celestron and ask them. They're friendly and helpful, and then you'd know for sure.
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Exactly. But it's still worth it. The user interface on Celestron scopes is worse than archaic. It's actually inexcusable. This speeds up alignment a lot.
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Hello Patty, Honestly I dont know. It might have to do with the total focal lenght, I ran into a problem with attaching a reducer then the diagonal then the bifocal then the eyepiece, and i could not focus properly. You best bet is to call Celestron on Monday, sorry I could not help more, Jim
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Kevin K. asks if the Celestron NexImage 5 MP "will [...] work on the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT". The answer is yes and no. On the one hand, the camera's machined aluminum 1.25" adapter barrel will fit almost any telescope. It will fit the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT without the additional expense of a particular adapter. Other the other hand, the camera gives its best results on a fully-guided scope. While the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT can slew to an object it does not have the fine tracking abilities of the CGEM DX or CGEM pro mounts. So while the camera will fit and while it will produce images, its use on the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT will preclude long exposures. In other words, with the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT, the camera would be best used for astrophotography of the moon, of the big planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus), of the occasional bright comet and of the sun WITH THE APPROPRIATE SOLAR FILTER. It will be difficult to image faint objects on the Celestron Nexstar 130 GT, not because of the OTA but because of the mount.
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I use mine with my Celestron CG4 mount. I recommend contacting the company which supplies the Twin Star 6 and ask them. The good supplier companies are usually very helpful on a question like yours in my experience. Good luck. The unit works well on my CG4. Regards, John L.
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These are two different types of telescopes, but both are on the same mount. The 127 is a Maksutov design; the 130 is a Newtonian design. The 127 is better; it's better because you don't have to do something called collimation, which is where you have to adjust the mirrors so that they're in line with each other. If you search for collimation on YouTube, you'll see what that's all about. The 127 comes collimated from the factory, and you don't have to collimate it once you receive it.
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Absolutely it can hold an 8" Celestron SCT. I currently am using this mount to use my Meade 10" SCT without problems - I did have to add an additional 17# counter weight to the 10# weight that came with the mount. Just note, you may have to order and add an additional counter weight for an 8" SCT, I would go at least with an additional 10# weight for this telescope (total or 20#s). If you are piggy-backing a tracking camera and an SLR camera, you may need more weight, but don't buy more until you try it. But at least for the 8" Nexstar, add another 10" weight at least. I also believe the dovetail bar on the Nexstar 8SE will fit the mount without problem. My 6SE does.
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It should fir on any newer Celestron telescope, however this pointer is Very Cheap (as told to me by Celestron customer service) and it will only last a short time and has other issues. You might want to consider upgrading to the Orion 7228 EZ Finder II Telescope Reflex Sight which is pretty good or a Telrad Finder which is the best and mounts on any scope with double stick tape. It's a little big, but do a computer search for telrads and you will see that almost everyone recommends them.
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sorry, but mine never worked, i brought it overseas and never got it replaced by Celestron, bad luck i guess
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not think it works on other brands of telescopes. also is of very poor quality. not recommended. that came with a Celestron and 2 weeks of using stopped working. I recommend the orion z de lux.
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The 52303 Regal Refractor has a focal plane that is very deep in the scope. Therefore, you have to use an eye piece that has a deep set focal plane. Celestron has specific eye pieces for that scope to match it. In other words, the typical 1.25 inch telescope eye piece will not work with it. So, I suspect, the typical barlow lense or magnifier may not either. You can email or call Celestron, or talk to one of the bigger astronomical telescope retailers to find out for sure though.