How does it perform at 25X ? Does it come close to Celestron SkyMaster 25X100 ?
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I have #71020 [25 - 125X80] only and do not know how it compares to 25X100. At 25X it is super clear even if you are holding it with your hands but of course, it will tires you out quickly bcoz of its weight and size. To fully enjoy this powerful bino spend money on a high-end tripod like SLK brand or other comparable reputable brands especially if you would like to experiment zooming closer than 25X --field of view gets smaller as you increase magnification and you can do it without a tripod. I stay at 25X or maybe few notches up bcoz I get dizzy looking thru it at much higher magnification. Maybe 25X100 is plenty of power for what you need it for, anything pass 100X is practically useless. And you may even save money w/c you can spend on tripod. Just my honest opinion... enjoy it!
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Yes, but you need to be aware that there are limitations to ground-based telescopes, particularly small scopes like this one. With a 76mm aperture (diameter of the tube), the maximum usable magnification is something like 150x, give or take. The 300mm focal length determines the level of magnification you can get from each eyepiece (divide 300 by the eye piece focus, so 15mm eyepiece is 20x magnification). This scope comes with 10mm and 20mm pieces. A Barlow (check out "Celestron AstroMaster Accessory Kit Telescope" for a tidy kit) can double or triple the magnification. Planets are big, but they are still far away. Even at 50x (6mm eye piece or equivalent), Mars will still look like a large red star. Venus, in addition to being hard to view because of its position relative to the sun, is covered by a dense cloud layer; you can see that it is a disc rather than a distant star even at lower magnifications, but there isn't a lot of detail to see through a small (or large) scope. Jupiter is much larger and better for viewing as a result. At 50x, it will still be small, but it should be easily recognizable as the gas giant we know and love. You should even be able to see the four bright dots in a line that are the planet's four largest moons. At 100x, the banding in its clouds should be clear. Saturn is smaller and farther than Jupiter. Still, you can see that the shape is distorted. A little more power and the cause should be clear: the rings. With my larger scope at home, by 125x (doable on this scope with the right equipment) it is clear that the rings are spaced away from the planet. Uranus and beyond, though, are beyond the reach of this scope, at least if you wanted to see more than a dot. So, yes, you can see the closer planets, but you need to keep your expectations realistic. I'd strongly recommend a Barlow and a decent eye piece. There are a number of kits, some less than $50, that should do nicely in that regard. Even without, there is still quite a bit to view in the night sky.
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Don't know but I would strongly recommend the Celestron 10X42 Outland binoculars instead of the 8X42. The extra magnification with the wide 42° field of view is worth.
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You can see them fairly clear, i'll put a link at the bottom of my comment to a guy who takes photo's with his 4se. Keep in mind, when you're looking through the scope, the view is not as fuzzy as his photos and video. You can't magnify much more than 150x with the 4se but you can see Saturn with it's rings, and Jupiter very clearly. I'm not sure what the other person is talking about the motors jumping, mine tracks beautifully. This is a great starter scope, but, I also agree there are way better ones out there. For a first scope just to get you familiar with the sky and Astronomy, the 4se works great. If you're like me though, you'll probably want something bigger and faster within a year. I'm actually thinking about selling my 4se to step up to a much higher end scope for Astrophotography. May I ask where you're from? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7LIfGL0G50jj7sP_aktkHA
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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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This has 30x ~ 60x. It's great as a spotting scope at 30x, and I can imagine using it to view game at long ranges at the 30x setting, but that would be quite difficult . . . the field of view is much too small for the hunting I've done (30x is just too much magnification).
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The primary benefit of the upgrade will be a brighter image and a modest increase in resolution. The 80mm Celestron won't give you an "oh wow" difference, but it will be an improvement. For a dramatic difference in image quality, you would have to go to one of the ED scopes like the Regal series, but at a much higher price point.I hope this helps.
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It looks to be the same as Cosmos, but I also have the Celestron. It all depends on what you plan on really using it for!
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When I purchased this telescope, it came with a 1.25" diagonal, and a 1.25" 40mm Plossel eyepiece. I strongly recommend you at least get the Celestron 2" eyepiece kit like I did. It is a great starter kit. I would advise against 1.25" eyepieces. With a telescope of this size and light gathering power, those are to small. You will also need to power it. To do this, you either need to get the AC power adapter from Celestron if you are going to be near an AC outlet, or the Celestron Power Tank like I did, for use in the field. Hope this helps. It is a fantastic telescope! I also got the new Celestron StarSense Auto Align camera, so the telescope is automatically aligned by it. When I purchased this telescope, it came with a 1.25" diagonal, and a 1.25" 40mm Plossel eyepiece. I strongly recommend you at least get the Celestron 2" eyepiece kit like I did. It is a great starter kit. I would advise against 1.25" eyepieces. With a telescope of this size and light gathering power, those are to small. You will also need to power it. To do this, you either need to get the AC power adapter from Celestron if you are going to be near an AC outlet, or the Celestron Power Tank like I did, for use in the field. Hope this helps. It is a fantastic telescope! I... » Read More When I purchased this telescope, it came with a 1.25" diagonal, and a 1.25" 40mm Plossel eyepiece. I strongly recommend you at least get the Celestron 2" eyepiece kit like I did. It is a great starter kit. I would advise against 1.25" eyepieces. With a telescope of this size and light gathering power, those are to small. You will also need to power it. To do this, you either need to get the AC power adapter from Celestron if you are going to be near an AC outlet, or the Celestron Power Tank like I did, for use in the field. Hope this helps. It is a fantastic telescope! I also got the new Celestron StarSense Auto Align camera, so the telescope is automatically aligned by it. « Show Less
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Yes. The best place on the net that I am aware of that shows how to collimate the celestron skymaster series of binoculars is oddly enough the Oberwerk binocular website. The Oberwerk Light Series is basically the same binocular as the Celestron Skymasters. The Oberwerk might have slightly better coatings on the optics for about twice the price. Just go to Oberwerk.com/support/collimate for everything you need to know.
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Star diagonal for CPC 1100 is 1.25" per Celestron, these are 2". Google how to attach 2" to your scope, you may need an extra adapter most likely. Experts say cpc 1100 is fine with 1.25", you will only get more stray light with 2"
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I am not familiar with the Smmons, but the Celestron optics as absolutely the best. I have one of their 11" models that is unbelievable.
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I could not get my Celestron XCel series 2X Barlow to focus. It was way beyond the focuser's travel and others have noted this but apparently Orion's Shorty 2X Barlow will work with this telescope as well as GSO 2x barlow from Agena AstroProducts. The useful magnification on this telescope is 200X but that is probably counting on optimum conditions. For planetary views with average conditions with a 100mm telescope, magnification of 100X to 120X are probably expected to be the clearest.
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Though designed for terrestrial viewing, it would work fine for casual astronomical use. Astronomical scopes are typically of higher magnification (I wouldn't recommend the zoom as the image quality on this older design is simply not that good). BUT the fixed eyepieces are excellent. The SMC XW14 offers 37x and is sharp- probably best suited for astronomical use due to the higher magnification. The SMC XW10 gives 26x and has a really wide bright sharp field of view. As a multipurpose eyepiece this one is great but might be a bit low on magnification for your purpose (and even 37x isn't much for astronomical use). I loved the XW10 though- it's a joy to look through. Though designed for terrestrial viewing, it would work fine for casual astronomical use. Astronomical scopes are typically of higher magnification (I wouldn't recommend the zoom as the image quality on this older design is simply not that good). BUT the fixed eyepieces are excellent. The SMC XW14 offers 37x and is sharp- probably best suited for astronomical use due to the higher magnification. The SMC XW10 gives 26x and has a really wide bright sharp field of view. As a multipurpose eyepiece this one is great but might be a bit low on magnification for your purpose (and even 37x isn't much... » Read More Though designed for terrestrial viewing, it would work fine for casual astronomical use. Astronomical scopes are typically of higher magnification (I wouldn't recommend the zoom as the image quality on this older design is simply not that good). BUT the fixed eyepieces are excellent. The SMC XW14 offers 37x and is sharp- probably best suited for astronomical use due to the higher magnification. The SMC XW10 gives 26x and has a really wide bright sharp field of view. As a multipurpose eyepiece this one is great but might be a bit low on magnification for your purpose (and even 37x isn't much for astronomical use). I loved the XW10 though- it's a joy to look through. « Show Less
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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.
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I believe that is the maximum capacity according to Celestron. Really depends on your goals. If you're interested in imaging esp deep space then probably would consider a more robust platform. Remember that once you add a camera, filter wheel, guide scope etc you will be over the weight limit. For deep space imaging in particular I don't think it's a good idea to press the edge of weight capacity. You will most likely be disappointed. However, if you are looking to do solar system work or just visual observations then that's a different story. You're not going to require spot on tracking/guiding for that application. In that case I think you will be OK except you will still need probably a couple of extra counterweights. I think they are around 11 pounds each or so and they only give you 1 so you will need a couple more most likely. Hope that helps Clear skies! Dave
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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.