is it recommended for deep sky objects?
1282539
No. You can take long exposures with it, but you're better off spending the cash on a DSLR body like a Canon T3i and a program like BackyardEOS if you want to image deep sky objects.
1282540
Yes. I could only get it working on a windows pc though so don't think Linux unless you know all the ins and outs of it. My personal experience was limited as it got so cold for winter my laptop and telescope computer kept messing up. If you have an SLT telescope you need to take a series of 20 second exposures in Movie form and use Registax to avoid star trails. I'm looking forward to warm weather to get back out there. My mentor has taken fantastic inages of dso's and comet Lovejoy.
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.
2067932
This telescope excels at what it was designed for e.g. observing faint, extended celestial objects. It does not perform very well in other areas like terestrial viewing. The image is reveresed left and right, but you can get a diagonal that will allow you to view objects as you would see them through a pair of binoculars.
709356
It does well on the moon but not so good on planets. It also lacks a finder type tube to look through to locate the stars and finding the planets is challenging. It's not a bad question. I do use mine primarily for spotting when shooting.
2274958
The Ultima 80 would probably be a good scope for that. Not so good for astronomy, but good in low contrast situations. You might also consider the Ultima 60 or some good zoom binoculars.
1962391
No, it probably won't :( It's a great beginner telescope and I have seen some amazing things with in the sky - like the rings of Saturn. Alas, it is not very good for looking at things on the earth because it flips everything upside down - which we don't notice much when looking at moon craters or Saturn's wings. If you want a telescope to help look at things on the lake, there is a different style (reflective, I think) that will be better ... or get a really nice pair of binoculars. My in-laws live on a lake in Texas and we use binoculars. :) Hope this helps
1554882
Refractors never need to be collimated, only reflectors. I would not recommend it for astrophotography for several reasons. I don't believe it can be easily modified to a GO TO scope. Ioptron makes a GO TO mount for around $400 that's quite good. You can attach a motor drive that will allow you to track objects automatically once found.
177101
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
829544
I have tried some night sky work with this lens. Set your ISO low and shoot stopped down at max. Set your camera to not flip the mirror and use a telescope clock drive system in a low light pollution area. Works well if you do trial and error exposures.
212525
No. I suggest finding a nice dark spot to observe away from light sources as the best step to good viewing. As for observing the moon, a lunar filter is a good investment. The moon is very bright.
1943774
Yes, definitively. But not with the standard lenses. The Sirius Plossi 10mm are good enough for interesting lunar views. Planets are still too small to really enjoy. But I bought 2x, 3x and 5x Barlow lenses and that is really good. A 3x Barlow with 10mm Plossi means 180x power. Nice views of Jupiter (Red Storm quite visible, atmosphere details as well) and Saturn (clearly defined rings). 5x Barlow with 10mm Plossi means 300x power. Good enough views (hard to focus without a 2-speed focuser, much more chromatic aberration). Furthermore, if at 180x it is already difficult to keep plante on view field (due to earth rotation movement), at 300x is almost impossible (unless you keep your eye on and keep adjusting position manually). For planets, a motorized mounting is mandatory. Also, at such high power, a usb camera plugged to a notebook would provide a much more effective way to see images (at notebook screen, obviously, not so "enjoyable" as a direct sight at ocular lens). I just bought a USB camera, as well as two astrophotography cameras, but have not yet opportunity to test. So, all in all: 1) for pleasant planetary views, with low cost, this Orion 120ST + 3x Barlow is really good 2) for formidable planetary views, consider upgrade either to a 100-to-120 APO Refractor or to a 160mm Reflector, with motorized mounting and good cams.
2119555
Absolutely. This is a fine telescope for any astronomical use. The only drawback is it's size. It's a bit of work to get it somewhere and set it up, but I love mine. For detailed planetary study, a large refractor is better, but for deep sky, this is MUCH better than the refractor, so a good all around scope.
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.
2279568
I use mine regularly for sky watching, with good results. However, a larger objective would make for brighter views.
1542129
The unlimited exposure time for deep sky, low light shots. Unless you have an equatorial mount it won't do you a lot of good. There are a lot of 5 mp cams that shoot just fine for planetary/ high vis but you will quickly want something that can go farther. Additionally you can downgrade this one to an autoguider since it has an st4 output
362022
No, I think it's just to help people know what is in the sky in their area. I have not used the app yet, just the telescope.
418558
I think it would be fine to leave it on your back deck as long as you don't want to use it to view the moon, planets or stars anymore. The weather, humidity and dust will damage the eye pieces and mirrors. The mirror's finish is very delicate and cannot be cleaned like a normal mirror would. You should keep the telescope inside when not in use. This model is not very heavy.
816814
The Star Blaster 6 is a beginner scope that you won't out grow in a week. The only problem with the Intelliscope function is that you have to find two stars to calibrate it and depending on your light pollution this can be difficult. But if you can see Orion and the Little Dipper you should be okay. What you can see will vary with conditions for good deep sky stuff you need to find a dark site away from the light pollution. But you will be able to see the Moon, Venus, Jupiter and it's moons, Saturn (early in the mourning) and Mercury (at dusk in late march). The Star Blaster comes with a 25mm (30X) and a 10mm (75X) which is great for a starter, add a 2X Barlow (it goes between the eye piece and the scope to double the power of the eye piece) and you should be able to see everything your conditions will allow just keep in mind we aren't talking about the Hubble here. The Intelliscope function will find objects for the 25mm eye piece then you have to center and replace it with a higher power eye piece and center again. Each time you increase the magnification it gets harder to center the image and distortion increases. In a lot of cases your clearest view will be with the lower power eye pieces.