"you have to take the eyepiece and the sight off." Is this true? I don't want to take the sight off and have to re calibrate every time...
1057274
I havent taken anything off. You wont have to. This thing has plenty of room.
1057275
I bought the case for my Evolution 6. It doesn't fit except for the telescope itself. No room for the base. I can't us it. I found the case fat and awkward to handle. There is a strap that holds the telescope in one half of the case. It may be possible to position the telescope in the case without removing the eyepiece and sight, depending on the size of the telescope. However, for transporting where there may be jostling, I would say it is safer to remove them.
2055080
I agree absolutely!!! I don't see how a camera can get such a high rating without one. Are people just using it inside or after dark? No eyepiece almost completely negates its usefulness for outdoor activities.
1270941
On all of the canons I have owned it works this way:There should be a rubber piece around the eyepiece. It usually slips off by pushing it up. Take that piece off and slip this lens in its place. You won't need the rubber piece anymore.
1696569
Thank you for the info, I have had my celestron 130 about 4 years, love the telescope, hate the finder sight. Taakes a "watch" battery, and I am always having to replace it.
2210050
no, to do what you want you would need a telescope with a computer drive and software, as others have said you can see an object thrugh the view finder but no magnification. Also, my unit is very sensitive to magnetic interference which has required me to leave my deck and go out into the yard away from the house and garage.
20044
I am not sure you people know what this guy is talking about. Better scopes have a ring that allows you to spin the whole scope and thereby alter the effective angle of the eyepiece. Yes, this scope does have that. You can spin the scope so that you have the eyepiece at eye level, or upside down or however you like it.No, you cannot change the angle of the eyepiece relative to the scope, but you can for instance flip the scope over for looking over a cliff.
214845
I haven't had that problem but I am not completely happy either with my own issue. The windage knob on the rear sight moves when I change the sight aperture from large to small. This obviously changed my zero. I kept them only because I was looking for a work around and they were relatively inexpensive. They had good reviews but I wouldn't buy again.
1319784
No idea on the parallax setting. The eyepiece rotates at the rear to focus at different ranges. Hope this helps.
82034
Probably the most frequent maintenance is cleaning eyepieces if they become smudged by fingers or eyelashes. The XT 4.5 may need to be collimated, I'm thinking maybe once a year or less frequently, but don't be scared of doing that. I'm a newcomer to reflector scopes, and collimation of the primary mirror was simple with the adjustment screws on the scope, once I understood the diagrams provided. It was just a little bit off when I received the telescope, and I decided to try out the collimation procedure to see what it was like. No problem. Haven't had to collimate secondary mirror, which may require more finger dexterity. No other maintenance so far, just keep the lens caps on when not in use. The XT 4.5 is mechanically simple since there are no computerized or electronic features to go wrong.
2061055
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.
1334372
I didn't look at instructions. It's a very simple device. You need to order some calibration fluid. Put the 35ppt calibration fluid on the viewing glass and close the plastic cover. The fluid should cover the glass. Adjust with adjusting screw. It's that simple to calibrate it.
953340
Not sure but i dont like the scope anyways.Too much adjusting with your eyes,Its not like looking through binoculars.If your eye is not perfectly centered on the scope,its not clear.
1922935
Yes - this pair allows for diopter adjustments, which you calibrate when you first use them out of the box (it may make focusing difficult for other eyes than your own, like when you lend your binos to someone else). I think the paperwork included has directions, and if not you can google how to do it :)
1840827
Yes... the right eyepiece turns to individually focus for that eye. It's only marked + and -, but seems to do the job.
1343358
I have the exactly same problem. Don't know where to buy the correct eyepiece.
2094228
I suggest a short test run in an open to air area. When I set it without my glasses, I set it wrong. It did what I had set, though. When I set it with my glasses on, it performed fine. The time setting dial is hard to read. If the test does not work properly, exchange the unit. When it works right, it is effective
1161746
It comes with 2 eyepieces that change the "zoom" of the scope. That's all it comes with and some basic instructions.. YouTube is Great way to lean how to use a telescope too. The "accessory kit" looks like garbage ... Don't waste your money!