Was advised that Celestron makes an eye piece kit for around $59 ...has anyone used it
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We have used it on occasion, hooked up to a laptop. Took a bit of time to locate object and focus on telescope and then put in the eye piece. Worked ok, but not something I would use all the time.
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Sorry, I cannot respond. The telescope and accessories were a gift. I know nothing about the bits and pieces.
813697
Not familiar with the Celestron product, but I don't think the military zoom will work for you. It is good for up close looks. Not impressed for distances, you will need a tripod for it too.
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Very, very likely. I bought the OMAX 40X-2000X Lab LED Binocular Compound Microscope with Double Layer Mechanical Stage and Coaxial Coarse/Fine Focusing Knob in Dec, 2012, which is awfully similar to the one you asked about and about the same price. The eyepieces look nearly identical, which is all that matters for this question. The Celestron works great with mine--I love it. You may want to search for my review on the Celestron for a few tips regarding getting it to work on a computer, etc. Good luck!
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In my opinion, this scope was very poor. I had problems with assembly, and the scope did not work as described. My recommendation is you return it and put that money towards a better starwatcher. We were looking so forward to seeing the night sky, and were unable to have the telescope work. I hope this was helpful. In my opinion, the pieces not working as expected, is not worth replacing parts. I hope you can find one that will work for you. I, and other Amazon customers had dissatisfactory experiences when using this particular model. Happy new year!
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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
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I'm not really sure, the pair I bought were defective that everything was double. I had to return them for a refund. I'd say to go with these; Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars with Tripod Adapter. The quality is way better. But if you want to see the spot on Jupiter, get a telescope. Even with a tripod you won't get the magnification you'll need with just binoculars.. I hope this helped.
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Get the celestron powertank (dont forget to charge it once a month), i also bought the celestron eyepiece set, great set and a good case with it. Also use the two star align, three atar doesnt work, and google for how to set it up as you must put the alignment stars in the middle of the eyepiece then move it left down up right (as the star looks in the eye piece), then click to set it as an alignment star. It will then track all night usually after one quick up movement once aligned. It is a brilliant scope, good luck!
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Yes it is. However, I highly recommend that you replace it with the BARSKA binocular tripod adapter. The BARSKA adapter is made of metal and will help reduce, but not totally eliminate all vibration. The Celestron adapter is made of plastic or resin. I have several of the BARSKA adapters and they have helped a great deal. If this is your first set of astro binoculars, please consider a heavy tripod as well. It will make night sky viewing that much more pleasurable. Take a look at the Orion Paragon XHD tripod. It has a very good fluid head. You can always add a heavy "bean bag" type of weight from the center column of the tripod to assist vibration dampening.
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In my opinion, yes, but you need a better stand. The Celestron stand is weak and insecure. I have used a Dremel Drill press stand with good results.In my opinion this is more of a toy then a useable digital microscope in that it's range is limited and its software is very hard to use with any accuracy.
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I want to know as well. You'd think Celestron would be interested in providing feedback to potential customers...
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Very easy. You will need to purchase 2 inch visual back. I actually ordered the CPC 925 and the two inch eyepieces work very well with that.
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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!
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The threads should be the same for all Nextar scopes as far as my research has turned up. Good luck to you. Celestron is a good company and their products are all top quality.
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I can't answer for the Meade version, but I was so pleased with my Celestron 8-24 mm zoom eyepiece I asked the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to also purchase one for their solar telescope. The volunteers who operate this telescope think its performance, reliability and ease of use are great.
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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.
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Yes, these accessories will work with that telescope, but you might be better off spending the same money on two Celestron X-Cel LX eyepieces. The X-Cel LX are of higher quality and have longer eye relief, making them more comfortable to use. Consider the 9mm and 5mm, yielding 111x and 200x magnification, respectively.