how is it for star gazing?
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Not what it was designed for. Its a spotting scope, typically used for observing game at long range.
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The optics are awful. I would think you'd have a difficult time resolving any sky features. Imaging looking through the bottom of a Coke bottle and trying to see clearly...binoculars would be better. Avoid any Barska (translates as "sucker!") product.
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I never used it for stargazing- a full moon was incredible- but my iPhone adapter for taking pictures doesn't work on it-
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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.
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the eye relief is good. you should be able to look through it with out glasses. It s good spotting scope for the price. I bought the camera adaptor for my Canon EOS for it. I like it.
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So I bought this for my kids too, but I would say that they have difficulty opporating the focus. The only thing this is powerful enough for is looking at the moon. I would recommend spending a bit more and getting one that can find celestial opjects for you.
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Hello, I would say the images for me are the same as I have the basic eyepieces and two sets of as you need two sets for the bino viewers but what I like is the eye relief that you get when looking through them and a almost 3d effect like you get when looking through binoculars. If you can afford it I would highly recomend it, not for just yourself but for other viewers as well. I have a Celestron 8SE and looking at Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, well its pretty awesome. My plan is to do astrophotography, if I was really into eyepieces I would go with the two inch and some nice Nagler eyepieces. Hope this helps, Good luck and dark skies. Hello, I would say the images for me are the same as I have the basic eyepieces and two sets of as you need two sets for the bino viewers but what I like is the eye relief that you get when looking through them and a almost 3d effect like you get when looking through binoculars. If you can afford it I would highly recomend it, not for just yourself but for other viewers as well. I have a Celestron 8SE and looking at Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, well its pretty awesome. My plan is to do astrophotography, if I was really into eyepieces I would go with the two inch and some nice Nagler... » Read More Hello, I would say the images for me are the same as I have the basic eyepieces and two sets of as you need two sets for the bino viewers but what I like is the eye relief that you get when looking through them and a almost 3d effect like you get when looking through binoculars. If you can afford it I would highly recomend it, not for just yourself but for other viewers as well. I have a Celestron 8SE and looking at Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, well its pretty awesome. My plan is to do astrophotography, if I was really into eyepieces I would go with the two inch and some nice Nagler eyepieces. Hope this helps, Good luck and dark skies. « Show Less
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You would probably be better off looking at a small telescope for star gazing, good luck.
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I bought mine for astronomy also. The red brightness is good for city astronomy and a bit bright for really dark skies. Too bad streamlight didn't allow the red LED to be dimmed like the white LEDs. It's still excellent for astronomy.
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First you will not see the moons of Jupiter.I have a 8" scope and 3ea 3&1/2" scopes.There is too much light fog in my area so I use the Binocs and enjoy the stars,the moon and I don't have to set up the scops. There are not too many clear nights. If you have a dark sky area You should enjoy star gazing. Also. Binoculars are less costly than scops. your choice. Have fun.
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For landscape it's amazing. I have not tried it yet for astrophotography. I did take some amazing sunsets with it but have not tried it with stars. For that i'm thinking of buying the Rokinon 24mm f1.4. That lens is a fixed lens but that's what you will need for shooting the stars. This is an amazing carry in your bag lens though. It takes incredible sharp photos! I love it! I will try to go out tonight and see about the stars but I think with the 3.5 aperture I probably won't get great images. I would buy this again.
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It's do-able since you can keep the image still or revolving.... It's pretty bright and easy to see the stars and such.
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For Night Sky viewing you want a 50 mm lens or better.. like a 8X50 or so.. need bright lens to view stars or planets.. get the best you can afford. Tasco makes a good night vision binocular at a good price
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Although I am just in love with these binoculars, they are a little light in power magnification for star gazing. I could see the moon off of Jupiter with them, and the craters of the moon are great, but stars would need something more powerful.
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It is easy to use. Yes I would say it is good for the novice user. You can see a lot more with a larger telescope and you get seriously into it you will want more aperture, however You can see a lot with this thing. It is especially good with the larger planets and fantastic with the moon though the moon is a little bright and if you are looking at it a lot you may need a moon filter. Deep space galaxies, nebula and so on can be seen but only the brighter objects.
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With the supplied telescope, it is decent, but subject to any normal obstructions you might encounter in a building. I would rate it above average for other portables I've owned. With an external, it is quite good and compares well with mid priced table units.
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Pretty good for non-commercial night vision. We live in a rural area with no light other than the moon and stars. we're pleased compared to some of the other units that we bought or were prepackage with the monitor.
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Yes, you can set it to follow and seek for stars, planets!! You just have to align the telescope and you are ready to rock!!
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This is a good scope for exploring the moon and seeing the constellations. Depending what magnification you use you might see details on the planets but I haven't yet.