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Celestron Firstscope 80EQ 80mm Refractor Telescope
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Very nice scope- great optics
(4 out of 5) by peter s. mizla on Sep 1, 2001 (CT)Good beginner to intermediate scope. Optics are clean,concise and crisp. Even with poor seeing moon, and planets focused sharply. Splits double stars cleanly- shows nice color of stars.
Mount is average- stable - and lightweight to carry. Viewing things at the zenith is hard with many refractors, and this is no different. Finder is not that good. Overall a good scope for the money. Will show better views of double stars, the planets and the moon then any reflector. Ring nebula easily found in semi darkness- M13 looked nice as well.
Mount is average- stable - and lightweight to carry. Viewing things at the zenith is hard with many refractors, and this is no different. Finder is not that good. Overall a good scope for the money. Will show better views of double stars, the planets and the moon then any reflector. Ring nebula easily found in semi darkness- M13 looked nice as well.
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Bare Minimum Requirements for a Starter Scope
(2 out of 5) by James Koenig on Aug 19, 2005 (Minnesota)This scope is as very basic starter scope. Here's why:
1. The objective is 80 mm, just over 3.1 inches, so it is jsut adequate to bring in the light necessary for a beginning look at the universe. It is adequate for the moon, and beginning views of the larger planets. The planets will appear as small disks. One will be able to see Saturn's rings, and Jupiter's moons, but the images will be very small. Some deep sky objects will be visible, but faints and fuzzy.
2. The mount will vibrate when touched, which will cause the image in the eyepiece to "shiver", which is very frustrating to the observer.
If additional funds are available, I'd opt for a larger scope with a better mount. Kids will be satisfied with this scope however.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, astronomy buff
1. The objective is 80 mm, just over 3.1 inches, so it is jsut adequate to bring in the light necessary for a beginning look at the universe. It is adequate for the moon, and beginning views of the larger planets. The planets will appear as small disks. One will be able to see Saturn's rings, and Jupiter's moons, but the images will be very small. Some deep sky objects will be visible, but faints and fuzzy.
2. The mount will vibrate when touched, which will cause the image in the eyepiece to "shiver", which is very frustrating to the observer.
If additional funds are available, I'd opt for a larger scope with a better mount. Kids will be satisfied with this scope however.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, astronomy buff