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The 1 star review is about the supplier, and not the light. I am sorry this person had the light destroyed in transit, but I had no problem with an Amazon return on anothe product 4 years ago.

Many lights claim to be 1 or 2 million candle power, and they may be -- if supplied with enough voltage and ampacity, which this one is! This is the brightest handheld light I have ever used! It will light up tree-tops nearly unbelievably. I had a friend with a plug-in 'One Million Candle Power' light, and we made a comparison. There was no comparison. His looked bright, but when I turned on the Celestron, his light looked yellow and dim -- off of a car battery! Therefore, I doubt that his bulb was even rated for 1 million C.P.

Many 1 million C.P. lights have the bulb, but not the battery to drive them. Not the Celestron! It is BRIGHT!!! Yet, it also has a built-in standard flashlight that will last nearly forever (all nigh is no problem at al). This has a flasher and a red lens if needed for a red flasher. I cannot imagine a better light for a trucker, or anyone needing independent power and the brightest "flashlight" I have ever seen. I could write a small book about the ways I have used this, and I have owned it for nearly a year.

It also has sockets of all polarity, including a cigarette lighter plug. This sucker really will help you to jump-start a car! I came in to write this when that became necessary.

It is a bit heavy! All larger batteries are heavy. But, it is quality! And, quality is becoming more rare by the day. You need go no further. Get one! You will not regret it!

The Celestron Power Tank is very useful. I bought it to power my Celestron Nexstar 8 SE telescope, since 8 "AA" batteries do not last very long in it. With the Power Tank I can use my scope all night. It also came in handy when Hurricane Humberto knocked our power out. I used the Power Tank to power my portable TV so I could watch the storm coverage on the local news. I used the built-in flash lights during the storm, too. The Celestron Power Tank is a great product!

While I find little use for the light sources during my night sky viewing (they are too bright), it is just fine for a portable power source, which is what I bought it for. It has ample power for my celeston telescope. I have not tried to use it all night but it works for several hours on two nights without recharging. I have found this product to fit with my views of my other Celestron products they seem to do what they are supposed to do.

Works as advertised. Easily powers your telescope for hours of star gazing. Can give you subdued red "night" light so you don't stumble around in the dark while preserving night vision. Rugged and durable with multiple charge ports it gets the job done and then some...

I got this to be used with my nextstar 4SE scope. I wanted something to power it besides the AA batteries. Mine came with a cigarette liter adapter that I can use to plug directly into the scope. I had read another review that the user said they had to fashion thier own adapter from parts from Radio Shack, I was relieved to find mine had an adapter. Not sure if his was an older model or maybe the adapter was missing.

The unit came fully charged and well packed. Its hefty and seems sturdy. The spotlight is BRIGHT! It seems like it will be a very useful tool. I gave this only 4 stars since this is a first impression and I have no field experience with the unit yet.