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Celestron Powerseeker 525 Reflector
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Good value
(4 out of 5) by Mr. R. Quail on Sep 28, 2007 (Beds, UK)For the money this is excellent value. It's quite large, so you will need some space to store it.
It took about 30 minutes to set up and doesn't feel cheap. The Moon looks quite detailed and I've even found Mars and a Galaxy, although they lack detail.
I found the mount can be unstable and shake, but for the money, it's acceptable.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is interested in basic astronomy.
It took about 30 minutes to set up and doesn't feel cheap. The Moon looks quite detailed and I've even found Mars and a Galaxy, although they lack detail.
I found the mount can be unstable and shake, but for the money, it's acceptable.
I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is interested in basic astronomy.
38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
Celestron Powerseeker 525 Reflector
(5 out of 5) by A. Morgan on Aug 15, 2007 (Hampshire, England)If you want to look at the stars & planets for the first time you wont find a better deal. Great product, combined with great service and value.
47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
Outstanding value for money
(5 out of 5) by P. M. Fernandez on Aug 22, 2007 (London)For a long time, I have wanted a reflector telescope. This was just a "little toe in the water" - for 25 quid, not much risked.
Inevitably, it is basic. There is no equatorial mount; there is no means of mounting a camera. But the lenses provided give a potential magnification from 35x up to 525x (though I would have thought the image at high magnification would be rather dim, since 3 inches is not a large light gathering area). For around the price of a pair of binox (which would give you maybe 10x magnification, unsteadied), you get a real telescope you can look through, on a sturdy tripod, plus some neat software that allows you to work out what you are looking at.
All I need now is a clear night on which I can use it....
Inevitably, it is basic. There is no equatorial mount; there is no means of mounting a camera. But the lenses provided give a potential magnification from 35x up to 525x (though I would have thought the image at high magnification would be rather dim, since 3 inches is not a large light gathering area). For around the price of a pair of binox (which would give you maybe 10x magnification, unsteadied), you get a real telescope you can look through, on a sturdy tripod, plus some neat software that allows you to work out what you are looking at.
All I need now is a clear night on which I can use it....