Celestron 21045 114mm Equatorial PowerSeeker Telescope

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Product Description

114mm, 4.5 inch Diameter Newtonian Reflector / 900mm focal length f/8 / 20mm and 4mm eye piece / Barlow lens 3x / Glossy Silver Tube Color Focuser - 1.25 inch Adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory tray The Sky Level 1

• Affordable telescope for beginning astronomer; portable yet powerful
• All-glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brighness and clarity
• Newtonian optical design with a 114mm aperture and 900mm focal length
• Equatorial mount for tracking the sky
• Includes 3x Barlow Lens (1.25"), 20mm eyepiece, 4mm eyepiece, aluminum tripod with accessory tray

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-04-22 A bit heavy and bulky Celestron 21045 114mm Equatorial PowerSeeker Telescope On my deck this telescope is somewhat shaky, In a recent Readers Digest an article explained that ALL Telescopes are shaky to a point unless you set it up an solid ground, that took care of the shaky problem. Its hard to move everyday, with the tripod open its very difficult to get through a standard doorway, alot of work to get the legs folded up for every trip outside. the Optics is great, higher magnification is blurry but ALL telescopes do that...all in all? I say its a great star gazer!

Reviewed on 2008-01-02 Seller 'Anacortes Telescope' - Mailed to wrong address, They Don't Care! Amazon has documentation that the seller mailed to wrong address, yet the seller says "to bad so sad". Now I'm stuck with a telescope instead of the intended person.

Reviewed on 2007-12-17 good for price Many of the reviews say that the mount is shakey. Understand for the price there will be limitations. Also 675x in unrealistic in most scopes. My boys still haven't opened it so my evaluation is not completely accurate. Remember not to use this scope about about 150x. That's about as high power as you can practically get. Also for looking at stars you don't want high power. They are just points and higher power reduces light gathering. I might suggest if you want to reduce the vibration see if you can upgrade with a pedestal mount. Still for the price a 114 mm reflector with an equatorial mount is pretty good.

Reviewed on 2007-09-24 Very good telescope for the money. I must admit that this is my first telescope, but I did play with other telescopes and spotting scopes before. What other people say about it is true: the mount is shaky, and this is an issue for high magnification modes (more than x45). In fact, even a light wind will cause it to move. The manual is also very basic, doesn't describe much at all. However, putting it together is very easy, and shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. The instructions are easy to follow, but you might need some help from another person when you mount it for the first time. The only thing I really don't like is how heavy and big it is, especially with the tripod extended. If you plan to bring it in every night after you are done with it, then consider the fact that you will need to 'unextend' the tripod, which is hard to do because it is heavy and big. I wish there was an easier way to extend the tripod, without screws. On the other hand, I got it for less than $150, including shipping, so I can't complain. The image quality is excellent, and it can be very well used for ground observations, although the image is upside down, and the mount is not really meant for ground observation (EQ mount). For example, there is a radio relay about 1 mile away, and with the naked eye you can't see much of it. However, with full magnification (675 times) you can see the lighbulb on top of it as if you were just a few meters away. Such high magnification comes with the downside that the image is very dim. Overall, this is a very nice telescope to have as a hobby, but if you want something better (computerized mount, higher magnification, etc.) then you will have to spend over $500

Reviewed on 2007-09-21 Fantastic Service and Delivery Absolutely loved the product. The shipment was sent within a few days of me placing the order. The packaging was almost brand new, and the product arrived intact. The focusing takes getting used to, but overall, it produced awesome pictures that made a 10-year birthday very pleasant (Dad not pretty syched too).