Comments on: Celestron 31045 AstroMaster 130 EQ Reflector Telescope

By: E. Kittrell

E. Kittrell — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:56:33 +0000

“Big Bang” for your astronomy buck Let me say right from the start that you must set up some parameters or boundaries to work within when shopping and comparing performance, features, etc. When I was shopping around I kept asking myself what if a spend a little more, over and over. By the end of my browsing session I’m seriously considering a 16″ light bridge truss dobsonian. So here’s the highlights.1. Looks. I think you’ll be hard pressed to find anything in this price range that looks more the part. I really like the orange annodized alum. bits & pieces. They really pop against the metallic blue optical tube. To me this thing looks like more scope than it really is.2. Apeture. 130mm is about as big as you’ll find at this price point. Apeture is everything. The more the merrier. Do not get caught up in the magnification hype that is very common in department store telescopes. As a matter of fact this scope does not have very high power as supplied. With it’s reletively short focal…

By: Super Movie Fan Man

Super Movie Fan Man — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:37:11 +0000

Nice Scope Crippled by an Unstable mount & Flimsy Tripod Well, I spent allot of time researching a good beginner scope for myself and my family and after much deliberation I chose the Celestron Astromaster 130EQ. I think I need to look a bit more.Pros:1. Price: Very affordable, I got mine on sale for $213.2. Optics: Very good and clear for this price point.3. Appearance: Very cool looking scope, impressive.Cons: (PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!!!!, I’m Not Kidding)1. Mount: Ummm, Check Please! The German Equatorial mount supplied might as well be a solid block of steel, that would be about as easy to adjust and MUCH more stable, unacceptable. The Latitude adjustment screw requires gloves if you don’t want permanent indentations in your fingers. Mine would actually make the whole scope jerk sideways when you would engage it, it’s a heavy scope and allot of the weight is exerted on this adjustment, even if you balance the scope correctly. The Declination adjustment was stiff and would not…

By: kands6191

kands6191 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 08:18:37 +0000

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