Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
Celestron 31042 AstroMaster 114 EQ Reflector Telescope
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
6.7
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/10
Total Reviews
376
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251
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Ease of Use
15directions, difficult to use, telescope, setup, mess
+60%
-40%
" ... With that said item was easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Once the learning curve was over, this telescope is a lot of fun to use. ... "
" ... The setup was fairly easy especially if you watch a tutorial on youtube first. ... its satisfactory for the price and for what I wanted to do as a beginner. ... "
" ... Easy to transport around, has a lot of different ways to adjust, which helps a lot. ... This is not going to be an easy thing to get used to. ... "
" ... Astronomy is a lot of fun, but there's a lot to learn. ... "
" ... Very easy to put together, easy to follow directions. ... "
" ... So much lighter and easier to use ... "
Lens
15telescope, eyepieces, eyepiece, moon, barlow
+67%
-33%
" ... A perfect first telescope! ... The views of the moon through this telescope are breath-taking! ... Overall this is an outstanding scope! ... Well worth the jump up from the 70mm. ... Purchased Astromaster Accessory Kit: it's a decent upgrade for this telescope if you're on a budget, but I can't recommend it. ... You really don't need a barlow lens for this scope, because the magnification range is fairly narrow ... you just need the right size eyepieces. ... The moon through these optics will simply blow you away! ... "
" ... Filters and variety of eyepieces arrive tomorrow. ... Don't expect to see things like the Hubble Telescope. ... Taken with a canon T6 DSLR. ... Get the Celestron eyepiece kit as well. ... "
" ... I bought this telescope specifically because of the 1000 focal length. ... I would highly recommend getting some real eyepieces to enjoy using this scope. ... "
" ... I even purchased a Barlow lens and additional eyepieces (15x & 6x) and though the 15x is the max magnification you're able to use to get the closest view of these 2 planets, the planets appear even smaller though the details appear much better than the 10x or 20x for sure. ... Barlow hasn't done me any help viewing either. ... a thinner, longer tube with the appropriate aperture and focal length is what you will need. ... But all in all, I'm happy with my first telescope. ... "
" ... It has a clean look, gives crisp views and not terribly priced for a beginner scope. ... In order for the image to reach the DSLR chip, you have to use a barlow lens which increases the focul length, and proportionately, the difficulty in tracking DSOs. ... The longer duration exposure allows for more photons to reach your DSLR chip, and finally rendering you a nice image of nebula's, galaxies, etc. ... this is an awesome scope. ... "
" ... You MUST by the extra lense kit for an additional $150. ... And also learn about lenses - you can't just pop in the most powerful lense and get a clear image. ... If you're a beginner, buy this scope with the additional lense kit and patiently learn how to use it. ... "
" ... Awesome beginner telescope ... "
" ... Very nice telescope. ... "
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