Celestron 31145 NexStar 130SLT Portable Computerised Newtonian Reflector Telescope, Grey

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Hi Ankeet, your description indicates that you are not coming to focus properly or trying to ramp up the magnification too much (which the 25mm is not capable of), you need a shorter focal length eyepiece to give you more power.

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Please note that the abilty to move in azimuth by hand was referenced from Mike Swanson's excellent but now dated, book "The Nexstar User's Guide" (Page 244) and accordingly only applied to the 60/80/114/4 models.

The NexStar comes with a brace of eyepieces: with the x26 one you will be able to study the larger deep-sky objects and star fields; its higher-magnification x62 eyepiece is ideal for gazing at the moon. Another great thing is that Celestron is one of the top telescope manufacturers in the world, so you can’t go wrong here. The combination of large aperture and shorter focal length translates to a fast f/5 focal ratio making this iteration of the NexStar telescope series ideal for wide-field astrophotography or making detailed images of the Moon. Celestron’s NexStar 130SLT is the largest telescope in its largely-lackluster SLT (Star Locating Telescope) line.

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All goods are shipped with UPS, DPD, DHL, DX Express, ParcelForce and Royal Mail, we do not use budget couriers, we only ship to UK mainland addresses and do not ship to forwarding agents or PO boxes. Galaxies (M81,82 and 51) Globular Clusters (M13 and M92) etc - all as good as one might expect for a 5 inch telescope. There's supposed to be a fix described in the nexstarsite and the nexstar group about tightening an internal bolt. You may also experience vibrations and tremors at maximum magnification even though the leg spreader accessory tray also helps to absorb some of the vibrations.

There are different types of telescope optical designs in the NexStar series, but the 130 SLT is a Newtonian Reflector. Zane has owned over 425 telescopes, of which around 400 he has actually gotten to take out under the stars.

Celestron 31145 NexStar 130SLT Portable Computerised

Along the bottom edge of this cover, on both sides near the fork arm, you will find a small opening that allows you to pry the cover up and remove it. The Celestron NexStar 130 SLT computerized telescope is the most popular of the SLT series because of the value it offers. Your NexStar SLT can run on 8 user-supplied AA household batteries, but you can also plug it into an AC wall outlet with this inexpensive AC adapter. Today, our world-class team of optical and electronic engineers continues to push the boundaries of technology. I suspect that the camera is two heavy for the scope and that you might have trouble balancing the tube.It’s lightweight, easy to use, and obviously its computerized design enables it to be a valuable aid to the learning amateur. The star diagonal provides a right-side-up view and a more comfortable viewing angle when looking up at the sky. But be aware that your scope will have a magnification 'limit' at which the view will turn decidedly mushy.

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If you’re in a “surprise me” mood, hit “Sky Tour” (number 5) on the keypad to see a series of the best night sky objects to see based on your location and time. And, as I had used the scope during the day, the batteries lost juice on the first slew and the hand control went off.It likes to approach the object in a clockwise azimuth rotation so it best to move round your targets in that direction otherwise it will rotate right round the sky to get there.