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Originally Posted by neversommer
I have contacted crazy sales now with wanting a refund,because they have wrongly informed on their website as this:
The metal tripod is featured with slow motion control rod for easy vertical micro adjustment.
There is no such slow motion control,only that metall long piece,which I think is a reason enough for me to return that product.
I really want that celestron now even more..now the question is since the focal length isnt that much better as it is shorter,does that matter?
I think I am gonna buy that celestron this week anyway..I am a bit worried for christmas that everything will get sold out shortly.
I just wanna enjoy my time watchin the sky..but i cant do that like that..
So the celestron is more then ok??
Since you know so much and help so much me which i appreciate...how far you I actually really see with that 127mm celestron??Like as in planets..
And where do i find a good star chart to see which is which start or nebula..??I am a newbie in this and dont just want to watch planets but also nebulas..and the light reflection in my place aint to bad either.
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Wize ,
here are the specs :
SPECIFICATIONS:
OPTICAL DESIGN: Newtonian Reflector
APERTURE: 127 mm (5 in)
FOCAL LENGTH: 1000 mm (39.37 in)
FOCAL RATIO: 7.87
EYEPIECE 1: 20 mm (0.79 in)
MAGNIFICATION 1: 50 x
EYEPIECE 2: 4 mm (0.16 in)
MAGNIFICATION 2: 250 x
BARLOW LENS: 3 x
FINDERSCOPE: 5x24
MOUNT: German Equatorial
TRIPOD: Aluminum
ACCESSORY TRAY: No-Tool Tray w/ Eyepiece holder
CD ROM: The Sky Level 1
WEIGHT: 17 lb (7.71 kg)
LIMITING STELLAR MAGNITUDE: 13
RESOLUTION: 1.09 arc seconds
RESOLVING POWER: 0.91 arc seconds
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION: 254 line/mm
LIGHT GATHERING POWER: 329 x
ANGULAR FIELD OF VIEW: 0.8 °
LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 YDS): 43 ft (13.11 m)
OPTICAL COATINGS: Aluminum
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION: 1.6 in (40.64 mm)
SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY AREA: 10 % SECONDARY MIRROR OBSTRUCTION BY DIAMETER: 32 %
OPTICAL TUBE LENGTH: 20 in (508 mm)
TELESCOPE WEIGHT: 17 lb (7.71 kg)
Warranty (years) 2 years
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if it's the same scope as
PowerSeeker 127 EQ - 21049 , it's f no is about the same as your existing scope .
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Aperture: 114mm(4.5")
Focal Length: 900mm,f/8
Finderscope: 6X30
Metal Tripod with Slow Motion Control Rod for Easy Vertical Micro Adjustment
Maximum Height: 125cm
Finderscope on the scope you have bigger , but finderscopes are cheap and easy to upgrade and there are plenty of them for sale second hand up to 50mm aperture if you know where to look (there's a fellow in Las Vagis who sells that kind of stuff at very reasonable prices).
But the Celestron is bigger aperture (++) and equatorially mounted , has slow mos both axes , and you I think still get RA motor drives for it (part no 93522 ??? I think).
How far can you see with = infinity (well you can see galaxies with it , some anyway).
A CD that generates star charts comes with it ++ a good starter , print your own charts (as screen dumps to your wordprocessing program - if The Sky Level 1 wont print hardcopies - never used it personally - I use Guide V8 to do that.
At f/8 should be relatively coma free too.
Planets - I was able to view all the planets except pluto with my vernerable old Tasco 60mm Achromat , so no problem so long as you know where to point the scope.
Resolution will be slightly better too - more visible detail.
There are tips here at IIS on getting a reasonable polar alignment of GEMs , OK for visual observing .
Have fun - stacks to things to view this time of year.