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Product Feature
- Affordable telescope for beginning astronomer; portable yet powerful
- All-glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity
- Refractor optical design with a 60mm aperture and 700mm focal length
- Altazimuth mount suitable for terrestial viewing as well as astronomical use
- Includes 3x Barlow Lens (1.25"), 20mm eyepiece, 4mm eyepiece, aluminum tripod with accessory tray
Product Description
Celestron, LLC. PowerSeeker 60 AZ Telescope PowerSeeker telescopes are a great way to open up the wonders of the Universe to the aspiring astronomer! The Celestron PowerSeeker series of telescopes is designed togive the first-time buyer the perfect combinationof quality, value, features and power. Offering exceptional value, these telescopes feature portable yet powerful designs with ample optical performance to excite any newcomer to the world of amateurastronomy. Features: * Easy to assemble 60 mm refractor * Pre-assembled aluminum tripod and accessory tray * 3x Barlow lens triples themagnifying power of each eyepiece * Finderscope: 5x24 * Includes two 1.25" eyepieces and Stardiagonal * Includes CD-ROM "The Sky" AstronomySoftware * Suitable for celestial and terrestrial viewing Specifications: Optical Design: Refractor Aperture: 60 Mm (2.36 In) Focal Length: 700 Mm (27.56 In) Focal Ratio: 11.67 Eyepiece 1: 20 Mm (0.79 In) Magnification 1: 35 X Eyepiece 2: 4 Mm (0.16 In) Magnification 2: 175 X Barlow Lens: 3 X Finderscope: 5x24 Star Diagonal: 1.25 In Mount: Altazimuth Tripod: Aluminum Accessory Tray: No-Tool Tray With Eyepiece Holder Cd Rom: "The Sky" Level 1 Weight: 7 Lb (3.18 Kg) Limiting Stellar Magnitude 11.4 Resolution 2.31 Arc Seconds Resolving Power 1.93 Arc Seconds Photographic Resolution 171 Line/Mm Light Gathering Power 73 X Angular Field Of View 1.2 ° Linear Field Of View (@1000 Yds)61 Ft (18.59 M) LINEAR FIELD OF VIEW (@1000 M) 20 M Optical Coatings: Fully-Coated Optical Tube Length: 28 In (711.2 Mm) Telescope Weight 7 Lb (3.18 Kg)
Product Detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1263 in Camera & Photo
- Size: One Size
- Color: Multi
- Brand: Celestron
- Model: 21041
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 29.50" h x10.00" w x16.50" l,9.00 pounds
- Battery type: Lithium Ion
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128 of 138 people found the following review helpful.
Great starter telescope
By CBSA
I am pleasantly surprised by the telescope I got for the price. It was intended for casual observing and I am getting a lot of enjoyment out of it. It has all the accessories needed for viewing. High powered eyepiece, low powered eyepiece, adjustable tripod (stable for this size) and fine adjustment control for easy panning. I have shopped telescopes before and noticed that the tripods and eyepieces aren't too good in quality. But this one is different. I love the way it is easy to use for land viewing and gives nice views of the moon and its craters, specially when I use the high powered eyepiece. Its pretty lightweight so I can take it outside easily. It assembles easily and in my opinion is a very easy to use telescope. Overall, a nice telescope at a great price.
58 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
Stay away from this scope
By Doug Rice
This is a good example of the kind of scope astronomers warn beginners away from.
The first red flag is the ridiculously high advertised magnification of "600x." Do you know what you will see at 600x in this scope? Nothing but a dim blur. Note that the objective (main) lens is 60mm. All telescope optics have inherent limitations; maximum useful magnification per millimeter of aperture is about 2x. Therefore, with any attempt to use this scope at magnification of over 120-140x, the increase in image size will be more than offset by breakdown, and that's even assuming the quality of the objective lens is any good.
The finder is useless; a 6x30 is barely adequate, and this is not even that big. Finding any object other than the moon will be an exercise in frustration. the 1 1/4" size of the eyepiece is creditable, but too high a mignification for this scope. And the field of view is in doubt, and don't even think of using the barlow. Buy this scope, and after a few outings, it will most likely sit in the attic. The review immediately before mine is correct. This is no way to get started in astronomy.
In a way, it is hard to fault Celestron for making and marketing this scope. Their upper-tier instruments are quite good, but the big money appears to be made on mass market toys like this. In one sense the sale of these scopes subsidizes their good models. Just make sure, gentle reader, to stay away from the toys.
Using an astronomical telescope is not like playing an MP3 file and but rather like playing a guitar. It is a learned skill. And you must do a lot of homework before you buy a telescope. Buying without prior experience is like buying a car without knowing anything about driving. If you want to see the wonders of the sky, contact your local astronomy club and attend one of their star parties. The members love sharing their hobby and can set you straight as to how to get started. The best way is to learn the sky with the unaided eye and 10x50 binoculars (decent ones are available on this website), then graduate to something along the lines of a 150-200mm (6-8") Dobsonian; Celestron's own 6" Starhopper can be found on Amazon for under $290.
For more information on buying telescopes, see my encyclopedic guide on Amazon: "So you want to buy a telescope."
93 of 122 people found the following review helpful.
Too Small, Poor Mount, Useless for Astronomy
By kone
This scope is not a good starter scope for anyone interested in astronomy. Here's why:
1. The objective is too small, only 60 mm, 2.36 inches, so it is too small to bring in the light necessary for even a beginning look at the universe. I suppose it is adequate for the moon, but that is it. The planets will appear as very small disks. One will be able to see Saturn's rings, but the image will be very small. Forget it for deep sky objects, clusters, galaxies, etc.
2. The mount is an altazimuth, which will not follow the celestial object in the sky. The earth is rotating, and anyone focusing on a star or moon will quickly find the object drifting out of the field of vision. A better mount is an equatorial mount which makes it much easier to track objects.
3. The 4mm eyepiece is too powerful for this scope. The observer will find it hard to look through (very small eye opening), and will in most cases cause blurred images. The 20 mm eyepiece is the only functional eyepiece. The barlow is a 3x, which again is too poweerful for this scope.
4. The mount will vibrate when touched, which will cause the image in the eyepiece to "shiver", which is very frustrating.
Even for the low price, don't be enticed by this scope; it has too many flaws. Save your money for a larger scope with a better mount. I suggest the following: Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ Telescope; Orion Observer 70mm EQ Refractor Telescope
konedog
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