Whistle Stopper - Celestron 21041 60mm PowerSeeker Telescope

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Manufacturer: Celestron

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Brand: Celestron
EAN: 0050234210416
Feature: Affordable telescope for beginning astronomer; portable yet powerful
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Label: Celestron
Manufacturer: Celestron
Model: 21041
Publisher: Celestron
Studio: Celestron

Features

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

Accessories
Celestron Car Battery Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes Celestron Microguide (12.5mm) Eyepiece 1.25" Celestron Light Pollution Reduction Filter 1.25" Celestron Contrast Booster Filter 1.25" for Refractor Telescopes Celestron AC Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes

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Customer Rating:

Summary: Almost like being there
Comment: I bought this telescope for my husband for Father's Day, but ended up giving it to him early. He was always out on the back porch looking at the night sky. After receiving this telescope, I'm not sure he even comes in at night anymore. He loves it.Celestron 21041 60mm PowerSeeker Telescope

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Summary: A Decent Scope for Beginners
Comment: I would like to give this item three and a hilf stars. It is a reasonable telescope for a beginner and/or youth at an attractive price from one of the most respected names in optics.

It will show you some of the cooler sites of the universe: the Pleides, the Andromeda Galaxy, Orion and various well defined binaries.

Like any good beginners scope, it will leave you hungry for more. (It will also show how spoiled we have become by Hubble images.)

The Powerseeker is well priced as an entry level scope so that you don't have to spend hundreds for a telescope for junior that will live in his closet after the novelty has worn off.

It comes with three eyepieces and a Barlow extension- impressive for the price.

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Summary: very disappointed with this item
Comment: We had a several college students even try to come and help my daughter use this telescope and was still very disapointed in what you could see, we could see the same amount of items with the naked eye if we stood in our back yard, I wished I could of gotten a full refund on this item , what a bad choice for an Christmas present, never again!
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Summary: Exactly what we were looking for
Comment: Perfect first telescope--and not just for kids--I bought this for my husband who has always talked about getting one but we never wanted to shell out too much $. This was the perfect solution. It looks "cool" (apparently a hit with my husband and boys!) and has already been getting many trips outside to get a good look at the stars and moon!

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Summary: A Telescope is less than what you expect
Comment: I bought this Telescope for my son, expecting to be able to see the stars...
These are a couple of problems related to telescopes in general, this one in particular is not an exception:
* Telescopes are difficult to use, locating stars/planets is quite difficult, and requires a lot of patience (not all kids come with this!)
* When you get to, say, the Moon, what you see is a bit disappointing... It is only a bit bigger, you see more detail, but nothing else.

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Editorial Reviews:

The PowerSeekers come with all coated glass optical components with for enhanced image brightness and clarity. The Newtonian reflectors offer larger aperture and greater light gathering power needed to resolve the faint detail of hundreds of deep-sky and other celestial objects.

All PowerSeekers come on either sturdy equatorial mounts for tracking the sky, or collapsible altazimuth mounts suitable for terrestrial viewing as well as astronomical use.

The PowerSeekers come with a full range of eyepieces plus a 3x Barlow lens, allowing an increase in viewing power hundreds of times greater than that of an unaided eye!