Celestron - NexStar 6SE Telescope - Computerized Telescope for Beginners and Advanced Users - Fully-Automated GoTo Mount - SkyAlign Technology - 40,000 plus Celestial Objects - 6-Inch Primary Mirror

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Celestron - NexStar 6SE Telescope - Computerized Telescope for Beginners and Advanced Users - Fully-Automated GoTo Mount - SkyAlign Technology - 40,000 plus Celestial Objects - 6-Inch Primary Mirror

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Nexstar computerized telescope: The NexStar 6SE Computerized Telescope features Celestrons iconic orange tube design with updated technology and the latest features for amazing stargazing for beginners and experienced observers. Light Gathering Power (Compared to human eye)-459x
6-Inch aperture: The 6-inch primary mirror in this Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope for adults and kids to be used together packs enough light-gathering ability to observe the best that our Solar System has to offer, while retaining a compact form factor.
Fully-automated go to mount: Featuring a database of more than 40,000 celestial objects, the go to mount built into our telescopes for astronomy beginners automatically locates and tracks objects for you.
Easy to assemble and break down: The single fork arm design and sturdy steel tripod all assemble and break down from separate components for easy transportation. SkyAlign technology gets your telescope aligned and ready in minutes.
Bonus free starry night software: The NexStar 6SE Telescope includes a free download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs for an interactive sky simulation.
Unbeatable warranty and customer support: Buy with confidence from the telescope brand, based in California since 1960. Youll also receive a 2-year warranty and unlimited access to technical support from our team of US-based experts.

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Defective out of the box -- no support from CelestronArrived with no apparent damage; assembled per instructions, along with the AC adapter as noted in other comments.After on-to-two minutes the up/down buttons on the controller did nothing, making the alignment process impossible. Even just turning it on and skewing to a visible object, same thing.I sent off a detailed support ticket to Celestron (thorugh what looked like a third-p;arty service), and have received nothing -- not even an acknowledgment. Two days later the support ticket web site returns "page not found."I've had a number of telescopes over the years, and long yearned for a Celestron SCT. Now living in the southern California desert, it seemed like finally the right time.Given the apparent lack of support by Celestron (as well as some comments here), I'm sending it back for a refund and will probably try a Mead instead. 1Perfect value beginner telescope. Needs power adapter (AC, Cig lighter or powertank) and eyepiece upgrades to really be fun...This is a GREAT telescope. Don't let other reviews or Youtube videos try to convince you that you should go with the 5" or 6" since they are smaller and more portable...light gathering ability is EVERYTHING in a telescope, and the 8" gathers ~78% more light than the 6SE model.Out of the box, however, so you are not disappointed, there is a bare minimum of two accessories that you MUST have:1) Either an AC adapter to power the scope or a Celestron "PowerTank" or a car or motorcycle battery with a car adapter cord to plug in to your telescope. I have the Celestron Power Tank 17. The power tank uses cigarette lighter style power cords which you can also plug into your car's dashboard if observing remotely next to your vehicle and you buy the car adapter. Although the scope can run on AA batteries, it will eat them up in less than an hour, rendering the scope slow and eventually unusable.2) Buy a dew shield (Celestron #940009 for 8" scopes) , which is only $23.00 or so...that will keep the night dew from forming on the front of the telescope's "corrector" (the front of the telescope) as the temperature drops at night.The above is the bare minimum I would order if buying this telescope. Anything less will adversely impact the enjoyment of it.Expectation management: With the above, yes, in the summer in the Northern hemisphere, you can see the rings of Saturn and you can clearly make out Jupiter. It will blow your mind if you've never seen those planets with your own eyes. However, don't expect to see great detail and have the image fill up the view as some of the pictures in these reviews indicate. The human eye cannot see the color and detail that a long exposure (30 seconds or so) can reveal when you hook a camera up to this telescope. You will immediately want some eyepieces that allow you to zoom in further, so let me help you with that process.I strongly recommend that you buy a 2" diagonal and eyepiece setup. Again, the scope, out of the box, only comes with a single 25MM 1.25" eyepiece, which has a narrow field of view and not enough magnification to really enjoy your first astonishing views that get you hooked on astronomy, like looking at Saturn and seeing the gaps in the rings.Celestron sells a kit that has a diagonal, 2X Barlow Lens and three 2" eyepieces (Kit #94305 - $300.00). You can buy that for starters to get you going with 2" eyepieces at the lowest cost.If you have the financial means to "do it all right the first time" without buying the same type of things twice, I would recommend that - instead of buying the 2" starter kit - you buy the Celestron 93527 2" diagonal, which has the Starbright XLT coatings and can be used with 2" eyepieces as well as the 1.25" eyepiece that comes with the telescope, the Celestron Luminos 2.5X Barlow lens (#93436) which will allow you to more than double your magnification with any eyepiece, and some better eyepieces.Most people will tell you that you can get by with about three eyepieces initially. Here are some recommendations:If money is no object, buy TeleVue. They are the high-end in the telescope world. Around $300-$800 each depending on what you choose. If you are going to spend that kind of money, join the CloudyNights forum and get some custom-tailored recommendations from other TeleVue users.I'm going to stick to cheaper (but still good) products that are well respected and a good value.First eyepiece: Meade Instruments Ultra Wide Angle 20mm 2-Inch Waterproof Eyepiece (7743), which you can get here on Amazon for around $120. With the aforementioned Barlow adapter, that will give you 20 MM and 8MM views.Second eyepiece: Explore Scientific 82 30MM eyepiece. In order to use it, you will have to add a longer dove-tail rail to your telescope to move the scope farther forward in the mount to balance it out.I use an ADM V Series Extra Long (VC-8XL). I had to cut the aft mount bracket to make it fit on this telescope. With the 2.5 Barlow, that gives you 30 and 15MM views.You can buy Celestron Luminos eyepieces, but they sometimes suffer from Edge Of Field Brightness (EOFB) which some astronomers find distracting. If you go with Luminos, buy the 19MM and 23MM. I own those two, but they are not as good as the other two I recommended.If you did not know it, in the telescope world, the smaller MM eyepeice means more zoom-in (greater magnification). You divide the focal length of the scope (2032MM for the Nexstar 8SE) by the eyepiece MM to get the zoom...Example: 2032/19 = 107x. You can use the diagonal and eyepieces I have recommended with larger Celestron telescopes should you upgrade in the future to an even larger telescope (I have a Celestron C11 on a CG5-ASGT mount as well).This scope is perfect for a beginner, can be set-up in about 10 minutes, and aligns easily by pointing to three bright objects in the sky. It is the ultimate "grab-n-go" telescope. It is NOT ideal for astro-photography, as it is an Altitude/Azimuth (ALT/AZ) telescope and BOTH motors must run at the same time to track an object, which is not as precise as a German Equatorial Mount (GEM) where only one motor has to run to track an object. GEM's require polar alignment, which is a bit complex for the beginner.If a bigger easy-to-use ALT/AZ scope is wanted, the next step up from the 8SE would be the CPC Deluxe 925HD (9.25") or CPC 1100 series (11")...or if you get into Astronomy and astro-photography, jump to a GEM telescope.4 Stars since it does not include an AC adapter or DC cigarette lighter cord out-of-the-box. With those items, I'd give it 5!Perfect value beginner telescope. Needs power adapter (AC, Cig lighter or powertank) and eyepiece upgrades to really be fun... 4Best general purpose scope money can buyIn my opinion, the Celestron Nexstars are the best overall, general purpose telescopes money can buy (tripod, mount, and optical tube in a single package). I have used both the 4" and the 8". There are trade-offs with size.The 4SE is very light, more stable, easy to carry in one piece outside your house, adjusts to temperature differences rapidly, and has razor sharp clarity without ever requiring mirror adjustment (collimation). You can see pretty much every object with the 4 that you can see with the 8, it's just dimmer.The 8SE is bulkier, heavier, shakier, harder to carry in one piece, adjusts slowly to temperature differences (sometimes 1 hour), but everything looks a little bigger and brighter, and it requires occasional (a few times a year depending on how rough you handle the scope) mirror adjustment with a screwdriver which can be annoying if you are a perfectionist. The better your collimation, the better your clarity.You can't really go wrong with any size. Get what fits your budget. My advice if you get one, get a 8-24mm zoom eyepiece, a 32mm eyepiece, and you are good for years of enjoyment. Keep the legs low to minimize shaking, sit in a chair, and buy the anti-vibration pads (generic brand is just as good as the Celestrons). Once you master this telescope, you can upgrade the mount if you want to get into more advanced photography. Keep looking up! 5Great Telescope.Great Telescope for 3 years now. I bought the 5" for the polar alignment feature. There are many good reviews on here about the scope already. So, I'll just say that you don't really 'see' what these images show, you need a decent camera and a computer to process your photos into stunning images. I would also suggest getting the Celestron Star Sense Auto Align, it will save time and that means more viewing. The Orion Nebula was shot with a Sony A6000 at 30 Sec ISO3200 using a Celestron 94123 1.25-Inch UHC/LPR Filter and is a single image. Jupiter was created from a series of video frames shot with the Celestron NexImage 5. 5Amazing little scope for advanced amature observing!This is hands down a fantastic instrument. I purchased this scope to have something portable for camping in the summer and something less cumbersome to set up in our pasture for impromptu star parties. I have a 12" Meade lx200 classic with great optics but it's a beast to move around and flat out miserable to take camping where the really dark skies are. I wanted/needed a scope that was easy to transport but had enough aperture to make things interesting. This scope got awesome reviews and everyone seemed to love it so when Amazon had it on a warehouse deal for a scandalously low price I bought it. No regrets at all so far after a couple of months of solid use. When I first looked through the 6se, I was blown away by how bright and sharp the images were for being a 6" as opposed to my 12" Meade which desperately needs its mirrors recoated. This little 6" reignited the spark as I observed favorites like Albireo and the great cluster in Hercules. Amazing views! The single arm mount seems very solid though the spur gears are not optimal for fine tracking needed for loooong exposure astrophotography. I may end up upgrading next year to the nexstar 8 evolution for better gearing and some more bells and whistles. There is a noticeable amount of noise in the gearing as it tracks but really not a big deal in my mind as it does its job very well. I'm impressed with how well it does track though as I've centered an image and come back 2 hours later to find it still centered exactly as I left it so far as I can tell (visual observation, not using a camera). The 6se is about as big as I'd think you could go on this mount however as a scope that is much bigger might be a little heavy for the arm but I don't have an 8se so I'm just guessing there. As far as my original goal of portability goes, I found a cheap hardside suitcase which the packing foam fits in perfectly that makes transportation to observing sights a dream. This is a total winner for my needs and I look forward to years of quality astronomy using it. Highly recommended. 5My 10 year old son loves it!I bought the 4SE for my 10 year old son about 2 weeks ago. We had another telescope that he got a few years ago for about $100 but it sat unused and I could never figure out how to focus it on anything. This spring he learned a lot about space in school and had a renewed interest in the telescope so I drug it out and again, couldn't really see much. So I took a chance and ordered this one hoping we would have more success. Please note, for the this review, I won't be technical, because I we really are newbie's! We took the advice of other reviewers and used the 2 star align method. With this you must know at least two stars, but if you don't that's ok. We used the Night Sky app to figure out a couple and it aligned beautifully from there. We have also simply just turned it on and pointed the red dot in the finder at things that looked interesting in the sky. Now that there is a partial moon, we have been able to see lots of detail on the surface. I even put my iPhone up to the eyepiece and took some pics! They were not as clear as using a DSLR setup, but it was cool to have something to show to his friends. Tonight, he was even able to find Saturn on his own and focus and I was shocked to see the ring of Saturn! It was very small with just light, but it was amazing to us. I am still learning about lenses and how to focus etc so I can't wait to see what we can "discover" as we learn more. Plus, all of our viewing has been done from our backyard in the Dallas, TX suburbs. I can't wait to take this scope out to the lake with less light pollution. Some additional items that I bought were a 3x Barlow lens and 8 to 20mm lens, both by Celestron, as well as the power cord. I also bought the adaptors to hook up my T5i but haven't tried them yet. We also had some filters from our old telescope that we have used.Some drawbacks...I already wish I could have afforded to go bigger. But of course budget is always a consideration. I don't know how much better viewing would be with one of the larger ones, but I would like to upgrade already (although, it might be more difficult to travel.) The planets are still VERY small, or maybe I am just not using the right lenses. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Also, the telescope ships with 3 CD-ROM's for what I am assuming is software to hook the telescope up to a computer. We are fully Apple integrated at our home and have new computers and they don't have CD slots. It would be nice to have more updated tech included. I have searched the Celestron website, and while they do have links for software, I don't see any that match the CD's we were sent. Also, the cable that is sent has a serial port, again, outdated tech. I tried to email Celestron but my email wouldn't go through so I will have to call so we can use our new 4SE to it's fullest.Overall, we are very happy with our new telescope. My son wants to go out every night and look. I have attached the pics I took with my iPhone of the moon, again, not the best representation. :) 4Capable of doing entry level astrophotography.Love this scope, here are the pictures i took with a self made wedge and simple guider scope. 4Awesome TelescopeThe Celestron Nexstar 6se Telescope is fun, big and heavy, powerful, and really good optics. The night I first used it I used the Skyalign alignment and worked perfectly along with auto 2 star alignment. That night I saw Saturn In really good detail, and what was surprising was I was able to see Swan Nebula and Hercules Cluster all from a heavy light polluted sky.Optics: 10/10Goto: 8/10Tracking: 8:10Portability: 7/10Eyepiece: 7/10Battery Life: 4/10Strength of tripod: 10/10Magnification: 10/10Light Gathering: 9/10So this telescope is really cool and fun to use and I will buy an AC adapter later. This telescope is the best I have Ever Had and Is worth the $800.00Update 11/30/13:I live in a very heavy light polluted sky and no deep sky objects are visible to the naked eye. But when I look through the telescope I see the Orion Nebula(M42) very bright and clear. But when I type in Dumbbell Nebula(M27) I don't see a thing except several tens of stars. To see it you have to image it, I took 10 images 10 second exposure each (10x10s) and stacked them for a total of 100 second exposure . The Nebula was big, bright, and colorful(you can see the image in the product image gallery). So to see brighter/faint deep sky objects in a light polluted sky you have to image them with a camera. the faintest thing I have ever detected in any image is about magnitude 12(244 times fainter you can ever see with the naked eye). 58 inches is as good as they say, but having only one arm is a drawback.Ownership at time of review: 2 years 6 months.The not great news:The software it ships with is amazing, however the drivers don't explicitly have the 8se, so you have to know your focal point and some other technical data to hand install the 8se, and also which com port number is the USB you have it plugged into. ... I work with computers, so it only took a moment to look up, but I think this would stop many average users in their tracks.We spend half our time aligning it. The power adapter wiring just decided to stop working, I had to cut it and redo wiring to the plug. That took a while to diagnose, since the only symptom was it randomly turning off. Which is quite frustrating, since I'm no pro, and aligning takes so much time.Once it's setup, if you breath heavily, it starts wobbling around. If a shallow breeze has a mild gust, it wobbles. Which isn't really noticeable or bad, until you go to use a lens smaller than 17mm. Since this is an 8 inch, on great nights, you really can go down to 6mm usefully. So the wobbling is quite noticeable, and annoying.On to the good part:We got to see the moon better than any pictures I've ever seen in my life.We took pictures of Jupiter with our cell phones, that look better than I've ever seen in textbooks.I saw nebulae with my bare eye!Hindsight:If I'd had known how much we were going to enjoy this, I'd have splurged on a slightly better model, two arms for more steady, and auto-aligning. If you can, go to an astro get together near you and get an idea of what set up is involved, as well as what all you can see with different type scopes. 3No support from the company.When we got the scope, we set it up and used it for several nights. We then put it back in the box, as we had other interests going. We took it out recently and it would not work. We got a Boot Loader, Invalid package 0080 notification. I have tried to get in touch with Celestron, but no luck. All I get is a recording that they will call me back, no way. If this is the way they do business, I will make sure everyone in the community knows about this product. No help from the company and no call back to let me know what the notification even means. Thank you, Amazon is a great company, Celestron is not. 1

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