Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been interested in Astronomy for awhile, but only had a very cheap telescope. I decided that I wanted to step up to a more serious scope with GoTo capability, but didn't want to spend a fortune. This scope was the perfect fit. Its super easy to get it aligned and you'll be "slewing" to planets and nebula in no time. No problems making out the cloud bands on Jupiter or viewing the Orion Nebula. Fantastic views of the moon as well. Only complaint was that at this price, they really should include an AC Adapter (I knew it didn't have it going in). It will chew through batteries like no ones business, so make sure to get the adapter if you plan on using it for an extended amount of time.

Purchased this as our first telescope as a family Christmas gift. Absolutely love it! It is something that the entire family has enjoyed using even on winter nights...looking forward to warmer temps for more comfortable viewing! Setup was easy and it has offered great viewing and pictures of the moon using the telescope lens as the camera lens on my Canon EOS. Looking forward to trying to capture a planet with a stronger lens attached.

I didnt expect it to work as well as it did dur to price but i was proven wrong quick! This thing is powerful and with the right eye pieces is perfect for home viewing of anything an amateur could think of to look at. I was viewing from the box to my back yard in 30 min. Very easy set up. Just make sure to update first.

This is a fantastic option for beginners, with features that let you view thousands of celestial objects. The catadiatropic system gives you the best of both deep space and near-Earth viewing. Even though it is on the expensive side for a beginner, it allows one to appreciate the beauty of our universe. I would highly recommend getting more eyepieces and filters to get the most out of this telescope.

Very nice telescope for the price. After seeing the lower price i decided to buy this telescope. I have always wanted to own a maksutov or a schmidt cassegain telescope. And at this price it was definitely a good buy for a new telescope with this type of optics. So on to the features of this telescope it has amazing views of Jupiter and Saturn. I have yet to view the moon because of it being a new moon, as of writing this. I was also able to view the orion nebula and it looked ok. Keep in mind this is a 4 inch telescope so you are best to view planets and the moon with this telescope. Unfortunately in the world of telescopes you, if your serious like me, need 2 telescopes one being a planetary telescope, such as this one, then a reflector telescope to pull more light in to get those great views of deep sky objects. Now lets talk about the skyalign feature, because this is where this telescope really shines. Skyalign is very nice to use because you dont need to know anything about the stars. You simply follow the directions on the keypad and away you go. The only trouble i had was getting the telescope right on the target that i wanted to look at, but it was very close. All I had to do was move right and down a few degrees. Im sure with time i will get it figured out. Also the quaility is spot on with this telescope. It has a nice sturdy mount and the telescope is built nice also. There are some plastic parts but nothing that takes away the quality of this telescope. You also get a nice 25mm plossl eyepiece with this telescope this seems to be very rare these days as most companies have started giving cheaper eyepieces with their telescopes. Even celestron gives out cheaper eyepieces with most of their refractor telescopes. Lastly if i were going to recommend any accessories i would recommend some type of power source for this telescope because 8AA batteries will not last long in this telescope because it does alot of moving around from target to target which will drain the batteries after a couple to three times of use. Buying batteries over and over will get expensive!

What can I say? Its great! It was a breeze to assemble, only took about 10 minutes. Very easy to operate, the onscreen prompts walk you through alignment, and next thing, we were looking at the red spot on Jupiter, as well as 4 of her moons, the rings of Saturn, Mars, and the most amazing views of the moon! And all that from inside a light polluted city. I can't wait to take it on a camping trip.

celestron telescope is the best,it got here right on time and is just amazing I really like my purchase!I have a try different telescopes but they are just a properly for what I was looking for,this one was really worth my moneyI definitely recommend for beginners to get celestron telescope is very easy to put together...great I loved!

Good beginner level telescope. Recommend getting the power cord, too, so you don’t burn through batteries. It will take several minutes to setup on every use. If you’re beyond beginner, you’ll want something with more magnifying power.

I can see planets and stars, great detail looking at the moon. I have not been able to complete the set up for the location/star finder. I also bought the lens kit (below), those other lenses really help to see more detail.

When I bought this Celestron telescope I also purchased one of their less expensive models. Well like the saying goes, You get what you pay for. Easy to operate, fun to use. Less than 20 minutes after taking it out of the box we were looking at Jupiter.

Easy to use and set up. Excellent optical quality. It will not disappoint in viewing the planets.

I’ve wanted one of these for a long time. The telescope was a little smaller than I expected but the images are incredible. Set up was really easy and took less than 15 minutes. Very happy with this purchase!

Excellent telescope. Incredibly easy to set up and to use. I got it for my 13 year old son and he was able to program it and align it with ease. Much more powerful of a telescope than I imagined. I would highly recommend this.

I got this for my husband for Christmas. He absolutely loves it. If it is clear at night, he is out there using it.

This was a great second telescope! Very durable and sturdy base with a solid telescope. It is also very portable though heavier than some other entry level scopes.

Not bad of a telescope you can see planets but barely. I say save up for the se8 lets in more light. Once you start getting into it your gonna want to buy more eyepieces thats for sure.

We love our Nexstat 4 because of its ease of use, excellent clarity of image and the availability of accessories.

This was a purchase for my 13 year old daughter. She is really into astronmy. She loves it. She has her set up in the living room as it's been to cold to really take it out. But thank God we have big bay windows so she can do so. Make sure to purchase a power rank so that it is functional outside.

Love the telescope but invest in the plug-in power supply. It will save you a bunch on batterys

Awesome starter telescope!! Easy to setup. Once you get it in sync with the skyalign , you just pick what you would like to see and it does the rest.