A:AnswerYes, you can see Saturn's rings and Jupiter's Bands. I didn't see the red spot. This is a good beginner telescope and for the price, I recommend it, but if you want more detail and can afford it, then you might want to upgrade from this one.
A:AnswerThe StarSense Explorer 114mm is a Newtonian Reflector, so the images will appear upside down which is acceptable for astronomical viewing but not for terrestrial viewing. A better choice would be the StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ or StarSense DX 102AZ models which are refractor models that come with an erect image diagonal that is perfect for right side up terrestrial viewing.
A:AnswerIf you wana take pictures you need a Celestron YZ axis smart phone adapter. You can take pictures with your slr camera but you need a Barlow and T adapter.
The telescope has iPhone mount to guide you through the night sky using Celestron app but not for taking pictures.
A:AnswerThe StarSense Explorer telescope can be used with its eyepieces it came with to observe and does not require a smartphone adapter to be operational.
A:Answer114 vs the 130 refers to the aperture. its is how much light it can gather. ive used a 60mm vs the 114mm and i don't notice to much of a difference except the moons around Jupiter are much more visible. so i would say the 130 would brighten up the moons a bit more and help with deep sky objects such as nebulas, clusters and galaxy's.
A:AnswerNo, the StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ does not have electronic night vision built in, but its primary mirror collects enough faint light to reveal countless galaxies, nebulae and star clusters from a dark sky site away from city light pollution.
A:AnswerThe 10mm and 25mm eyepieces supplied with the StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope are standard Kellner eyepieces with no particular branding.
A:AnswerYou will need a Solar Safe, ISO compliant white light solar filter. Unfortunately, Celestron does not offer a solar filter for the 130mm Newtonian Reflector optical tube. The filter must be purchased from a solar filter manufacturer.
A:AnswerCelestron's NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter #81055 is listed on Celestron's website at $65.95.
https://www.celestron.com/products/nexyz-3-axis-universal-smartphone-adapter
It will have to be ordered separately.
A:AnswerThe view through a StarSense Explorer 130mm Newtonian Reflector telescope is upside-down. It is the nature of the optics itself and is generally not recommended for terrestrial viewing. You can help to minimize this effect, by standing at the front and off to the side of the telescope. While facing towards the rear of the telescope, look through the eyepiece, and the objects will appear right-side-again.
A:AnswerWe bought this telescope just over a month ago as a little bit of an impulse buy. We are far from being astronomy enthusiasts but, noting how clear the night sky had been around then, and the publicity surrounding a comet that was visible at the time, we thought it would be fun at a reasonable price point. Jupiter and Saturn were bright at the time and we were able to pick them out on the first night we had the telescope after (easily) setting it up during the daylight hours as the instructions advise. We were able to see Jupiter well and even four of its' moons. With Saturn we were able to see the rings which was cool. However, they do appear very small in the viewfinder, even at max magnification. Saturn's rings were tiny but visible, and Jupiter's moons appeared as tiny pinpricks of light aligned with the planet. It was clear what we were looking at, and pretty interesting, but was far from the color illustrations of the planets you see in textbooks and on the internet. Someone said it was possible to see the 'spot' on Jupiter's surface - we were certainly not able to do that. The only time we got a 'textbook' view of anything was looking at the moon's surface which was really clear and fantastically detailed. I'm hoping this doesn't sound negative because overall we have had a very positive experience with this and with the ease of use in particular. Moving forward we are likely to be occasional - and happy - users of this telescope.
A:AnswerYes, a 35mm DSLR camera can be attached to the StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope. A Celestron Universal Barlow and T-Adapter and a camera specific T-Ring for Canon or Nikon, for example, will be needed.
A:AnswerThe StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope's highest useful magnification is 307x. However under most normal seeing conditions, such extreme magnification will be too much for the telescope resulting in blurry views. We recommend to add a 2x Barlow Lens to double the magnifications of the included 25mm and 10mm eyepieces when steady seeing conditions (less turbulent atmosphere) allows.
A:AnswerIt is possible, but due to the speed as the rocket accelerates, you will most likely lose seeing the rocket in the telescope's field of view. Viewing the launch using binoculars or your naked eyes would be a better choice.
A:AnswerThe Rebel T7 camera can be adapted to the DC130AZ using the appropriate T-ring for the camera and the Celestron 1 1/4-inch Barlow T-adapter as seen here: https://www.celestron.com/products/t-ring-for-canon-eos-ef-mount-camera and https://www.celestron.com/products/universal-barlow-and-t-adapter-125in
However, the camera will create an offset imbalance on a telescope this small and counterweights will be needed to balance the telescope with the camera attached. Celestron does not sell counterweights for the DX130AZ.
A:AnswerYes, the StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope's 5" primary mirror gathers enough light, so you can observe galaxies and nebulae. The best views will be seen from a dark sky site away from city light pollution. The Andromeda Galaxy M31 and galaxies M81 and M82 are all easily visible in dark skies with this telescope.
A:AnswerAbsolutely! The StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope gathers enough light to reveal faint objects such as galaxies and nebulae. The best views will be seen from a dark sky site far from city light pollution. The Andromeda Galaxy will reveal its core, as well as its two faint companion galaxies. The Orion Nebula will appear as a gaseous cosmic flower in space.
