31150 LCM 114 Series Computerised Newtonian Reflector Telescope, Silver

No dislikes but is a useful piece of kit when scanning the night sky and will stay fixed on a planet at a touch of a button and is very impressive in seeking the planets you program in a nice product well worth the money . Thank you Amazon for a prompt delivery Earl gaunt

this was my second teliscope that i had got, the first one that i got was a manuel telicope. this teliscope took some getting used to, with all the controles on the hand set and everything but once you are used to it then it is amazing. the views and sights that i have already seen are fab, i have already seen stars like betelguese and planets like juipter in about 4 days of me getting it. if it is your first telicope than it will be perfect. the only down point to the telicope some people says that the tripod is unsteady and the image is shaky, but this doesnt matter and i havnt knowtist this, it doesnt matter anyway because images shake because you are looking through earth atmosphere. also just to go along with this telicope i would recomend the celestron eye piece kit, because you will only get two eye pieces with this telicope and they are fab but you will need more to look at other items. no doubts this is an amazing piece of kit

This is a a good scope and well worth the money. The only thing that has let it down so far is the inadequate finder scope, which I have replaced with a Telrad with good results. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for that. Easy to assemble and worth reading the instructions for set-up. It makes things easier as you progress. Having said that, I've only managed 'solar system align' so far due to the levels of light pollution in my area. I will have to find a better observing site soon. However, that was painless and easy and then I took a bit of the computer guided tour before returning to Jupiter. It's moons are clearly visible with a 25mm lens and I saw the cloud bands faintly using a 2 x Barlow and a 6mm lens. I bought this primarily because of its portability and it delivers well on that front. It is light and easy to move around. The scope detaches from the mount quickly and the tripod is collapsible. Ideal for popping in the boot and a quick re-assemble at the other end. Just what was required. Takes 8 AA batteries and I've been using rechargable ones. They seem to last a reasonable amount of time. Good fun getting to know this scope and so far it's done everything it says it will do. Lots of fun to be had ahead.

I bought this telescope for my son's 9th birthday (young, but a keen astronomer and founder member of the local astronomy club). The verdict after 18 months use: excellent! At club astronomy nights he is often the first to set up, and, using the fully computerised GOTO (the computer is built-in), observes more objects than many much older and more experienced astronomers. A few points to note: The internal battery pack is good for an hour or two (using rechargeable batteries), but for longer sessions I've bought him an external battery and cable. The external power connector socket is a bit unreliable - its a pity it does not have some sort of firm cable retention. It is unavoidable that objects at higher elevation place the eyepiece low (near the ground). I always wear a pair of workman's knee-pads to help me grovel!. When automatically moving to objects at high elevation the scope sometimes runs into the tripod (it isn't cleaver enough to work out that this is going to happen) - this then usually requires realignment from scratch. This can sometimes be avoided by manually moving the telescope near the object first, but sometimes you just have to wait until the object is lower in the sky. The Celestron "red dot" finder (on all the budget Celestron scopes) is completely useless. I've fitted a Rigel Quikfinder ("mini-Telrad") finder that works a dream. Even taking these issues into account, this scope is fantastic value.

Appallingly poorly made, parts not machined correctly, wheel adjusters turning uneven, cleaned the lens with lens cleaner and correct cloth still scratched it, very cheaply made

After much research we opted for this scope as a beginners/intermediate scope, having owner a more traditional type before. It produces nice clear images and the motorised system is very good, easy to operate and sturdy with a good tripod. HOWEVER, the software side of it is awful, both for lack of clear instructions but also the depth of 3rd party work you have to do to get the telescope connected to the software. It doesn't help than the scope doesn't come with a USB data cable either so you have to find a good quality data cable to connect the remote to the software. That equally isn't straight forward, there's a whole host of drivers that have to be found and we're on our 3rd cable and 2nd laptop and still haven't managed to get a connection to the software. None of this is contained in any instructions that come with the scope. This is a massive oversight considering the scope is sold boasting the software....you'd think it would be seamless. As others have said, the 3 star alignment tool is not worth the effort, it simply does not work. Lastly, the sales pitch suggest you can see deep space objects, rings of Saturn etc. You most likely will be able too but certainly not with the eyepieces supplied, even with the 25mm, Mars is a dot and that's that. So be prepared to invest in other eyepieces and magnification barlows too.; otherwise the best you can hope for is a good look at the moon. Overall, not a bad scope, but be prepared to either invest heavily in time and effort with the software AND spend at least another £100 on better lens if you want the scope to do what it says on the sales pitch.

I managed to assemble the telescope very easily in less than 4 minutes. The hardest thing to do really was alignment using the Sky Align option, this is simpl;y because the city i live in in the UK is not listed in the program. so you need to use a city that is close top you rather than the one you are actually in. The control unit is easy to use, the finder scope is not that difficult to align really, just remember to put it on the telescope the right way round lol. I would highly recommend this telescope to somebody looking for a beginners scope, and there are a lot of optional extras available if you want to upgrade the system at a later date.

Great Computerised telescope, best one that i've owned so far, been doing astronomy for 5 years now. The first one had a problem with the motor head and burnt out, but got in contact with amazon and they sent me out a new one before they even got the old one back. Now thats what i call trust and service, you cant beat amazon, e-bay no way, amazon all the way. The telescope does what it says on the tin, and has great features such as solar system align, which is great if you are a beginner, just make sure you read the instructions properly before you start pressing buttons as easy to set up if you do it 'by the book'. All in all though a great product, thanks again amazon for the service you provide.

Un uso un poco difícil al principio, pero al final se vuelve fácil usarlo, y más gracias a su sistema GoTo, que lo hace más cómodo al buscar el objeto en el cielo. Venía bien protegido y sin maltrato. Lo recomiendo.

This is a technical item that I would not recommend for a child under 12. It's a great item though.

El producto CUMPLE, pero los accesorios son limitados, la presentación dentro de la caja ESCASA, y aunque CELESTRON, no lo veo lo suficientemente robusto, se nota la presencia de su fabricación CHINA. Pocas lentes, también algún accesorio como el GPS etc se echa en falta, DOCUMENTACION sobre el resto de conectores y posibilidades NO ESTAN. SALUDOS

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We ordered the Celestron Telescope and received it within 4 days. It came with a CD that contains all of the information on how to set it up, as well as a very cool astronomy software CD called “The Journey Starts Here” which is VERY useful for the average consumer that is interested in astronomy but doesn’t know where to begin to learn about it. The telescope was packaged very securely and compact for safe shipping. The Quick Setup Guide is straight forward and easy to follow. Having never used a telescope before, much less put one together, we were able to set the whole thing up with no problems following the guide in less than an hour. The Finderscope was easy to align and using the computerized SkyAlign function we were able align the telescope itself using three bright stars within minutes. One of the most amazing things we LOVE about this product is that you can select an object from the internal database and the computer on the telescope will automatically find it for you! Even better, the hand control only displays objects that are currently only visible in the sky given your location. We decided to view Saturn and to our amazement the telescope positioned itself so that it was pointing directly at Saturn. For the record, we had no idea where Saturn was located in the sky, but when I looked through the eyepiece I was in awe. The views with this telescope are amazing! And you can’t beat the price!