Celestron FirstScope 60 EQ Telescope
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Celestron FirstScope 60 EQ Telescope

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  • Optical Diameter: 60 mm
  • Max Useful Magnification: x 142
  • Finderscope: Red-Dot
  • Mount Type: Equatorial
  • Focal Length: 900 mm
  • Optical Design: Refractor
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Clear views, easy operations.

bysocaltim Mar 5, 2003
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Pros Good Optics, nice mount. Excellent for the planets and moon.
Cons Diagonal is cheap. Not good for Nebulae and galaxies.
Recommended it? Yes

I bought this scope used over Ebay for $60.00. I started this hobby with a Konus 4.5" reflector that cost me nearly $200. I was getting frustrated with trying to collimate the Konus and also the Konus mount and tripod were pretty cheap.

Views: I bought the Celestron mainly for the mount... Read full review »

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Celestron Firstscope 60 EQ Deluxe, a good start.

byjohnda1237 Mar 4, 2003
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros surprisingly good optical performance in a 60mm size telescope.
Cons Performance is limited to bright objects such as planets and the moon.
Recommended it? Yes

A previous review on this telescope was in error because the reviewer wrote about the wrong model telescope. There is a major difference between the Celestron Firstscope 60 and the Celestron Firstscope 60 EQ Deluxe model. While both telescopes are 60MM refractors, the EQ Deluxe comes with a... Read full review »

5

Probably Shouldn't Be Your First

byindyantilles Mar 14, 2002
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Low price, not quite your average department store telescope
Cons Low price means low quality, wobbly mount, too plasticky
Recommended it? No

Telescopes are a finicky business. There's no such thing as a good, cheap scope-- either it's a good scope (or, if your scope costs as much as your car, a GREAT scope) or a cheap scope. This discrepancy is immediately apparent when one looks at the massive price gaps between $100 'cheap' scopes,... Read full review »

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