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Televue GXC-3370 Telescope

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Celestron NexStar 130SLT Telescope

Celestron NexStar 130SLT Telescope

 
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Product Description
The Tele Vue-85's mix of aperture and small physical size makes it a wonderful "go anywhere, do anything," crossover instrument with Tele Vue quality, of course. With APO... More
The Tele Vue-85's mix of aperture and small physical size makes it a wonderful "go anywhere, do anything," crossover instrument with Tele Vue quality, of course. With APO performance and airline portability, the Tele Vue-85 has been delighting astronomy and birding enthusiasts and reviewers alike. "Eye-popping performance that raises the standard of excellence for highly portable instruments." Evaluation of double-stars, lunar detail, deep sky and photography were reported in Sky and Telescope as: "Truly awesome! ...Incredible!...the view almost blew me off my chair!..." The conclusion, "...an extremely powerful, compact instrument capable of delivering stunning images of the universe." The Better View Desired website reviewer summed up the Tele Vue "experience" when he said he would choose the Tele Vue-85, to really enjoy the incredible beauty of the living birds. Less
Computerized hand control with 4,000-object database SkyAlign allows you to align on any 3 bright celestial objects Motorized Altazimuth mount Focal ratio: f5 Focal length: 650mm
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Key Features   
Optical Diameter 85 mm 130 mm
Max Useful Magnification - x 306
Finderscope   - Optical
Mount Type   Unmounted Altazimuth
Motorized - Yes
Focal Length 600 mm 650 mm
Optical Design   Refractor Newtonians
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 21237633 32607880
UPC 964586807 050234311458
Product MPN   
MPN gxc3370 10001011
 
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Televue GXC-3370 Telescope
Televue GXC-3370 Telescope
$2,549.99
Celestron NexStar 130SLT Telescope
Celestron NexStar 130SLT Telescope
From $399.00
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Consumer Reviews

5

Excellent educational toy

bybusyintoronto Jan 17, 2009
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Pros Good quality for the price.  Easy to use once configured.
Cons Could be sturdier - slight winds will cause vibrations.  9mm lens not very good.
Recommended it? Yes

I bought this for my daughter's 8th birthday.  OK, maybe it was also partly for me. As this was an educational toy, I was pondering whether it was better to have a manual system which would demonstrate the curved relative motion of celestial objects across the sky, or have a computerized/motorized... Read full review »

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First Telescope

byjenscla Nov 9, 2007
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Pros Easy to Assemble, Easy instructions, quick turn-around time from set up to viewing
Cons Instruction Manual light on describing the various mechanisms, and pieces and parts
Recommended it? Yes

For my son's 12th Birthday I wanted to get him a telescope. I took my time, researched telescopes, various companies, read reviews and eventually settled on the 130 SLT. Once it arrived, we took it out of the box, spent a few minutes with the directions, and within 30 minutes we were in business... Read full review »

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