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Celestron Nexstar Skyalign 114GT-SA Telescope
$299.95
$699.95
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Closeouts. With both 40x and 100x magnifications, the Celestron Nexstar Skyalign 114GT-SA telescope opens the heavens for your view. It's easy to learn, too... just put the scope together and mount it on the sturdy aluminum tripod (also included), then use the hand control with illuminated dual 16-character LCD display to dial in the date, location, and position of north -- and voila -- the night sky unfolds in all its splendor!
Newtonian Reflector has 265 times the light gathering power of the average human eye.
Computerized hand control for automatic access to over 4000 celestial objects
Starpointer advanced red dot LED finderscope for accurately locating objects
Fully assembled tripod for quick and easy setup
Coated glass optics for clear, crisp images
Motorized mount with full assembled motors pre-installed
Communication port for use with your PC
Two 1-ΒΌ" eyepieces for wider fields of view and high magnification
Requires eight AA alkaline batteries (not included)
Aperture: 114 mm
Focal length: 1000 mm
Focal ratio: f/9
Magnification: 40-100X
Field of view: 66' @ 1000 yds.
Newtonian diameter refractor: 114 mm (4.5")
Focal length: 1000 mm
Size range (LxWxH): 12x24x36" (57" extended)
Weight: 15 lb. 8 oz.
Material: Aluminum, glass, rubber and composites
Closeouts. China.
Must ship UPS Ground within the continental U.S. only.
An additional $15.00 shipping fee will be charged due to the item's size/weight.
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By stan the man from Seattle, WA on 09/21/2008 Pros: Easy assembly, Stable tripod Cons: Difficult to Use, Flaky power connection, Inaccurate Describe Yourself: Casual/ Recreational Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I received this thing, and it had obviously been returned by someone else. The box was beat up , the packaging shoddy, and it was partly put together. The tripod is pretty sturdy, but that's about the highlight. It was easy to put together, but I think that was mostly because someone else had done it and threw it back in the box. I assume this was originally priced at [$]for the computer components, because even with the high-power lens, you're not going to be "wowed" by even some lunar craters on a full-moon evening. The power cord between the battery pack and the motor fits very loosely and if you bump it slightly the computer disconnects and you have to reset the whole thing using an archaic user interface. Once I got the scope aligned, I tried finding objects. It never found anything on its own without me having to manually adjust it after it motors itself. Don't buy this for your kids or grandparents, or for yourself, unless you have the patience of Job. [...] I'd send it back in a second.
Has Opened the Heavens with Ease! By Anteres from VA Beach, VA on 07/06/2008 Pros: Accurate, Quality Lenses Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I bought this same scope a few years ago, the only one I've owned. Being a total novice initially, it teaches the night sky with the built in software and slews to the objects as well as stays on the objects (with user vigilence). Easy to learn and makes learning easy. If you've never seen the rings of Saturn, you need this telescope.
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