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Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Equatorial Reflector Telescope 31045 Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Equatorial Reflector Telescope 31045 is a dual-purpose telescope that is great for both terrestrial and celestial viewing. The Astro Master 130 EQ Telescope by Celestron produces bright and clear images of the Moon and planets through the telescope 's Fully Coated Lens. The Reflector Telescope has a large 130mm Mirror, making it a great medium-sized telescope that will allow the user room to grow in astronomy. This 130 mm Mirror is the largest mirror in the AstroMaster Series, and will easily provide enough light to see the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, star clusters, ...
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Average Ratings

Overall rating 3.3 / 5
Easy To Set Up	4.3 / 5
Usability	3.3 / 5
Features	3.7 / 5
Value for your money	3.8 / 5
Meets expectations	3.1 / 5

Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Equatorial Reflector Telescope 31045 Reviews - Reviews from 1 to 5

Not a good deal

Product Ratings:

Overall rating: 2 / 5
Easy To Set Up:	3 / 5
Features:	1 / 5
Meets expectations:	1 / 5
Usability:	1 / 5
Value for your money:	1 / 5

Author: BSJ (verified customer) from Grand Isle, VT on Jul 28, 2009
Pros:  OK tripod when used with a smaller scope
Cons:  Sloppy focuser
Would recommend:  no

BSJ wrote:

Lots of problems with this set up. Poor quality screws with pre-striped heads! Finder is useless. Focusers is sloppy plastic junk. I wish I'd bought something eles.

I hope for more!

Product Ratings:

Overall rating: 3 / 5
Easy To Set Up:	3 / 5
Features:	3 / 5
Meets expectations:	3 / 5
Usability:	3 / 5
Value for your money:	3 / 5

Author: lindensg (verified customer) , Beginner., from Oregon City, Oregon on May 19, 2009
Cons: No real usable optics, and adjustment gears not sufficient.
Would recommend: yes

lindensg wrote:

The counter weights are too heavy for the fine adjustment screws. The planetary optics are very poor. I would have expected to be informed that different optics would need to be added to see anything more than views that I could see with my binoculars. The basic unit is sound, but I think that Celestron oversold the ability of this unit.

A Useful Rich-Field 'scope

Product Ratings:

Overall rating: 4 / 5
Easy To Set Up:	5 / 5
Features:	3 / 5
Meets expectations:	4 / 5
Usability:	4 / 5
Value for your money:	3 / 5

Author: Kopernic (verified customer) , military retiree, amateur astronomer, from Beach Lake, PA on Jan 16, 2009
Pros:  good f5 parabola mirror
Cons:  finder scope next to useless, EQ mount inconvenient
Would recommend:  yes

Kopernic wrote:

I have replaced the red-dot finder with a Rigel Quickfinder, and changed to a sturdy Alt-az tripod mount. After careful collimation, good view obtained up to 55-60X. A good aftermarket eyepiece helped a great deal. Not the best choice for planets or doublestars, but useful within the limits of an RFT. (Far more light gathering than my old 80mm WA RFT). By all means, look for a discount price.

godd but defective

Product Ratings:

Overall rating: 3 / 5
Easy To Set Up:	4 / 5
Features:	4 / 5
Meets expectations:	2 / 5
Usability:	3 / 5
Value for your money:	5 / 5

Author: sathni (verified customer) from Macon, GA on Dec 4, 2008
Would recommend: no

sathni wrote:

i purchased this for my son, as his xmas present... i purchased in early november, and i am glad i gave myself plenty of lead time... after setting up, the "dec shaft" - which allows the scope to move smoothly, was bent... i called celestron, and instead of sending a replacement part, they asked me to send the WHOLE scope for repair... when i contacted optics planet, they tried to intervene, but to no avail.. i am sending this unit back for a refund as this is defective... i will purchasing a much simpler scope (i.e. refractor, instead of reflector) and AZ mount, instead or EQ mount... i am hoping Optics Planet will follow thru with their promise to give me a full refund...

Very bad mount

Product Ratings:

Overall rating: 1 / 5
Easy To Set Up:	4 / 5
Features:	3 / 5
Meets expectations:	1 / 5
Usability:	1 / 5
Value for your money:	2 / 5

Author: jians5 (verified customer) from London Ontario on Jul 3, 2008
Pros:  Good Optics
Cons:  Mount Mount Mount!
Would recommend:  no

jians5 wrote:

I bought this telescope a couple months ago. At first I loved it, and gave it an excellent review. However, I have now noticed that there is a serious design flaw in the mount. The locking screws thread in to a metal ring, which locks the legs in place. The ring is only attached to the plastic, and there's nothing that holds it there but pressure. Tightning the screw, pushes out the metal ring, and the leg will not lock. So now, I can't extend the telescope's legs.