Reviews - Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Newtonian Telescope - 21049 Reviews - CI-TS-21049-EE

Author: Michael Squillacote from Huntsville AL on Jul 18, 2012
Pros:  Easy setup
Cons:  Bird-Jones (spherical) lens and cannot be collimated by standard methods.
Would recommend:  no

Michael Squillacote wrote:

This telescope comes with several very low quality eyepieces including a SR4mm which is useless with a scope of this quality. The equatorial mount is cheap and difficult to use. The scope has a Bird-Jones (spherical) lens which cannot be collimated using a laser. Typically, quality scopes use parabollic optics which tend to be more expensive since they are harder to manufacture. Celestron recommends that this scope be sent back to the manufacturer for recollimation. This is highly impractical since recollimation in a reflector type telescope is required frequently and is generally pretty easy. This scope is not 1000mm. It's actually about 1/3rd of that with a corrector (barlow) lens built into the focuser. This also limits image quality. I would highly recommend going to something like a Dobsonian 8in aperture which you can get for about $350. Good brands are Zhumell and Orion. You'll definitely be happier with you're purchase.

Author: ranger (verified customer) , Retired teacher, avid outdorrsman., from Louisville, KY on May 17, 2012
Pros:  Portability, access to controls, accessories available.
Cons:  finderscope okay for fun, lenses marginal.
Would recommend:  yes

ranger wrote:

After lugging around a 6" and 10" set of Newts this is a real treat and I am very pleased with the optics for the price. Used previously owned eyepieces and purchased a different finder. A good backpack scope!

Author: lago71 (verified customer) from florida on Jul 23, 2010
Would recommend:  yes

lago71 wrote:

me parece una marca con una muy buena optica y variedad de productos

Author: RDJ from Saudi Arabia on Apr 25, 2010
Would recommend:  yes

RDJ wrote:

Excellet for starters in astronomy. Great value for the money spent.

Author: Tim Buretta from Centralia Illinois on Apr 8, 2010
Pros:  sight is beautiful
Cons:  a bit aquired to move around.
Would recommend:  yes

Tim Buretta wrote:

this was the easiest,quickest way to buy a telescope.the detail in the description was detailed and assurate.The deal was great.

Author: cinebiz (verified customer) , 3D Stereoscopic Video Specialist, from phila pa on Mar 22, 2010
Pros:  light & portable, yet still powerful
Cons:  none
Would recommend:  yes

cinebiz wrote:

I purchased this for my grandsons who live in San Diego. The oldest is 9 yrs old, he & I assembled it in less than 15 minutes. That evening we were looking at impressive close up views of the moon. On a clear California night you can view the rings of Saturn. A very nice piece of optics for the serious amateur astronomer Highly recommended.

Author: Celest (verified customer) , Beginning user, from Elk Grove CA on Jan 23, 2010
Pros:  Easy assembly, clear optics, stable tripod
Cons:  needs better instructions for beginners,include diagram for specific model - not similar models
Would recommend:  yes

Celest wrote:

As a beginner I really needed a diagram of my specific telescope not diagrams of similar telescopes. More explicit directions on how to focus the scope to the lens. I had to go online to get a better understanding of how to accomplish that.

Author: aharfo56 , amateur astronomer, full time university faculty, from Arkadelphia, Arkansas on Jan 13, 2010
Pros:  Price, quality of telescope tube and major parts
Cons:  Supplied eyepieces and finder scope need replacing but after that it's a great scope with NO complaints for price
Would recommend:  yes

aharfo56 wrote:

I was enthralled by astronomy at age 14 and had a Tasco 60mm scope at that time, quickly replaced with a Meade 6600 6" reflector (that I'm kicking myself for selling at the age of 20). The Celestron 127mm Powerseeker is what I WISH I could have had as a first scope instead of the cheap department store refractor. The tube, mirrors, and EQ mount are solid, and I have no complaints on the quality and value of these parts. The parts of this scope that absolutely need replacing if you plan on going any further with astronomy are the eyepieces, barlow lens (come on Celestron, they KNOW better than to give out plastic 3X barlow lenses....), and finder scope. What I can understand is that the scope was shipped to me for a grand total of $127.00 and they had to cut costs somewhere. I suppose they cut costs on the most easily upgradable parts because Celestron sells an awesome kit with 6 4-element Plossl eyepieces, filters, a real barlow lens, and metal case for under $200. The finder ...
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Author: T69Str (verified customer) from Northwest, GA on Nov 26, 2009
Pros:  Inexpensive beginner scope, Easy to setup, Collimation was not out
Cons:  Equatorial mount is hard to use, Focuser needs constant tightening, 3X Barlow Lens is garbage, Tripod is not stable
Would recommend:  yes

T69Str wrote:

The tripod is very flimsy and the focuser gets loose and seems to need constant tightening. The 3X Barlow lens is complete garbage. The 20mm lens is great but the 4mm is good but not great. The mount worked a lot smoother once I disassembled/cleaned it then regressed it. I expected the collimation to be off but it was dead on when i got it. The finder scope is hard to use and is easy to knock out of alignment, I plan to buy a new one when finances premit. Overall the scope is a great value and is turning out to be a great first scope.

Author: tater (verified customer) from mustang ridge tx on Sep 18, 2009
Pros:  great value
Cons:  eyepieces
Would recommend:  yes

tater wrote:

got this scope and set it up, thought it was horrible, totally useless. I couldn't see any stars or planets and the moon wasn't out. about ready to return it when i tried another eyepiece from a different scope(meade)and it turned into a great scope. why they package these two eyepieces is beyond me, they are both terrible, totally useless. if you don't have any other eyepieces for this, buy a couple, like 20mm and 9mm decent lenses at the same time. the mount is equatorial, fancy name for "doesn't move in straight line" gonna take some getting used to. tripod is flimsy. even with 60 bucks worth of extra eyepieces this is an outstanding deal.