Reviews - Celestron Telescopes Eyepieces X-CEL Series Reviews - CI-TA-XCEL-93391

Author: chuckhawks (verified customer) , Owner/Managing Editor of the online Photography and Astronomy Information Guide, from Creswell, Oregon on Oct 5, 2009
Pros:  Excellent eye relief, good AFOV
Cons:  n/a
Would recommend:  yes

chuckhawks wrote:

Celestron's X-Cel oculars provide performance similar to that of premium eyepieces at a much lower cost--only a little more than most Plossls. For a complete review on my "Astronomy and Photography Information Guide, see this URL: http://www.chuckhawks.com/celestron_x-cel_eyepieces.htm

Author: SDB777 (verified customer) from Cabot, AR on Sep 22, 2009
Pros:  Great FOV, Budget pricing
Cons:  Not as clear as was hoped
Would recommend:  yes

SDB777 wrote:

Not using this eyepiece for space, bought it for digiscoping. This is an 'inbetween' eyepiece for when the 25mm is too little and the 9mm is too much. Having used it for just a short time, I find the set-up to be simple and afocal camera shots are somewhat better then the Meade kit eyepieces I was using. May need to replace those with some Celestrons as well.

Author: space-race47 from Arvada, CO on Jul 11, 2008
Would recommend:  yes

space-race47 wrote:

25mm eyerelief really is plus with the 2.3mm eyepiece. usually, high power eyepieces have a very small eyerelief, bu te 6 elements in hison makes up for that difference. Great for any astronomical viewing!

Author: Greg Pecaut (verified customer) , Hobbiest but very much into astronomy., from Leroy, Mi. on Jul 6, 2008
Pros:  Good Value
Cons:  Still not that great
Would recommend:  yes

Greg Pecaut wrote:

While these eyepieces are a step up, I still enjoy and get as good a views out of my cheap Zhummel eyepieces that are just as good. The E-Cell's do have a wider FOV, but they don't do any better at reducing internal reflections. This is where they dissapointed me. Had they had less internal reflection I would have been much more pleased. Not as wide a view and more internal reflection than my Ortho's but, at a much lower cost. Of corse nothing comes close to my one Nagler. May be a better deal to save and buy the Baader eyepieces. 3 Quality eyepieces with a quality Barlow makes a much more useful investment than a bunch of cheap eyepieces, so these are at least NOT cheap eyepieces, but they are not the Best either. They do suffer from black outs when your eye is not lined up perfect, but do give a slightly wider good view. These seem to hold their value well when sold used. I've seen many go for near new price on e-bay. Always buy new unless you are getting a great deal, and are willing ...
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Author: orrinwinton (verified customer) , A 55-year-old student in Journalism and Gunsmithing, from Susanville, California on Apr 17, 2008
Pros:  Good quality
Cons:  Eye relief is a little short.
Would recommend:  yes

orrinwinton wrote:

Works great, it's my best 1.25" eyepiece now for a short-tube 4.5" reflector. The eye relief is a little short but I got used to that right away.