Reviews & Ratings for Celestron NexStar Special Edition Telescope 11068 - 6in Computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain — 14 reviews — Page 1

I placed brand new fresh batteries and it would not even turn on! For something that is 1,000+ dollars honestly that’s truly unacceptable! I will contact customer support and we will see what type of adventure it will be from there.

After reading the entire manual before getting started, I was so impressed with the way everything was so easy to set up. Please read manual first, it will make everything so much easier. Up on that note will will be amazed. The options are unreal and the ease of set up is just short of amazing.

I am still working with features. Align is not a one time procedure. Battery life is about two hours. I use rechargeables and ordered the AC adaptor. You'll need a power pack or something for country trips. Resolution is very nice. I haven't used my camera yet and I'm still learning to integrate the skyware software program. But I can get it on an object fairly quick with the finder unit. My 6" is about the limit of what I want to be carrying around from place to place.

I have been using telescopes of various types and sizes for over 30 years when I decided to look for an easier to move around, goto telescope with enough smarts to find and track objects in the night sky and enough aperture to see the Messier objects and more. After much homework, I'm happy to say the NexStar6SE does just that.

It's easy to set up, light weight, fairly intuitive electronics and very nice optics. Plus since it uses a dovetail bar to mount to the drive arm, I can also swap out the 6SE for my 60mm Hydrogen-Alpha solar scope and the electronics allows for a solar system alignment including the sun. Just be sure you know what you're doing cause you could put an eye out with that kid... The tripod is fairly sturdy and steady, too. Just don't over tighten the plastic knobs on the tripod legs as they look like the could break fairly easily.

I have only minor complaints.

First, for a beginning astronomer it should have come with two eyepieces. The 25mm Plossel that came with the scope is a decent eyepiece, but you'll definitely want something like a 12mm to get those close-up looks at the planets and the moon.

Second, don't even think about using 8 AA batteries for an evening of viewing unless you line up on one object only for the entire evening. On a warm summer night, I got less than 2 hours before the scope drive electronics got all wonky. I pulled out the batteries and hooked up a cigarette lighter cable I have for one of my other scopes and it ran qu...
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I had an 8" telescope for 20 years but it was too heavy for me to move much at my age and this 6" is just the right size. I will enjoy this for years. Now just need a b better occular and wedge.Celestron customer support has been very good. Waiting for the first frost to end mosquitoes and the will try on deep space objects. Spent a lot of time researching and this is best value. Opticsplanet is good seller

This was a Christmas gift for my son who's studying astronomy in college.
I know nothing about these telescopes, but Optics Planet has such a huge selection, they made it easy to decide on this one that fit my budget.
By his reaction on opening the package I knew I made the perfect decision.
He said it was better than any he ever imagined he owned. With more possibilities than he could have asked for.
He dove into the included manual and 3 DVD's that assist in the setup and use.
I'm thrilled by my desision to purchase this to advance his passion and possible future career.

Tacticalx

Only had telescope a short while but so far so good. I did have trouble getting the star finder scope to line up with the main tube so I ordered the star sense auto align to make things a little easier which I'm waiting for, otherwise good scope.

Optics Planet is the best place to shop for telescope. Everything arrived well packed and no signs of damage etc. They also provide you with promo code cards for your purchase which is great for you to use to purchase additional accessories ! Well done Optics Planet
Pros: Easy to set up, full of possibilities with this scope, (Research Raspberry Pi With Nexstar) you will get what i mean
Cons: more eye pieces required for greater views. but the started eyepiece that comes with it is adequate enough

Great telescope, good optics. The instructions for setup and use are sorely lacking. I had to "intuitively" figure out the "home/starting" position for the unit before the SkyAlign feature would work correctly, otherwise it fails miserably. Alternatively, the two-star align procedure does work well in lieu of SkyAlign.
Pros: Optics, goto accuracy
Cons: instructions/setup

First light - WOW! Great scope, great optics. StarAlign system works as advertised. On clear, calm night, the scope will split Capella A and B with the 25mm eyepiece that comes with the scope. Did a lot of research for a new scope and this one is a no-brainer. Only issue - an AC adapter is a MUST. Batteries wont last long.
Pros: GREAT OPTICS, STURDY TRIPOD
Cons: BATTERY POWER ALMOST USELESS