Four decades later, we’ve improved upon this design by adding cutting-edge features, while staying true to our founder’s intent. It was a bit late in the summer before I figured out how to get good planetary photographs and Saturn was already past its peak. It’s time to complete the setup by telling it where in the world you are so you can find objects to look at with ease.

However, despite many, many complaints, Celestron still doesn’t package the NexStar range with any power cable. This telescope collects light at an f-ratio of F10, which is much “slower” than a typical reflector or refractor telescope.Saturn stayed in the center of the eyepiece for almost 20 minutes at over 2000mm focal length – try to do that with a manual dob. To really enjoy using this high-magnification telescope, do yourself a favor and pick up a nice wide-field eyepiece.

I had better optics, since I’d upgraded everything to 2” Luminos, including the Barlowe in use here, but was still using a Canon T5i DSLR. What is the heaviest recommended load for mounting a camera in the Fastar / HyperStar configuration? The Starpointer finderscope is a weak, red-dot affair that only passes muster because you’ll almost exclusively rely on the computer to locate objects once you’re set up. It has never been so easy to align a telescope: no spirit levels, aligning with the North Pole, compass, or finding of Polaris is necessary (a balcony observatory).

You will get impressive views of the Moon and planets, along with deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula, while retaining a compact form factor.

Your camera’s sensor sensitivity is probably uneven and this will produce stripes or gradients that are noticeable when you boost low-light photographs. An altitude-azimuth mount can move in the left-right and up-down directions, but can’t rotate in the z-axis. Before starting, make sure the telescope is level (it comes with a spirit level) and the viewfinder is aligned with the scope, otherwise, you won’t be able to point it at the three bright objects when the time comes.Clifton Cameras is a credit broker, not a lender and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN728300). You will need an additional power source but, other than that, you are great to go right out of the box! While I believe that a manual Dobsonian telescope is the ultimate choice for beginners, I understand that many people need help finding objects. Two things to note versus the previous image: 1) The focal reducer changes the telescope’s f-stop from f/10 to f/6. What’s more, the NexStar SE breaks down into several lightweight and compact pieces, making it easy to transport, even in small vehicles.

Press the battery down to snap it into the plastic battery clips on the opposite side of the battery. The NexStar series of SCTs have been around for over a decade, and I was finally able to experience this beginner-friendly telescope for myself.BIAS: Bias photos are taken with the telescope’s lens cap on at the same ISO as the Lights but with the fastest exposure your camera has. Because of current weather conditions have not yet done full 3 star alignment but can see no reason why there should be any problems, but cannot at the moment make any comment about the handset. The moons of Jupiter can be seen as well as it’s surface markings and how it is flattened at its poles.