Sunday, December 11, 2011

Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Superb Northern Summer Deep Sky Objects Move in From the East!

!±8± Superb Northern Summer Deep Sky Objects Move in From the East!

The year moves on, and so does the night sky. In the Northern Hemisphere, summer's deep sky objects start to make an appearance in the late evenings -- favourite bright stars such as Vega in Lyra and Arcturus in Boötes make a return from the east, and with them some stunning Messier deep sky objects. A couple of hours' observing in late April revealed some real stunners, including M13, and M92. Much lower down, I should have been able to see M3 in the constellation Canes Venatici, and M57 (the Ring Nebula) in the constellation of Lyra, but pretty bad light pollution from local industry towards my eastern horizon severely restricts observing low down deep sky objects with low surface brightness, such as planetary nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.

I always tend to use a 26mm or 20mm eyepiece initially when viewing deep sky objects, following successfully lining them up in my finderscope. Sometimes, as in the case of M81 (Bode's Nebula) and M82 (the Cigar Galaxy) in Ursa Major, the smaller eyepiece and wider angular field of view allows for some attractive framings of deep sky objects together. When it is time for closer inspection, I increase the magnification with my x2 Celestron Barlow lens. In my location, with moderate light pollution and no filter, most deep sky objects, being so faint, really don't bear greater magnification with a 200mm aperture reflector, except of course, bright star clusters and objects such as M42, the Orion Nebula.

So what my bagging of these two superb globular clusters, both of which looked stunning at x80 magnification? Both are globular clusters. M92 alternatively known as NGC 6341 was discovered in 1777 by Johann Elert Bode, and has an apparent magnitude of +6.4 making it one of the more conspicuous globular clusters. Charles Messier independently rediscovered it and catalogued it on March 18, 1781. It lies 26,700 light years distant in our galaxy's halo, like M13 in the constellation of Hercules.

M92 is visible to the naked eye under very good conditions and a showpiece through either a telescope or binoculars. It has a mass of approximately 330,000 suns, and has an angular size of 14 arc minutes, astonishingly it is closing in on the central regions of the Milky Way at a staggeringt 112 km/sec!

So much or M92, what about the superb 'Great globular cluster in Hercules', otherwise known as M13 or NGC6205? It's at a similar distance of about 25,100 light years, has an apparent magnitude of +5.8, and has an angular size of 20 arc minutes. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and is one of the best known globulars in the of the Northern celestial hemisphere. M13 contains several 100,000 stars, and in 1974 was a target for one of the first radio messages addressed to possible extra-terrestrial intelligent races, sent by the large radio telescope at Arecibo.

Both M13 and M92 are gems in the northern night sky, and summer's the time to start making the most of them!


Superb Northern Summer Deep Sky Objects Move in From the East!

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Firstscope Celestron Beginners Telescopes

!±8± Firstscope Celestron Beginners Telescopes

As the name implies the Firstscope Celestron telescope is designed with the first time user in mind making it one of the best beginner telescopes available today for two reasons, price and ease of use. Don't let the name fool you the FirstScope has enough optical performance to delight children and keep adults interested.

The Celestron Firstscope telescope is compact and portable weighing in at under six pounds. No need for a tripod with this table top telescope. Any stable flat surface like the hood of your car or the back yard picnic table will do, making this telescope for beginners a grab and go scope.

Firstscope Celestron Features

Lets review some of the features of this starter telescope. It comes with a Dobsonian Mount which makes up and down or altitude and left or right or azimuth movement smooth and easy for exact targeting. The optical tube is a Newtonian reflector design, meaning the objects are upside down. The optical elements are all coated glass to ensure clear and crisp images. To ensure durability and minimum maintenance only quality material is used in the manufacturing of these beginners telescopes by Celestron.

No assembly is needed. Just insert one of the eyepiece that comes with your stargazing telescope and your good to go. To get the most out of your Celestron telescope Firstscope make sure you read the manual before your try to view the night sky. Practice in the day time to familiarize yourself with the operating functions. It comes with a useful owners manual with detailed instruction to make your exploration of the universe fun and rewarding,

So as not to void your two year limited warranty lets look at some safety tips. Never use your telescope to project images of the sun as heat will build up inside and damage your equipment. The use of solar filters can cause unfiltered sunlight to pass through your eye or cause the telescope to crack or break from the heat. Never leave your equipment unattended only to return to find it broken on the ground.

Two eyepieces are included with the Celestron Firstscope a 20mm 15 power and a 4mm 75 power. For additional eyepieces, moon filter, finder scope and astronomy CD make sure to check out the accessory kit. Weather you are looking for a telescope for kids or are new to astronomy yourself, these beginners telescopes will provide you with years of rewarding service while you search the night skies.


Firstscope Celestron Beginners Telescopes

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Celestron C9.25 SCT Aluminum Optical Tube with CG-5 Dovetail 91025-XLT

!±8± Celestron C9.25 SCT Aluminum Optical Tube with CG-5 Dovetail 91025-XLT

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Celestron's high quality Schmidt Cassegrain design, available in an Optical Tube Assembly. These are the same quality as the tube assemblies that come with their telescope packages, but without the mount. This is a great way to upgrade, without the need to buy the whole telescope system.

This is the Optical Tube Assembly, without the mount.

Includes
* 1-1/4" visual back. * Dovetail slide bar for Celestron's CG-5 Mount.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Celestron 52268 C90 Mak Spotting scope (Black)

!±8± Celestron 52268 C90 Mak Spotting scope (Black)


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Perfect for all Types of Viewing Situations! Celestron's C90 Mak is ideal for outdoor and wildlife observing, as well as hunting and celestial viewing. The Maksutov optical design is recognized for being a portable design that is easy to use and has a variety of applications, making it an excellent choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage. This C90 Mak has excellent optics with razor sharp images over a wide field.

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