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Celestron 21041 60mm PowerSeeker Telescope |  | Brand: Celestron
Category: Photography
List Price: $74.95
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1497
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 16.5 x 10 x 29.5
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MPN: 21041
Model: 21041
UPC: 050234210416
EAN: 0050234210416
ASIN: B0002CTZAC
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| Features:
| » | Affordable telescope for beginning astronomer; portable yet powerful | | » | All-glass optical components with high transmission coatings for enhanced image brightness and clarity | | » | Refractor optical design with a 60mm aperture and 700mm focal length | | » | Altazimuth mount suitable for terrestial viewing as well as astronomical use | | » | Includes 3x Barlow Lens (1.25"), 20mm eyepiece, 4mm eyepiece, aluminum tripod with accessory tray |
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Product Description
pThe PowerSeekers come with all coated glass optical components with for enhanced image brightness and clarity. The Newtonian reflectors offer larger aperture and greater light gathering power needed to resolve the faint detail of hundreds of deep-sky and other celestial objects. br /br /All PowerSeekers come on either sturdy equatorial mounts for tracking the sky, or collapsible altazimuth mounts suitable for terrestrial viewing as well as astronomical use. br /br /The PowerSeekers come with a full range of eyepieces plus a 3x Barlow lens, allowing an increase in viewing power hundreds of times greater than that of an unaided eye! /p
Amazon.com Review
Celestron's value priced Powerseeker 60 telescope takes a basic "just the facts" approach to affordable entry level telescopes. The package includes an adjustable aluminum tripod with an alt-azimuth mount and stabilizer, a Kellner type K20 eyepiece, a Ramsden type SR4 eyepiece, a 3x barlow lens, and a 5 power cross-hair finder scope. p The Powerseeker 60 comes disassembled in a compact box, but it won't take long to put everything together. Go ahead and try it out in the daytime, that's the best time to align the finder scope while looking at a distant tree or telephone pole. p My first view of Saturn's rings and star cluster M13 in Hercules came with a 60mm telescope, and I enjoy celestial viewing with the Powerseeker 60 to this day. The secret is to use the low power K20 eyepiece and only extend the tripod legs half-way. This gives me sharp and steady views, whether I'm looking at nearby hills, craters on the Moon, the Double Cluster in Perseus, or even the Andromeda Galaxy! p With a 1.25" focuser and diagonal mirror, it's easy to add better eyepieces. The Kellner type K20 eyepiece yields a 1.1 degree true field of view, better than the Huygens or H-type eyepieces still found in many beginner scopes. Adding an optional Celestron 25mm E-Lux eyepiece is better still. With nearly 2 degrees true field of view, the 25mm E-lux makes it much easier to find objects, either on land or in deep space. The SR4 eyepiece is less impressive; it's like peeking through a pin-hole. Adding the 3x barlow to the SR4 to get that 525x proclaimed on the box is peeking through a dim, fuzzy pin-hole. p I'm surprised that a telescope this inexpensive can be this good. It's good enough to show me Saturn's rings at night or a Steller's Jay at 100 yards during the day. In my opinion, the Powerseeker 60 would be an even better bargain if it came with a K10 eyepiece in place of the 3x barlow and the SR4 eyepiece. Also take a look at Celestron's Firstscope 60AZ; it's only a little more expensive, but it includes two useable eyepieces, a red-dot finder, and planetarium software for your computer. iJeff Phillips/i p BPros:/B ul liLow cost liDecent optics liAccepts 1.25" eyepieces /ul BCons:/B ul liToo small for serious astronomy liOnly one good eyepiece /ul
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 Not worth the money August 2, 2010
Charlene (Modesto, California)
I bought this telescope with the idea to use to see the moon with it, and maybe do a little bird watching, and things like that. Well, it came with some nice software to track the planets and stars with. The software is far more interesting than the telescope, and it gave me false hope that this telescope was good for seeing some of the larger planets, maybe. It works fine during daylight hours, but at night there is not enough light, even when focused on a street light! The tripod fell apart the second day. I have yet to be contacted by customer support at [...] I do not think the listed price at the store of $200 for this model was accurate. Perhaps it is time to return it and get my money back.
 Not bad for the $$$ April 27, 2010
Nola Mike
I bought this for terrestrial viewing. First, this is a $40 scope. Don't expect the Hubble here...
br /For my purposes this works fairly well. Seems well constructed, tripod is nice. As others have mentioned, you won't get anywhere near the max mag specified. Best images are using the 20mm eyepiece. I get decent, if dark, images using the 4mm piece. The Barlow lens is worthless, even using the 20mm (though i'm not sure why--should be less magnification with Barlow + 20mm than with 4mm alone). All in all, pretty good for the money.
 Meh... April 8, 2010
Andy Rich
it works okay, the construction is good and the quality is fine, but this thing isn't much more powerful than my binoculars. it's on a tripod which helps to find the images and it makes it more stable and less shaky, but the power level leaves much to be desiered...
 GREAT for a first telescope!!! March 24, 2010
Danielle D. Emmons
We purchased this telescope for our son as an 8th birthday present. We were a little skeptical due to the scope being so inexpensive. Not wanting to spend a fortune on a telescope if our son was not interesed, this one had the right price. We definitely make the right choice. We are thrilled with the quality! We can see the moon so clear and in great detail. We and our son love using it. I would highly recommend this scope as first.
good enough for the money March 8, 2010
K. Rock
My husband has been wanting something better than his binoculars to see the moon and stars. He is satisified with this purchase. Not amazing but good enough for basics.
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