Customer Reviews

The NexStar User's Guide

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This is excellent. This text provides all the information you will need to troubleshoot your nexstar system. I have recommended that it be shipped with each nexstar telescope sold.
Celestron could save a lot of time answering questions if they would do so.

I recently purchased a Celestron 9.25" Nexstar telescope. The scope is great but the owner's manual that came with it leaves a lot to be desired. After just a quick scan of Swanson's book, I discovered several useful tips that I have already put to use (e.g., how to position the index marking decal that had come off; the Nexstar Resource site; and the availability of a template from Starizona for making it easier to put the scope on the tripod). Anyone thinking about buying a Celeston Nexstar scope should consider purchasing this book.

This is a must have for all Celestron Nexstar owners. The book is very well written, including plain English descriptions of many astronomy terms and concepts. The book covers a lot, and includes information for all models. Its an excellent reference guide and provides a very complete set of instructions for many of the difficulties that a user is likely to encounter while using their scope. It looks like a lot of research went into writing it, and has the potential of saving the reader hours and hours of time researching how to get the most out of their telescope.

If you are looking to use a Celestron Nexstar computer guided GOTO telescope and mount, then this book will take you through every stage of setup, operation and maintenance, in a very user-friendly and readable manner. For the novice astronomer, the first chapter provides a thorough 40-page introduction on basic observational astronomy. Additional elements include chapters on astronomical software, connecting a PC, photography and planning your observations. In short, very highly recommended.

Mr. Swanson has put together, not only a one of a kind book but an amazing guide to help both the beginner and advanced amateur astronomer in the art of using Celestron NexStar telescopes. I strongly believe that, with no insult intended to Celestron, Mr. Swanson's guide continues where the telescope instruction manual left off.
His book is a vast library of information that is not only helpful and interesting to read, but important in the sucessful use of the Celestron NexStar telescopes and the enjoyment of astronomy.
The guide gives you easy to read facts and easy to follow directions.
I recommend this guide to every Celestron NexStar telescope owner, old or new.
You will not be disappointed.

I recently purchased a Celestron 8" GPS Telescope. I read the owner's manual and still had questions. This book answered them ALL!!!. I would strongly recommend buying this book before you buy the telescope as it is an invaluable resource to all the models and gives you hints and "fixes" that you just can't find any other way. . The section on alignments by itself is almost worth the price of the book.

I bought this with NexStar 6SE which is not covered in the book. I know most of the contents still applies to mine. However, you can find most of the information from internet, as the book says. It's time for the author to revise it to make the 2nd edition.

If you own a Celestron NexStar telescope and you are not "GoTo" savvy
like most of us, this book will walk you through it and then some.
I have the SLT 102, which is not covered in this book because the three SLT
models are new and did not come to market until after this book was
published. Nevertheless, it does cover the former models which operate
almost identically. I had no problem following his explanations of
operating my scope. There are many tips and illustrations on the NexStar
line of scopes to give you the confidence needed to get the most out
of your investment. There are trouble shooting guides, suggested acessories,
software reccomendations, power sources, and what you can see in the sky
with your scope. The author has a web site for the most recent information
and tips on the NexStars. You will never feel like you are alone. Mr. Swanson
will answer your questions directly or via the Yahoo NexStar newsgroup
pages. It is a good investment and resource for your telescope.

Found the NexStar Users Guide to be extremely helpful in setting up and using a "Go To" telescope. Most of the information can be applied to any telescope brand that uses this type format.

I am from Holland and I love this book. I own a nexstar se 5 and could not find so much technical information or user's tips about this scope on the internet. The user's guide deliverd with the scope isn't so good. So when I bought this book I was happy to get so much useful information about how to use my nexstar and all the things you can do with it. The user's tips are great and after reading this book you know that using a go- to -telescope isn't so easy as being advertised. This book gives you the answers you need to really enjoy your nexstar instead of getting frustrated and losing the motivation to use it. This book inspires you to try different thing with your nexstar and is honest about the accesoires that you can buy next to your type of nexstar ( such as eyepieces, filters, telrad, focal reducer, etc ) that are really useful.
Just read the book and find out for yourself...........