StarSeeker 130mm GoTo Reflector Telescope

by Celestron

Product Details

• ASIN: B000AQOH76
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,026 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2003

Product Description

Don't know Lyra from Leo? Well, step away from the star chart! You don't have to know the constellations to locate oodles of celestial objects with a Celestron StarSeeker GoTo telescope. This high-tech 130mm reflector telescope incorporates the latest computerized object-locating technology, which points the scope automatically to any of 4,000+ astronomical objects in its database! And it features the revolutionary SkyAlign system, which makes the initial alignment of the telescope as easy as 1, 2, 3. The 130mm-diameter (5.1") parabolic mirror gathers 30% more starlight than the 114mm model, to see deeper into space. Includes telescope, mount and tripod, two 1.25" Kellner eyepieces, and a red-dot finder scope to aid in the initial alignment. An Orion exclusive! Two-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overall telescope for the money., January 18, 2007

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Terron Vawter (Bloomington, IL) - See all my reviews
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The telescope was very easy to put together and functions very well. The one thing that I really did not like was that I ordered the scope as an XMas gift for someone in the family. Well, when the scope was delivered, it had ORION TELESCOPE stamped all over it. Needless to say, the person who it was intended for found the package laying next to the door before I had a chance to get home. I had even called Orion to confirm the exact day it was going to arrive and it got there 2 days earlier. Grrrrrr. The surprise was spoiled. So, note to Orion: "Save the senseless advertising and don't advertise to would-be-thieves and gift-recievers what's inside the box, OK?" Second of all, with it being winter, we tried looking at stars in 40F degree weather. The motors will not function in this cold of temperatures. I don't know what the functioning temperatures are and they are not publicised in the manual from what I can see, but 40F degrees isn't it. Anyway, those nit-picks aside, it really is a great telescope and we've had hours of enjoyment from it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, December 11, 2006

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Am Industrial Maintenance "KidNme" (PA) - See all my reviews
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Looks great and is alot lighter that I expected!
Very easy to put together. Shipping was a little rough with the package as it didn't have "Fragile" written all over it! (What WOULD need it if not a telescope?) Because of the rough treatment, it needed to be culminated out of the box. Not a hard task and is good to know anyways.
As this is an Xmas present, I couldn't really "break it out" but I did manage to sneak a peak at the moon before wrapping it up! WOW! Can't wait to spend a few hours a week outside with my boys!
I suggest getting the accessorie package of the extra lenses and filters from celestron. It will give you more bang for your buck and they're high quality lenses!