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Celestron SkyProdigy 130 26x345 Telescope
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- Proprietary Star Sense Technology Provides a Completely Automatic Alignment Process with No User Intervention Required
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Zzizzy
on June 7, 2012
Style Name: 6" Schmidt Cassegrain
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I have found very few personal reviews for the new Celestron SkyProdigy 6 Computerized Telescope w/ Mount & Remote 11076. There are many manufacturer descriptions and videos and quite a lot of claims, but almost no reviews from a consumer who has actually purchased and used this product. So I wanted to start getting something out there. I recently purchased this telescope and have been trying out it's features. I will be evaluating this product fully over the next couple of weeks, but let me give my initial impressions.
First of all, let me say that I have been an amateur astronomer for almost 40 years. I have owned several telescopes and I'm comfortable and knowledgeable with the equipment and their consumer limitations. That said, I was looking at the new line of Celestron SkyProdigy products, not as a serious astrophotography platform, but as a unique "toy". I have wanted a fully automated and self-aligning telescope for as long as I can remember. It seemed like the technology finally caught up and that Celestron had put all the pieces together to produce a family style telescope that would provide star gazing without having to be an astronomer. The key piece was this scope's ability to align itself and then be able to locate celestial objects on it's own. Well, those are some lofty goals, and if you read the Celestron site and watch the videos, those are the claims of the SkyProdigy line.
The proof is if the SkyProdigy can actually perfom as advertised and be able to locate objects after it aligns itself. Unfortunately, out of the box, it cannot!
The scope goes through what it thinks is a successful alignment.Read more ›
First of all, let me say that I have been an amateur astronomer for almost 40 years. I have owned several telescopes and I'm comfortable and knowledgeable with the equipment and their consumer limitations. That said, I was looking at the new line of Celestron SkyProdigy products, not as a serious astrophotography platform, but as a unique "toy". I have wanted a fully automated and self-aligning telescope for as long as I can remember. It seemed like the technology finally caught up and that Celestron had put all the pieces together to produce a family style telescope that would provide star gazing without having to be an astronomer. The key piece was this scope's ability to align itself and then be able to locate celestial objects on it's own. Well, those are some lofty goals, and if you read the Celestron site and watch the videos, those are the claims of the SkyProdigy line.
The proof is if the SkyProdigy can actually perfom as advertised and be able to locate objects after it aligns itself. Unfortunately, out of the box, it cannot!
The scope goes through what it thinks is a successful alignment.Read more ›
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February 28, 2013
We apologize for the less-than-ideal experience you encountered with your SkyProdigy 6. Celestron has been receiving rave reviews for the innovative SkyProdigy telescopes since their introduction in 2011. The issues you described are not typical, but fortunately they can be addressed very easily as outlined below.
Each SkyProdigy mount and optical tube is calibrated at the factory; however, rough shipping conditions may cause a slight misalignment. If this situation occurs, the telescope and mount can be easily realigned with the CALIBRATE function, which is a simple procedure clearly detailed in your SkyProdigy instruction manual. Once you recalibrate the mount and telescope, it will place objects within the field of view. The calibration is automatically stored in the StarSense hand controller, so you will not need to recalibrate the telescope and mount when the mount and telescope are disassembled and reassembled.
Sky Tour is a dynamic list of celestial objects which are filtered from all existing databases in the StarSense hand control. Celestial objects are ordered so you view objects across the sky in a guided progression, like in a tour. Sky Tour's default databases include Asterisms, Double Stars, Galaxies, Globular Clusters, Named Objects, Nebulae, Open Clusters, Planetary Nebulae, and Solar System Objects. Sky Tour is fully configurable, so you may enable or disable any of the databases and set the magnitude limit for filtering objects from each database. Please note that you must have the "Advanced" menu option enabled to make changes; this is explained on page 16 of the SkyProdigy instruction manual.
We are sorry to learn about the faulty azimuth motor, as we conduct a 100% inspection on each unit prior to shipping from our facility. Rest assured that your SkyProdigy will be repaired under warranty and will perform as advertised when returned to you. Please contact our Technical Support team at www.celestron.com/support to process your repair.
Best Regards,
Celestron Technical Support
Each SkyProdigy mount and optical tube is calibrated at the factory; however, rough shipping conditions may cause a slight misalignment. If this situation occurs, the telescope and mount can be easily realigned with the CALIBRATE function, which is a simple procedure clearly detailed in your SkyProdigy instruction manual. Once you recalibrate the mount and telescope, it will place objects within the field of view. The calibration is automatically stored in the StarSense hand controller, so you will not need to recalibrate the telescope and mount when the mount and telescope are disassembled and reassembled.
Sky Tour is a dynamic list of celestial objects which are filtered from all existing databases in the StarSense hand control. Celestial objects are ordered so you view objects across the sky in a guided progression, like in a tour. Sky Tour's default databases include Asterisms, Double Stars, Galaxies, Globular Clusters, Named Objects, Nebulae, Open Clusters, Planetary Nebulae, and Solar System Objects. Sky Tour is fully configurable, so you may enable or disable any of the databases and set the magnitude limit for filtering objects from each database. Please note that you must have the "Advanced" menu option enabled to make changes; this is explained on page 16 of the SkyProdigy instruction manual.
We are sorry to learn about the faulty azimuth motor, as we conduct a 100% inspection on each unit prior to shipping from our facility. Rest assured that your SkyProdigy will be repaired under warranty and will perform as advertised when returned to you. Please contact our Technical Support team at www.celestron.com/support to process your repair.
Best Regards,
Celestron Technical Support
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