45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
Good value
While the supplied eyepieces aren't of the same quality of, say, TeleVue plossls, they are nonetheless good generic symmetricals (most "plossls" are not true Plossls) of the sort that would ordinarily cost you about twice what this set sells for- and you get filters and a case, to boot! The whole set would typically sell for about three times what Celestron is...
Eh... I guess if you have money to waste
The kit is overpriced. The 4mm eyepiece that comes with it is completely unusable. The eye relief (the space between your eye and the eyepiece) requires you to push your eyeball into the lens. As a matter of fact, nearly all of the eyepieces have horrible eye relief. The one I use most from the kit is the 9mm lens. You have to be pretty close to the opening in order to...
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While the supplied eyepieces aren't of the same quality of, say, TeleVue plossls, they are nonetheless good generic symmetricals (most "plossls" are not true Plossls) of the sort that would ordinarily cost you about twice what this set sells for- and you get filters and a case, to boot! The whole set would typically sell for about three times what Celestron is asking here. I'd recommend this set, along with a good 6" Dobsonian reflector from Celestron or another quality vendor, as an excellent beginner's outfit. If you already have a decent beginner's scope that takes 1-1/4" eyepieces, this set will provide you with all the eyepieces you're likely to need for some time.
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After many years spent without gazing at the stars I finally made my move again and bought a new Nexstar 114. It came with 2 basic eyepieces. This kit looked like a nice addition, for a fair price.
I received the kit quickly, well this is Amazon... The case, as said before in other review, is sturdy and well designed. It is very convenient to carry around, and you don't have to worry about damaging your eyepieces at all. I found it very nice being able to carry all eyepieces at once, and leave the case a few feet away from my observation location, in order to grab elements I need.
The set features some extra space inside, and you can fit another 3 eyepieces. Eyepieces are of good quality. Not top of the line, yet they provide a crisp and clear view. The barlow lens is well built as well. I found the larger eyepiece (the 4mm one) to be of average quality, especially when used with the barlow lens.
Filter are well chosen and give you a good range of choices. I found the moon filter not dark enough to my taste, but it still does a nice job.
Overall, the born-again star gazer that I am is very satisfied of this very good investment.
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I purchased this kit in November. I have over 20 years experience in using telescopes and eyepieces. These eyepieces are a great bargain. Through my 4" fluorite I have used the high power 4mm and 6mm plossl's from this kit with very sharp and contrasty views of Jupiter. Highly recommended
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Great deal and great quality., January 30, 2003
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Before seeing this kit, I bought separately a 6mm Plossl and a 2X Barlow. Those two items are part of this kit, but they cost me more separately than the entire kit! Tried it out last night and was very pleased. The two original eyepieces that came with the scope plus the 5 included in the kit and the Barlow give me 14 different possible views of the sky, and the color filters should help pick up planetary details.
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The eyepieces are of good quality, though the Barlow is a bit on the dark side. The 4mm eyepiece that comes with the set will be seldom used, as most scopes of less than 12", will not handle the magnification. The quality of the filters is outstanding, and come with an instruction sheet on which filters are used for various viewing preferences. The case is of excellent quality, comes with locks and keys so you can secure your eyepieces. Be aware if your collumation is off, these eyepieces will exaggerate poor collumation.
I tested the eyepieces looking at trees over a half mile away during the day, and using an 8" Newt, was able to discern nobs on pine cones. The images were clear, but not as bright as televue eyepieces would be. In the evening, I viewed Jupiter, and a few of the messier catalog galaxies/nebulas, and found the eyepieces to work pretty well.
All in all, given the quality of the eyepieces, the price, and the extras (case, filters, barlow), you can't go wrong with this kit. On the negative side, the eyepieces will slightly darken your image, so don't expect televue, or nagler quality glass.
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It was perfect having this kit to view Mars! I was able to come up with all sorts of combinations of eyepieces/filters to view some of the detail. It really made the polar ice cap stand out. You will not be disappointed with this kit. It is definately worth the money.
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As has been mentioned before, you're not getting top of the line ep's here and would you expect to at this price? What you are getting though is a good selection of good quality ep's, this is a quick and easy way to fill out your accessory kit for cheap and to have a nice sturdy case to house them in. I've been using mine with my 10" Hardin dob and I have not regretted my purchase at all. The only negative to this kit was purchasing it though here, I placed an order and it was sitting unattended for 6 weeks. When I inquired if it would be shipped on the estimated ship date I was given a very vague answer that hinted at the date being unknown. I quickly cancelled the order and placed an order over at telescopesforless.com and only waited a week for the backorder to come in and be shipped out, for the same exact price as here. If you can get it through here or don't mind waiting a couple of months then do it, if you want to get to use your accessory kit I would recommend telescopesforless.
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The money you spent for this set of eyepices is undoubtedly worthwhile. The quality of the eyepices are outstanding comparatively to general unbranded accesories available from dealers. I live in Australia and couldn't find something close to this in the market. The 32mm eyepiece is extremely useful for observing nebulae which shows lot of clarity in what you see. It would have been much convenient if Amazon provided international shipping cause I had to get it through a friend of mine who lives in US.
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I have been more than pleased with my purchase of the Celestron Accessory kit with my Nexstar 8 GPS. The eyepiece that comes with the telescope has become worthless thanks to his kit. I have gotten some excellent views of Mars, Saturn and a few deep sky objects. I highly recommend to anyone with a telescope.
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I needed a Barlow and a 32mm eyepiece for a knock around Reflector I take camping. I saw this Eyepiece Set and figured why not? Well this is truly a Smokin' Deal from Celestron. Quality Eyepieces, 2x Barlow and a set of filters all fitted in a First Rate Aluminum Case. Take my word for it-dont pass this deal up!
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