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photon · 03-21-2017, 10:49 PM

I've got that Celestron 127EQ and I don't think the mount is bad, not for the price for sure. I don't have a problem with losing the view every time I have to adjust it. There's definitely some wobble while adjusting but it goes back to where I had it after. And I think most of that is from the tripod, it's kind of flimsy IMO and if I was considering improving it I'd look at a different set of legs for it. There's better mounts obviously, but a better mount you'd be paying $300-400 just for that.

The 4mm eyepiece isn't very good as mentioned, but the 20mm one is decent and there's good eyepieces out there, and the Celestron uses 1.25" eyepieces so that's one thing you can keep if you ever upgrade the scope itself.

The "nice" thing about manual scopes is it forces you to learn how to navigate and to learn the sky. Which might be important for some, but I also have no problem if one just wants to enter in some info and have the scope reposition itself (or guide you as you move it yourself), it's about what one wants to get out of it.

That Celestron isn't the same as the department store scopes IMO, it's a real scope that one can get some great views out of and decide if it's something one wants to invest more money into without breaking the bank the first time out.

EDIT: Actually sorry I have the AstroMaster 130EQ, which looks quite different than the 127EQ. So sorry, my comments are about the 130EQ

https://www.amazon.ca/Celestron-3104.../dp/B000MLL6RS

03-21-2017, 10:49 PM	#26
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I've got that Celestron 127EQ and I don't think the mount is bad, not for the price for sure. I don't have a problem with losing the view every time I have to adjust it. There's definitely some wobble while adjusting but it goes back to where I had it after. And I think most of that is from the tripod, it's kind of flimsy IMO and if I was considering improving it I'd look at a different set of legs for it. There's better mounts obviously, but a better mount you'd be paying $300-400 just for that. The 4mm eyepiece isn't very good as mentioned, but the 20mm one is decent and there's good eyepieces out there, and the Celestron uses 1.25" eyepieces so that's one thing you can keep if you ever upgrade the scope itself. The "nice" thing about manual scopes is it forces you to learn how to navigate and to learn the sky. Which might be important for some, but I also have no problem if one just wants to enter in some info and have the scope reposition itself (or guide you as you move it yourself), it's about what one wants to get out of it. That Celestron isn't the same as the department store scopes IMO, it's a real scope that one can get some great views out of and decide if it's something one wants to invest more money into without breaking the bank the first time out. EDIT: Actually sorry I have the AstroMaster 130EQ, which looks quite different than the 127EQ. So sorry, my comments are about the 130EQ https://www.amazon.ca/Celestron-3104.../dp/B000MLL6RS __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.