Name: Used Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope with Motorized Altazimuth Mount & 4000+ Object Database undefined
Brand: Celestron
SKU: US1721502
Price: 499.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.1 (16 reviews)

Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope with Motorized Altazimuth Mount & 4000+ Object Database

Celestron NexStar SLT Telescope

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Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope

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Open Box: Used Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope with Motorized Altazimuth Mount & 4000+ Object Database undefined

The popularity of Celestron's NeXStar 114 models inspired us to go bigger! Celestron is proud to introduce NeXStar 130 SLT. The NeXStar 130 SLT has 30% more light-gathering power than our 114mm telescope. And the 114 SLT, like the other models in the SLT Series, comes with a fully computerized hand control. The computerized hand control gives you the ability to automatically slew to any of its 4,000+ objects, including over 600 galaxies, 300 clusters and dozens of beautiful binary stars. With its pre-assembled, adjustable steel tripod, the NeXStar 114 SLT can be up and ready to use in a matter of minutes. The SkyAlign alignment technology and the included StarPointer Finderscope with a red LED makes aligning a breeze.View the details of the lunar surface, the rings of Saturn, the polar ice caps on Mars, the cloud belts on Jupiter or a number of the Messier objects such as the globular cluster in Hercules (M13), or the Great Nebula in Orion (M42). Begin to explore some of the fainter Messier objects using the additional light-gathering capabilities of the 130 SLT's 5" primary mirror. Because of the Newtonian design, the mirror gives fully color-corrected views that are best suited for astronomical use.   SkyAlign   With Celestron's revolutionary new alignment technology, setting up and using a computerized telescope is faster and easier than ever before!  Point the telescope at three bright objects in the sky and the telescope tells YOU what the objects are. You do not need to know the names of the stars - you can even pick the moon or bright planets! SkyAlign is the easiest method to align a computerized telescope, it's perfect for beginners and provides the convenience and accuracy demanded by experienced users.  SkyAlign is the only alignment method where you truly do not have to know the night sky - and it's only available from Celestron.

Used Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope with Motorized Altazimuth Mount & 4000+ Object Database undefined

As a starter telescope, it is way better than what I expected to arrive. My only "issue" would be that the telescope does not rotate as quickly as I'd like even at max speed but aside from that it works great! Definitely worth the buy

Amazing telescope!

Ordered my telescope which was on back order but I got it sooner than I thought I would.  Set up was easy and I love searching the stars.

I recommend the scope for lunar and planetary photography.  For those who are comfortable taking longer exposures, it is acceptable for deep space as well.

Great Little Scope

Amazing telescope! Crisp image. Easy alignment. Intuitive controls. I am very happy with my choice of purchase.

Buy it!

This scope requires 3 stars to align for the computer to work. The telescope must be level. I have had this scope about 3 yrs now and I still have not been able to balance this scope.
Other then what I have said, The optics are good for a beginner.

Alignment

This is my first telescope and I am very pleased with it.  The clarity is amazing and when dialed in correctly will follow an object through the sky the entire night. Of course I'm usually bouncing around and checking out several sights so I don't zero in on just one thing for long periods of time. But you can return to an object with ease which I have done many times. Honestly, this telescope has not disappointed at all; it's easy to transport, easy to set up and easy to use. Hope you enjoy!

Great Beginner Telescope

Purchased additional camera mount but too much wobble when pressing shutter button. Able to view Saturn and rings with 15MM lens. Starfinder lens takes getting used to but must be aligned properly to work correctly. Good beginner scope!

Good beginning telescope

I use the scope to watch the space station and the moon. This is my first telescope, and other than the sightscope giving me a feeling it has a short, its wonderful. I will add The software provided seems old and feel the instruction book could use a major overhaul. It would be nice if the cord to update the Nextar firmware was provided instead of being an antiquated extra part.  This is my first telescope EVER and well, it doesn't just come out of the box ready to go. Overall, a good buy, BUT again more information should be included.

Great But sightscope seems poorly made

I'm using it for travel
Great is automatic pointing 
Not so great is vibration, extra weight helps

Best regards from Germany to Peter @ Adorama

great travel telscope

This is a fantastic deal for a refractor telescope. This is my 6th telescope. I have newts and schmits.My best schmit is a c8in and nwt is a 12in. This is my first refractor. I always wanted one but cost for aperture was was too expensive.The slt 102 seemed worth a try. I am so happy I did. I wanted a good grab and go and this is it. I already had a good 2in diagonal and put that in it right away. So i'm not gonna trash the 1.25 that comes with scope.I read bad comments about the star finder scope and have to say maybe these people got a different finder scope. I love mine. Works great! For twice the money you can't do better!

What a great buy

GoTo is not perfect but gets me close.
Wish I could afford a bigger telescope but I think this is a good choice for the price.

I would buy this product again

This is a fantastic telescope for a beginner or experienced astronomer. By upgrading the eyepieces and diagonal you'll get a high quality observing instrument. Beginners will have a small learning curve but once you understand the controls you'll be able to tour the universe. I have many telescopes from Celestron and they're are all large 11". This 102mm is highly portable and is a joy to use. I rate is 5 stars!

Perfect telescope for anyone

SLT handpiece light flickers on and off after a while, making a torch neccessary for using it.
View is very limited with supllied eyepieces.
Unstable.  Hard to focus due to instability.
Basically, the SLT doesn't work, we can never find 3 bright stars that it recognises.
It is a kids toy product, buy something else!

Spend a bit more and get something else

I found the scope simple to setup and simple to align and stayed in alignment pretty well.
The optics seem to be of good quality for the price and the goto feature is just wonderful.

The focus knob is too close to the main eyepiece causing a more unstable image as my finger bumps into into the diagonal after a 1/4 turn.

A glow in the dark bubble mount would have been a nice touch as well.

OMG! I can see Jupiters moons!

very new at this....havent used my scope alot...just trying to figure it out

great scope

We are just getting started with this telescope, We need more moonl

Used Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope with Motorized Altazimuth Mount & 4000+ Object Database

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Celestron NexStar 130 SLT 130mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope