Name: Used Celestron SkyPortal WiFi Module undefined
Brand: Celestron
SKU: US1873980
Price: 74.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.5 (43 reviews)

Celestron Skyportal WiFi Module

Celestron SkyPortal WiFi Module

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Celestron Skyportal WiFi Module 

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Why settle for a simple stargazing experience when you can have an immersive astronomical adventure with the SkyPortal WiFi Module from Celestron? This innovative and reliable device transforms your smartphone or tablet into a personal planetarium and observatory, offering you a unique and convenient way to explore the universe.The SkyPortal WiFi Module is designed to seamlessly integrate with your Celestron telescope. Simply plug the module into your telescope's Hand Control or AUX port, and connect your device to its wireless signal. In an instant, your device becomes a wireless hand controller for your telescope, guiding you through the alignment process and slewing to any celestial object with a mere tap.As the SkyPortal WiFi Module directs your telescope to an object, you can indulge in hundreds of included audio descriptions on your device. These narrations delve into the history, mythology, and key features of the most popular celestial objects, enhancing your stargazing experience. The SkyPortal WiFi Module also boasts a Sky Tour feature, which curates a list of the best objects to view based on your exact time and location. This high-quality device eliminates the need for manual input of GPS coordinates or setting the time and date, as it sources this information directly from your device.The SkyPortal WiFi Module is compatible with Celestron's brand new planetarium app, SkyPortal. Available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play, SkyPortal is a comprehensive guide to the universe, with or without the SkyPortal WiFi Module. Developed in collaboration with the experts at SkySafari, SkyPortal boasts an intuitive user interface and a robust database of more than 100,000 celestial objects. It even allows you to plan your observing session before you set up your telescope, showcasing lunar transits and other notable events up to 100 years into the future.Whether you're a novice stargazer or an advanced user, the SkyPortal WiFi Module is a durable and convenient tool that enhances your exploration of the cosmos. Embark on a guided tour of the universe with the SkyPortal WiFi Module, and experience the stars like never before.

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Very disappointing product. The device is unable to maintain a stable connection, it constantly drops the signal or freezes and if I move my phone at all when I am able to briefly connect, the screen on my phone flops wildly back and forth from right to left making the SkyPortal App. unable to use.

Very Disappointing

Works excellent makes telescope use much simpler

Great!

This has worked perfectly and allows me now to control my telescope from my phone. So much easier, really love it.

Great Product that worked perfectly

Once I got it running it has been great.  I especially love the way you can track your scope?s path on the SkyPortal app as it slews to a new target.

Initially I kept getting an error message that the telescope was not responding to the app.  The wi-fi connection was good however.  It turned out to be a problem not with the module but with my Ipad settings.  I was told by Celestron tech support that since the release of IOS 14 and higher there is a setting that must be turned on for the module to work.  So I went into SETTINGS / PRIVACY / LOCAL NETWORK / and found the  SkyPortal app and turned on the setting.  The unit has been working great since.

Get one!!

This wi-fi module allows you to control your telescope via wirelless network using a tablet or phone or pc computer and the appropriate sofware making it very easy to star jump from star to star etc without having to use the hand controller...also can be helpful in the initial alignment of the telescope if a person is having trouble learning to use the hand control...I know I love using mine every chance I get!

Wi-Fi Module

Very useful

Works as advertised. Really nice to do some observing without the hard to see hand control. SkySafari pro does all the work from my Ipad. FYI, set skysafari to celestron wifi to connect.

Nice observers addition.

Works great! Easy setup and connected with no problems.

Works great!

This wireless dongle works exactly as advertised. I plugged it into my Celestron NexStar 5SE and within moments my laptop detected its network. I was then able to remotely calibrate my telescope with ease. Finding celestial objects after that was a snap with the software. Why didn't I buy this sooner?

Great Addition for Amateur Stargazing

Internet connection

This device makes it much easier to align your telescope, and lets you use SkyPortal or other apps to control your scope and select from larger databases for objects to view.

Great device, easy to set up and works exactly as advertised

worked flawlessly out of the box on the first night.  Glad to get rid of hard to read hand controller.

Perfect

Have only used a little, but it works great.  Very easy to navigate the cosmos with this module.  I use it with the 8SE and when the scope slews, the module can get in the way of the focus adjustment and eyepiece.  I may have to make a short dongle that hangs over the side of the scope to keep the module from interfering.

Worth the money but can get in the way on the 8SE

Easy to connect and run my Nexstar 4SE or my SLT mount. The module is very small and with the 90 degree connection stays out of the way during slews. I love it!

Skyportal WiFi Adapter

I don’t bother with the hand controller when I have this. If u get the aux splitter u can use both at same time   A must have as SkyPortal App is great

Celestron Wifi Adaptor

Great add on to drive the NexStar with an iPad. You can align, navigate, and get audio details on what you are looking at. This greatly simplifies aligning as it only wants the 3 stars as input. It takes care or pulls the other details from the iPad.

Small, easy to use

Celestron SkyPortal WIFI works great. Allows to control my telescope using the free SkyPortal software app coupled with the Celestron Starsense alignment scope.  With WIFI and app, phone automatically passes the date, time and gps location to the telescope. WIFI is easy to connect. Love it.

SkyPortal WIFI Works Great

wireless adapter

The module itself seems to be great. No problems ad-hoc or joining it to dual-band router (unlike many other 2.4 only devices that get confused, it seems.)
However, the accompanying app shows weird behavior. Pairs beautifully, but doesn't seem to adjust the in-app position to match real life position when doing alignment. Noy sure if this is my fault, so no stars docked.

I was surprised that it worked so easily

Does exactly what it is made for. Instructions on how to use it is another story thank goodness for Google

Does the job once you figure operations out.

Allowed me to connect my Android cell phone to my Nexstar 8SE and control it remotely through my phone.  You connect it to the SkyPortal software that came with the telescope.  It has a much bigger database than is in the Celestron hand controller.  Worked great.  You want to get the Celestron Aux Port Splitter with it because where the SkyPortal module mounts on the telescope, when you slew the telescope to a more vertical position, the diagonal or focus knob can hit the SkyPortal module.  The wire on the splitter allows you to hang the module on the side of the tripod rather and out of the way of the diagonal and focuser.

Celestron SkyPortal Wifi Module

As Defined

Works perfectly. Creates its own network. Easily pick up by my tablet using skyportal.

Great product

Worked very well with StarSense and my iPad in -25 degree weather in remote locations. 

 Make sure that you delay your iPad screen saver as long as possible or you will have to reconnect to your SkyPortal WiFi.

Excellent signal —-mac delay your iPad screen savor.

Works perfect. It is not cheap but it is truly plug and play. Works with my Win10 and iPad without any problems.

Perfect accessory

Take your $ and buy lotto tickets instead, this may be the most frustrating, time consuming, maddening piece of garbage ever sold.  I spent hours and days trying to get it to work, all the while thinking I was dong something wrong.  Nope, its basically a finicky, intermittent, poorly engineered, poorly designed implementation of hat would have been a great idea if Celestron had put the proper thought into it.  As a LIFELONG Celestron man, I cannot express how deeply disappointed I am I this piece of junk.

Total Junk

Good purchase... it does what’s intended to do.

Good purchase

The SkyPortal  works great and is so easy to set up and use. 
The smartphone app you use with it is straight forward and a great asset even when not using the portal. 
If you like me are tired of star hopping to try and find interesting objects in the night sky this is for you.

SkyPortal is a must have add on for anyone who has a goto Celestron scope.

4 stars because of the obtrusive design.  I had to order an additional AUX splitter cable to move it off the base of my SE mount, otherwise it could have be crushed by my scope when it navigated to near zenith views.  Otherwise, works great.  Either the mount's AUX location needs to change or this needs to have a much lower profile.

If you want remote navigation, get this

Much better than using the hand controller.  Works with phone or Ipad

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Celestron SkyPortal WiFi Module