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My wife got me this telescope for Christmas, I’ve totally been using it wrong. Thank you for the demonstration, now I feel like I’ve learned something and can give this a real attempt. It’s tough being a beginner! Great video!

This is what I call a clear review! Thanks!

Subbed because of how informative this video was. I've had my telescope for three years (collecting dust) because I didn't have a clue about how it worked and no videos explained in beginner terms. Thank you Ray!

Finally a review that isn't just opening a box, and reading a specs sheet verbatim. Thank you for the good suggestions, and your opinion of the telescope.

Thank you SO MUCH for this!! Appreciate the guide

Best overview of this telescope. First and only to mention motor issue. Thank you for the help

Thank you Mr. Ray... It is one of the most useful videos I found online on the subject.

You covered all points in an exceptional way. Thank you sir for putting in the time and effort of making this video!

Best Description that I have seen till now for the Celestron 130. Thanks!

Thank you so much for posting this. We just bought this telescope and felt so clueless on even how to use it. You covered it so well in this video.

this is a game changer, thanks a lot !

Great video, thanks for sharing. Bought this telescope to share with the kids as a Christmas gift. cant wait!!

Very good video, got to learn so much about this telescope and alignment!

One great video , thanks!! I just got my AstroMaster 130EQ this week. You explain it very well, now I better understand the N-S / E-W aligments and Latitude settings. I agree with you, I do not like the "Unboxing" videos, they're boring. Thanks for the video! I will follow your channel.

This video is a great lesson explaining how to take pictures with this affordable setup. Thanks for taking the time to create this video!

This is absolutely the best video about that telescope and how to use it. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this!! I got this for Christmas and have been so lost

Thank you for this video! You touched on everything I have been wondering about this scope!

That's a really helpful, clear video Ray. I bought a Skywatcher Heritage 130P Dob (like the OneSky) and made a few videos for my channel to help new astronomers, but yours takes it to another level. Excellent work. Clear skies! Graham

Thanks Ray I really enjoy your videos. This one is specially helpful because am getting started with a same kind of setup!1

Nice tutorial! Thank you

Awesome video. I really needed this information. Thank you very much.

Very good video my friend,just what was needed. Very helpfull.thanks.

Incredible video. Thank you so much for the help. Liked and subscribed!

I recently bought 130EQ, and your review about it, is just awesome.

Thanks Ray, this was great and very informative!

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, and providing us with your knowledge, and the great info content. I bought this Beginners Budget telescope, as I am a Beginner, and Like what I am seeing. I see a few bad reviews on it, But it looks like a Laser Collimator is a Must have item for initial Mirror alignment setup and ongoing maintenance for this scope, to get it to function properly right out of the box and as time goes by. I bought a 2x barlow and some filters, and I was looking at some better eye pieces like, Celestron X-Cel LX Series Eyepiece - 1.25-Inch 12mm & 5mm.

Very informative and excellent review my friend! Thank you

Genuine presenter...i appreciate you by subscribing and a thumps up..

great work man , i loved the way you have explained it.

Thank you for taking the time to make a clear succinct video.

Exactly what I was looking for thank you so much.

I have to say you are quite informative with the whole camera aspect. Like you I went out first time, jupiter, saturn, commet I could just about track, but photography was a different kettle of fish. I then purchased a lens cap which I already had doubts about because I've come to realise, just how difficult it is to hold a camera against a scope without shaking it. So I found the laptop, lens and free app you have helpful. Just need to test it out now. Many thanks

Great video. Thanks for your efforts.

Very useful and good explanation

Very well explained and thank you for all the tips and information

Very true none shows the views we get from it they just show how to put together.Thanks.

Thanks for the knowledge Ray !!

My sincere thanks to you sir, Great video just got this telescope as a gift from my father after passing 10th.

Hi Ray, you've chosen a topic on which there are very few videos available. Goodluck and Kudos for bringing all this info with all budding astrophotographers!!!

Great video!! None of the nonsense... You got right to the point. Good job!

Hi Ray, I'm just about to make my purchase having looked at numerous scopes. Watching your videos has made my decision easier, and saved me money in the process. I was going to pay out alot more, but I think this is a great starter scope. I look forward to seeing many more great videos. Many thanks, Del. UK

Really nice video i loved it 👍👍

thanks for the video ray. Very helpful👍

Nice video Ray!

Great video Ray i just bought one of these about two weeks ago it's my first proper telescope i've bought and i've had some horrible cheap ones in the past ,i captured some good images of Jupiter and some hazy ones of Saturn from my Nikon D5200 with 5x Barlow,i will at some stage do away with the Nikon and get an electronic eyepiece due to constant battery changes when connected to my laptop,love your videos you earned another subscription from me :-)

It's cool.....worth watching this & thank you for the info🙂

Well done. Excellent vid for beginners.

Thanks a lot!!! Very nice video. I have a Astromaster 130EQ but ZWO ASI120MC camera is very expensive... not for my pocket.

Thanks Ray !, This video would be a big help to any would be astrophotographers,lovely image of the moon.

Thank you Ray

Thank you !... It was very helpful !!!

Really good surface detail!

Quality video, easy to listen to, top Man respect 👍

Nice video Ray! I have the same model I bought from Costco canada. I kind of know bits and pieces to setup, your video clarified many questions!!! Please make more videos using this telescope using different eyepieces.

Great job Ray.

Excellent. very useful . Thanks for the help

Thank you for this honest review and insight! I felt the same frustrations after I bought a new 6SE scope and discovered the lack of instructions. Astrophotography would be such a great hobby but the time and trial and error is very disheartening. I appreciate your attempt to help others!

Looks like a fun scope for visual.

great video mate keep it up

thank you for sharing your video most helpfull

Great video... Actually..the best video on KZfaq on this particular Telescope!! Thank you for reminding me to switch of my red dot finder!

Hi Ray, I'm a beginner and I learned a lot on this video. I will purchase all the equipment and accessories you used here. Thanks for this great video.

Very good video, thank u.

Truely said.. nice work. Rest KZfaq video just assamble and unboxing. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for making this

Thanks, this really helped.

Thanks a lot for the video, it is helping me to understand the movement. I want to ask a couple of questions. The first one, this will be my first telescope, do you still recommend it? and the second one, I would also know if I can use it to take birds and nature pictures with my cellphone, I was looking at the AstroMaster 102AZ for birding and looking at celestial objects. Thanks in advance for your advice

thanks sir , I bought one but could not find any proper tutorial for alignment .your video helped .Thank you so much

Great vid Ray. Nice to see something that doesn't require a $5k starting price

Thank you so much for more information specification and all information you shared... feels much more relief for a begginer like me.. if you can put link for the accessories

Good instructional video!

Thank you for the video. I just got the telescope and the instructions it came with see out dates. Can you do a video about the eye pieces that it comes with and when to use them?

Thank you for this video!. Very clear and easy to understand.. Regards!

Hi Ray. Nice video. I wish more entry level equatorial setups had RA motor drives as standard. I know you can buy them as a accessory, but It doesn't take long for people to want to share what they're seeing through their scope with a camera :)

You Videos Are Incredible,Even Though I Have Some Experience,You Explain Everything Like You Would To a Beginner❤️❤️❤️Not a Lot Of People Take Time To Do That,When They Have Bigger Gear..Thank You..

What website do you use to get the pictures come up and what is the name of the wrong camera your using

sir, I'm confused to buy celestron astromaster 130 eq and meade Polaris 130 eq, which one give me better result?

Ray you're the best........

Small correction for newcomers to astronomy: "Field of View = What you can see in the eye piece" is a bit vague. The field of view (FOV) is *how much of the sky* you can see in the eye piece. If you have a high focal length (FL), you have a small or narrow field of view. If you have a low focal length, the field is larger. Having a large field of view will mean you can see more of the sky at once, but your *resolution* is lower. This means, for example if you take a picture, you will cover less arcseconds per pixel. Or if you observe a planet with a large FOV, it will appear small. Generally small FOVs are very difficult to track by hand so I recommend not purchasing a telescope with a high focal length to start off, unless you also get motorized tracking. Oh, and if you only want to do visual observation, you will see much more with a dobsonian telescope with a large aperture for the same price. Not as great for photography, though But question for Ray: For newcomers to astrophotography specifically, would you not recommend to spend 200$ on a tracking mount for a DSLR rather than on an unmotorized low/medium-quality telescope? Having high-quality equipment and tracking will surely produce nicer pictures at a low FL (tracked camera with lens, widefield) rather than beginner equipment with a higher FL (astromaster 130), right? I am curious on your opinion. Either way thanks for the upload and explanation of this telescope for newcomers, I am looking forward to the next video!

Very helpful! One small observation: I found the cart in the background was quite distracting and prevented proper view of the base of the mount.

Best explanation I found and +1 for skipping the unboxing.

Very cool Ray... This is actually my first scope, was actually thinking of taking it out again and doing a series of videos with it.👍👍

Great video. But do we actually polar align telesxope with red dot finder or we shall align polaris with mount axis.

Hi Ray, Did you try the 2x Barlow with Astromaster 130EQ?

Good tutorial Ray. On my ancient Newtonian, I found using a 8mm - 24mm variable eyepiece I could gain focus with my DSLR. Take care💫

This is very helpful....I ordered Celestron Astromaster 130, I am a very beginner to this kinda stuff ...can you suggest any lense other than what they have given to get more out of this piece.

thanks for this video

Bro can you do a video on how you balanced it?

Hi Ray I bought a used Celestron 31045 AstroMaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope which does not have the red dot finder as that model dint come with it and need your advice as am not sure whether the batter is working or not as I can't see anything when i switch it on can you please help me thank you

Hi Ray !! First of all thank you for such good guiding video for the persons like me who are new with the telescope. It was really very educative. I have a question can we use ZWO along with the 10mm or 6mm eye piece?

Nice review on the astromaster 130. I had to laugh when i seen you dail in your sights at that power pole. I been sharing pics to my friends last few days of a power pole in various magnifications. And getting confused replies.

Great video. What about using mirrorles camera? The sensor will be closer to the telescope BCS of the short flange distance. I'm already mounting old telephoto lens..

Sir, I have had a Celes 130eq for almost 4/5 years now. I always struggle to set it up. Do you have a super beginners vdo on how to set it up ? Which side your tube should point ? How to balance the tube ? How to align the tube ? What are uses of the different dials and knobs ?

I thinking about getting one just like this for my personal use and to introduce my grandkids to something worthwhile, would you recommend this telescope are is there one around the same price range you would recommend instead? I have found it on sale for around $300 US.. Thanks and good day..

Good video Ray, I have this telescope .I tried the motor drive on the sun today and I thought it held steady (only roughly aligned to north).I adjusted the motor speed , it was easy to get the sun to stay still. Iwill try it on Jupiter on a clear night, and let you know how I got on. For your camera to fit ,I think you need a t ring adaptor for your specific camera and , to focus, don't you just need to put in a barlow lens first, and then your camera? I had an old webcam lying around and I've been trying that out (logitech270hd) It works quite well ,but I'm wandering if I need an IR/UV cut filter on the barlow to improve pics. ......

very good guide,,,how about powerseeker 70EQ guide..??

Help me to set up the finderscope. I am not able to do it. I tried but could not do it.

Did you ever do a collimation video on this 130 telescope? Can you link it to me if you have? Very useful video.