Is this a good telescope for $139? What do I need to get if I live in suburbia (ambient light from the city) and want to see infrared signatures in space through a telescope?

Sir can u plz tell me Is that telescope tube made by plastic or aluminium or steel Same for the brackets/tube rings Are those plastic??? Plz reply sir 🙏😭💕

Do the counterweights come with the telescope?

Very helpful. Great tip on adjusting mount before screwing into tripod.

Hi dave! i know you might not be able to answer this in time, but i have to make a decision on whether to buy this telescope or not before midnight because its on clearance. Would you recommend it as a beginner telescope? i really like it and what ive heard of it

What do you suggest to get instead?

This is a good scope... actually one of the best in the beginner/ mid range budget range

@@antagonistalion sorry did not see your reply. I went for a skywatcher skyliner 200p flextube on a Dobson goto mount. It can be purchased without goto as well and for a little more than the celestron is far superior.

Have you upgraded since writing this comment? I'm looking to get my first telescope but a lot of people are saying not to get this one. Would love any suggestions. Don't want to be disappointed

@@kimberlyallan1671 hi . Yes I did upgrade. For beginners and ease of use a Dobsonian telescope is highly recommended. The size is up to your budget. I purchased a skywatcher 250p flex tube in the end and also a 2x Barlow and 6mm and 9mm goldline eyepiece for planetary viewing. The 250p is a 10" scope so quite large so very recently I bought a skywatcher heritage 150p virtuoso (goto) flex tube which is highly portable and also offers excellent views of planets and nebula. The 150p heritage is also available on a non goto mount which makes it very affordable. The 150p is a 6" so still offers excellent views.

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Glad I could help!

Part 2 of the Celestron 130 EQ is now live!! Covers detting star finder and using a Barlow lense magnifier!!!

Hope it helps, thanks for dropping a comment

No worries glad it helped, check out some of my other telescope videos for more tips... thanks again , Dave

Yes they are a tricky design but ok when you know, I tend to swing them to the side to move the metal across when putting weights back on.

Glad I could help! I've a few more helpful videos on telescopes feel free to check them too.

Glad it helped!

Glad it helped!

ayy me too

Glad I could help! there are further videos you may like

Hi Khizer, thanks for the kind words, very pleased it helped.

I'm really pleased it helped and thanmks so much for commenting , hope you enjoy your telescope.

Glad it helped!

You're welcome!

Glad to hear that!

Hi, thanks for commenting, I'm glad it helped you, I WILL be doing some star gazing videos really soon, summer almost here in UK and when it is I will try and get a load of videos uploaded :)

Glad it was helpful!

Hope you enjoy it!

@@reviewsbydave8417 I’ve just picked it up I’m following you videos to get to grips with it.

Glad it helped!

Glad to hear it!

Good choice!

Most welcome 😊

Glad to hear!

Great question - I will put that in next part for sure and soon

Glad it helped.

Did it work?

@@reviewsbydave8417 it's up now, but need some advise on getting some eyepieces, which Barlow would I be best with,and I could do with another eyepiece, any recommendations?I was surprised the other night no matter where it was pointing to in the sky,there was stars in my view thru my scope,but looking up at the sky with nothing, there wasn't a star in sight 😁

Happy to help

Glad you liked it!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you

Excellent, I'm pleased to hear that thanks for taking the time to comment.

Many thanks = appreciete the sub too.

Good shout, try some Barlow lenses too, I plan on getting part 2 done soon and will cover off some lense options and setting up the star finder.

Review Monkey I’ve just ordered the T-ring and adaptor so I can connect my Nikon to it! When this weather clears up looking forward to trying it out! May do a video for our channel on it. Thanks for the sub mate. Returned the gesture. :)

Thanks for the info!

Thanks, will do!

Thanks for sharing _ O have some Barlows to review in part two - coming soon....

@@reviewsbydave8417 please a new video soon if ulike

Always welcome

Sir. I am beginer & want to purchase a telescope. Which will be good one refractor or reflector telescope. Do guide for purchasing telescope with price also. Thanks.

Welcome 👍

The mount and tripod really do impress me - I'd expect to pay £100.00 for a tripod this sturdy and yes the mount is cast and very solid.

Hey thanks Hayley..great minds....

Yup its how things are now

Looking at it can certainly be used for that and probably other purposes

Focuser

I think so too! Thanks for taking the time to comment, its good to know people watch this

Yes there definatly is, I think there may have been a plastic sleeve in there too which you need to remove prior to use. Its a small watch battery,

Yes, good for deep space objects if you have minimal light pollution.

Just bought one and yes it’s not covered. Release the two thumb screws on the front of the motor unit and the entire plastic front comes off. Battery slots into a gap beneath the cover. Connect up, make sure the wires don’t get trapped and screw the cover back on. :)

Thanks - I've not got the Motor driver yet. Cheers the Retro shed like your work - just had a look at your channel and subbed you.

Very cool

In the black box

No

Practice becomes perfect my friend! just keep watching videos and learn from there. Over time you will get the knack of things ☺🔭

Hi Antony, Barlow lenses are clever and convenient however quality is key here and with quality comes cost. I'd say don't go too high with magnification as 3x is really around the limit of this telescope size, also ensure the Barlow has good reviews and is a high quality one otherwise it will be difficult to focus well.

@@reviewsbydave8417 Hello, thank you very much for answering my question, and what brand do you recommend the barlow, or which one would you buy? Thank you again. 👍

Part 2 of the Celestron 130 EQ is now live!! Covers detting star finder and using a Barlow lense magnifier!!!

The telescope you have is worlds better than the astromaster 130. You have a Japanese made vixen scope and mount. And the jump from 114 to 130 isn't much. If you want to upgrade get at least a 6"

@@k.h.1587 thanks for that info!... had no idea it was Japanese made and very surprising it would be better than the 130.

@@Chrisaaad 130mm is definitely more aperture than 114, but not really the best upgrade path from a 114. Generally 2 size jumps or more are recomended. If your scope says made in Japan with a v in a circle, and the mount has wood legs, then it is what I am talking about. If it actually cost as much as you said it did it probably is. As far as the astromaster goes, when they first came out they were using synta (Chinese supplier and now owners of celestron) 130mm f5 parabolic optics which are pretty decent. Same as Orion spaceprobe 130ST and celestron nexstar 130GT and 130SLT, and even the higher priced vixen r130SF which was not actually made by vixen like your celestron likely was (circle V is vixens Japanese trademark), Synta makes telescopes for many brands even Meade and most of Orions line, which in the same era as your scope, they were vixen as well. Someone told me that more recent astromasters now use spherical mirrors would be horrible at f5, though they do work in the long f8 114 s. But this person thinks he knows ALOT more than he actually does so I have not confirmed that to actually be the case. Now if your 114 has a short tube and a little lens built into the focuser tube, then that is a different animal and any parabolic 130f5 would blow it out of the water. I am pretty sure the c4.5 came on a vixen Polaris mount which is much more stable than an astromaster eq2 which is a whole size smaller and much less quality than a vixen Polaris, which is actually more like the omni CG4 mount but with wood legs. The super Polaris is cg5 size with the later great Polaris version being what the cg5 mounts are a Chinese copy of. You might even just consider getting a 6" tube and mount it to your existing mount. For $199 you can get a GSO 6" f5 or f6 that comes with rings, dovetail and finder scope, and usually an extension tube for visual use. It also has a 2" focuser. Opt has them branded as TPO and other dealers sell them under different names as well. If you have the mount I am thinking of, it would be the equivalent of having an omni 150xlt setup if you went with the f5 version. The f6 is a little easier to deal with optically, less critical in collimation and easier on eyepiece edge performance as well, but the longer tube is a little less stable on smaller mounts. At the most you will need to get new bolts at the hardware store if the threading is incompatible between your mount and the GSO rings, but if memory serves, GSO uses the same 6mm that yours probably uses rather than the 1/4-20 that synta uses. I always had to go to the hardware store whenever I got a GSO tube for that reason. You may need additional counterweight as well. And your mount should be compatible with Orion astroview/skyview pro weights. The dovetail that comes with the tube you won't need but will want to hold onto in case you get another mount, or decide to add a dovetail saddle to yours.

Sounds like a great scope

Why thank you.. Please come back when Part two comes out - Footage - Barlow lenses and setting up the starfinder

@@reviewsbydave8417 sure