Telescope Review: Celestron Nexstar 5SE

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5 жыл бұрын

Finally getting a chance to review products, something I've always wanted to do. Here I'll tell you what I think of the Celestron Nexstar 5SE telescope. Is it a good first scope? Is it good for advanced amateurs?
Watch the Celestron Nexstar 5SE Setup Video:
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How to use the Skyalign Feature on the Celestron 5SE Telescope:
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@MercyPrevails 3 жыл бұрын

NEVER stop doing this! Your enthusiasm and knowledge is an amazing combo. Been looking for a video like this for weeks

@RaysAstrophotography 5 жыл бұрын

I love your enthusiasm always. Good you are doing this.

@quadirmiller609 5 жыл бұрын

Ray's Astrophotography ah of course you show up!

@CreateInternational 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice backdrop and excellent lighting. Beautifully done.

@reszzz 3 жыл бұрын

Just got one. Loving it so far

@davidmcfadden1763 5 жыл бұрын

Love these hands on reviews!

@Framie06 4 жыл бұрын

david mcfadden oath

@GalacticHunter 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great review!

@nealsharp2024 2 жыл бұрын

Just purchased this telescope. Not even aligned yet. This is very helpful and gives me confidence I can do this.

@UkDave3856 5 жыл бұрын

A built in wedge, that's a great feature 👍

@billducas 5 жыл бұрын

I just got the 6SE. Love it. I have an Orion 8 inch DOB and an Orion 4 inch tabletop reflector, and the 6SE is a great addition to the other scopes. So easy to use. Only got to use it once before the rain and clouds came in every night. I knew where m31 and m42 were, so after using Skyalign, the goto worked perfectly. I did get the Powertank. It was worth it.

@pandoraefretum 5 жыл бұрын

Me too 6SE ; it's a great one

@rickmoore4776 Жыл бұрын

he is talking about the 5 inch scope. dipsh:t.. lol

@jamesdougan8789 5 жыл бұрын

great starter scope tony at a great price and with the discount code even better i have the evolution model in the alt az celestron line up and i am very happy with it and the extra features it has. as i use them all the time and they actually save you money on accessories well worth the extra few dollars looking forward to more reviews... excellent video thanks cheers james D

@uilintonlucianomarquesdasi561 3 жыл бұрын

It's a very nice Review! I'm begginner and everything that you said (the price portabily and easy use) are things that I'm looking for Tnks!

@davidaaaa4611 3 ай бұрын

I just got one of those. Like it. Had an Nexstar 8 for 24 years. Like you said it is lite weight and easy to set up. That is why I bought a 5SE. Thanks for the video. Always liked the red dot finders.

@astrophotonics9470 5 жыл бұрын

For those of us with the bigger Celestrons, this is a great grab and go alternative.

@rallycsx 5 жыл бұрын

Dang Tony, great review!

@KhromTX 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@Username47948 6 ай бұрын

I started off with a Celestron Ultima 80 spotting scope, thinking if I didn't like astronomy I could always use it for shooting sports and wildlife photography. After the first year of owning the Ultima 80 I've decided to upgrade to the 5SE! Very excited to see the sky more clearly

@Nottsboy24 5 жыл бұрын

A great telescope for first timers/beginners :)

@narrator69 5 жыл бұрын

So glad to see this, Celestron has become my favourite company. I recently suffered the devastating loss of both my old telescopes, a cheap starter Bushnell 114cm reflector and my Celestron 114 goto, both were crushed during a change of residence and a load that shifted, the primarys weren't recoverable due to scratching. I am now relegated to binoculars to satisfy my star gazing needs and will have to save for at least a year before I can afford a new scope so your reviews will go a long way to helping me decide what to save for. Thanks for all the great videos and I do "keep looking up", even when just out walking, the night sky when clear is far more interesting then a sidewalk.

@narrator69 5 жыл бұрын

P.S. For your Canadian viewers the NexStar 5SE in Canada is around $1400-1500 for the full package.

@blumatrix1960 4 жыл бұрын

I have had this scope for about 8 months now and I have so far never achieved a good alignment with it. The best I have had was that after alignment it found the moon about half way into the eyepiece but no DSO was ever visible and after 10 or 15 minutes it had lost ability to find the moon into the eyepiece at all. I must admit the experiences I have had so far are close to making me give up on trying to capture astro images because of the frustration of spending long nights attempting to capture an image and not ever achieving a good enough alignment to find the galaxy or nebula I am looking for

@winterpatriot1429 Жыл бұрын

Hey, Sir! Just found your channel, and enjoyed your presentation. I’m relatively new to astronomy, but am hooked now. Considering a handful of different scopes and accessories right now, including the SE scopes. Still have a lot of research to do. Sub’d. I like your background there! 👍

@Tommyr 4 жыл бұрын

I have the older white colored tube version. Great little scope. I need to get a tripod for it though.

@zinavejzovic9247 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I like your videos. I have Nexstar 5se with 25mm eyepiece. I am able to see Moon, Saturn and Jupiter clearly. I was wondering what eyepieces I should get to have a close look on planets and Moon and deep sky objects. Do I need to combine Barlow lenses? I'm still quite a beginner with big passion for astronomy. Thank you Infront 😊 clear skies

@greengekko-ps3hr 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just noticed in this video the telescope you are showing has an equatorial mount will I need one for mine as I have a zwo camera already to hopefully get pictures of the planets fingers crossed

@kevincarpenter3428 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great review.im having a lot of trouble finding a starter kit for astro photography.everyone I ask has a different opinion. I love the look of this telescope. I also like the celestron astro fi 6.any thoughts on that? And can I fit a camera to any telescope.

@SierraRacingTeam 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat

@TroyBrokenshire 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great videos. I’m having two problems with this scope and I was wondering if you have any suggestions. First, I can’t read the keypad in the dark when it’s scrolling. The letters all jumble together. I slowed scrolling down as much as possible and played with the brightness and contrast to no avail. If I move it around to adjust the viewing angle I can kind of get the idea of what it’s displaying. Do I have a defective keypad? Second, I align a bright star in the finder but when I look through the eyepiece I don’t see the star at all. It seems I can see the star better with the naked eye. Is there some sort of alignment I have to do with the finder before using the eyepiece? I do have the star centered. What am I missing? Thanks.

@greengekko-ps3hr 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I’ve just bought the celestron nexstar 8 se I’m new to astronomy I watched your video on how to align the telescope but do I need to do anything before that or can I just take it outside and align and when it’s aligned and I send it to say Saturn will it track it automatically ? Many thanks

@astroinceptor 3 жыл бұрын

Could I take images of deep sky objects with this telescope? I mean nebulae and galaxies ? Or you don't recommend it ?

@CashlinSnow 3 жыл бұрын

Hi - I bought one of these for my father. He wants to look at the sun. I can only find a 6" and 8" sized solar lense for these telescopes. Is there one that will fit the Celestron - NexStar 5SE Telescope?

@tonyLA24 5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about renting a scope, to see if I want to purchase it. Do you recommend renting?

@ianmondread 5 жыл бұрын

Nice telescope Tony, a bit on the high end for me though...any chance any of these "loaner" scopes like this one from OPT and others in the future can be a giveaway in a drawing of your subs or something? Thanks for the review ;)

@deepastronomy 5 жыл бұрын

They do sell used scopes at OPT but I don't know how much they are, you can check the website. I may ask them for something as a promotion for my channel in the future though, that's a good idea. Think I better get some more videos under my belt before i ask them though :-)

@ianmondread 5 жыл бұрын

@@deepastronomy Thanks for the info Tony ;) Keep looking up!

@ianmondread 5 жыл бұрын

@@muterseelenallein6586 Ha! Yeah we gotta cheap box-brand store scope to mess around with on clear nights here...light pollution where I live blows though and the cheap scope is all manual adjust...things stay in the field of few only a little awhile ;) I'm planning some camping trips up into the Ocala National Forest in a few weeks...the light pollution is way less up in the central north section of the state I used to live there so I beautiful! Wish me luck and thanks for the chat ;)

@Harp4Hand 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, but I do have a question if you have a moment. I purchased the NexStar 5SE after watching your review, but can’t figure out how to manually slew to an object after alignment. I thought I could manually point to an object (using the direction buttons), but that doesn’t seem to be an option. Am I missing something? Thanks again!

@astraflyr 4 жыл бұрын

I have the older model. Just used it tonight to see the comet. I just push the undo button to get out of the menu and then to use the arrows.

@Ajajambo 3 жыл бұрын

Great video but I have to disagree with the prism diagonal being cheap and not as good as mirrors. The reason Celestron opt for a prism is because they offer superior light scatter control in slow telescopes at F10 Yes mirror will probably do a bit better on deep sky but not on planets. I had this prism tested side by side with a Takashi and Baarder and I couldn’t see the slightest difference

@userinfo2869 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, curious Nexstar 5SE or 6SE here in Australia the 6SE will cost an additional $350 AUD (total 1850 AUD) then the 5SE (1500 AUD) but im not sure its worth it for my first telescope???

@mejoe247 2 жыл бұрын

Which eyepiece would you recommend for viewing Jupiter or Mars?

@samwilson6033 Жыл бұрын

what is the best telescope to take pictures of space with???

@jasonnikolic 4 жыл бұрын

I read that there is an app that inputs the GPS/Time through your smart phone. Is this true? Because it's pretty important if it is. Thanks for the great video! The GPS/Time input thing puts me off tbh and the GPS accessory is $250... (25% the price of the actual scope!) that's the price of Garmin GPS but with no screen or features.

@shilankalhor2072 3 жыл бұрын

Can you see Saturn rings with this telescope? What kind of camera you can attach to this telescope? I wish I could see some pictures taken with this telescope :-/

@mrjackbilbo 5 жыл бұрын

That is cool,.

@fenlandanglingadventuresje7329 4 жыл бұрын

Very good videos for a begginer like me. After all I am just a fisherman who stares at the sky when night fishing is not producing. Can the celestron 5 se follow a fast moving object like ISS ?

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

You would probably have to write software to do that I have seen people do that on celestron scopes but it is not a built in feature. Some meades have satellite tracking built in

@ezrawilson6986 3 жыл бұрын

Great, practical, no nonsense review. How is it for DSO photos using the standard mount and tripod?

@bobf3598 Жыл бұрын

You can just make out the surface of Jupiter with a squint of the eye. Still tiny but the views look crystal clear with its moons as well. Going to try a 5X Barlow lens and see if that makes the view better, when the clouds decide to go away!

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

Most 5x barlows are pretty bad unless you go with a power mate type (4 element tele extender). 2x and 3x barlows can be pretty decent, but you also want to get some higher power eyepieces. Plossls down to 8-9-10mm are still tolerable. But there are longer eye relief types that are much more comfortable down to your theoretical max of 5mm (without Barlow) for an f10 scope. A 6 or 7mm will be usable on more nights than a 5mm

@saulrosales8822 5 жыл бұрын

Why the NEXSTAR 6 & 8SE does not have the equatorial gadget ??

@abood-2639 4 жыл бұрын

They are a bit too big and heavy to have an integrated wedge. The 6 and 8 SE and Evo have a separate wedge you can buy.

@jrr1358 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for info ❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩 sir

@clayz1 5 жыл бұрын

I got the mini tripod and app. You put the app on the iphone, the iphone on the tripod. It points right where you tell it.

@coolbionicle 5 жыл бұрын

I recently bought on layaway a Celestron Nexstar in a local pawnshop at 200 bucks. The only downside is that the main reflector lens is dirty with some fingerprints on it. What would you recomend using to clean up that mirror? I was thinking on using 100% alcohol with a microfiber cloth but I'm not really sure if I should use that since it's most likely a surface mirror. What are your suggestions?

@deepastronomy 5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't use microfiber on the corrector plate, use lens cleaning tissues. They are designed for the purpose and don't leave dust. Microfiber is great at holding small grains that can scratch so don't use that. Also, dilute the alcohol with 50% distilled water.

@coolbionicle 5 жыл бұрын

@@deepastronomy Got it! Thanks a million!

@tonymorse4573 2 ай бұрын

What's the best scope, for seeing the planets in detail, thanks

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

Yes

@gmail2007wvu 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Does the Nexstar 5SE have an option to connect the image to a laptop or monitor

@yusufkif308 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

No, that is a feature of a camera,.not a telescope alone

@sarahsmyth5383 3 жыл бұрын

The only star I see is you 🤩

@natalieherod9473 3 жыл бұрын

I’m debating between this one and the Meade etx 125, which would u recommend

@Shinobi117 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you didn't get the meade.

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

Not the meade.

@ezrawilson6986 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to decide between this scope vs. the 6" version. Any thoughts?

@natalieherod9473 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever decide?

@ezrawilson6986 3 жыл бұрын

@@natalieherod9473 Yes! Thanks for asking

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

Personally I would take the 6. The tilt wedge on the 5 is a cruel joke, and all these se scopes are best used for stacking shorter exposures and using derotation software in stacking. They just don't have the precision for long exposure and autoguiding, even though they have those features it is best to go with German equatorial for that

@adxmalad4675 2 жыл бұрын

Why you people not tell how sharp image we can see through eyepiece

@waynegarrett1614 Жыл бұрын

can 2" eyepieces fit this scope?

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

Yes with 2" sct thread diagonal

@aldosansal 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use it manually to?

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

@helenlindsey4853 4 жыл бұрын

What is the difference between Nexstar 5SE and Nexstar 4SE?

@Reactordrone 3 жыл бұрын

5SE is a 5" Schmidt Cassegrain, 4SE is a 4" Maksutov-Cassegain.

@SK-rv8oz 3 жыл бұрын

@@Reactordrone which is better

@Reactordrone 3 жыл бұрын

@@SK-rv8oz As with most things, it depends. The 4SE is cheaper, has a longer focal length so it's less good at seeing faint objects but good for planets and the moon. The 5SE is more expensive has about 140% the aperture so still good for the planets and Moon bit gives you a bit more light for faint objects. Not a fast optical system but faster than the mak..

@alphaphotoandvideo 5 жыл бұрын

4se or 5se?

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

5 or 6, avoid the 4

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

It wouldn't be a c5 without a loose lens cap

@concernedcitizen780 Ай бұрын

Get a good set of binoculars before you get a telescope. Recommend 7x50 or 10x50. Do not go over 10 power.

@bipedalame 3 жыл бұрын

Under 500 dollars. 4se is better value for money. Almost half the price. Same tripod. Can add on a canon 600d dslr including adapter and T ring and still have over a hundred dollars spare.

@k.h.1587 Ай бұрын

You get what you pay for. It is not one of the better maks on the market