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Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope

Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope

The Celestron PowerSeeker series of telescopes is designed to give the first-time buyer the perfect combination of quality, value, features and power. Offering exceptional value, these telescopes feature portable yet powerful designs with ample optical performance to excite any newcomer to the world of amateur astronomy.

Manufacturer: Celestron

Price Range: $129.81 - $192.95

Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope

User Reviews

Excellent Product
rating: 5

I got this telescope to replace my old 60mm refractor which had fungal growth at the objective lens. Unlike the other customers, I bought this telescope at a local store with a 2-year warranty. Thus, the telescope was unbroken and packaged properly. The instruction manual was detailed and the telescope came with a software known as theSky, which is a useful program that allows you to locate celestial bodies at the place and time which you are at.

The telescope itself is a sturdy unit, and was properly collimated. With its 127mm aperture, I could easily view planets, stars, and also the moon with great ease. The telescope mount is german equatorial, which was useful as it allows you to track down the star you want to find in the night sky by countering the earth's rotation. As this type of mounting also causes the telescope to move in a slow motion, it is easier to pinpoint a star as compared to an alt-azimuth mount.

Not a bad telescope
rating: 4

This is my first telescope i bought. It was easy to assemble, only took about 10-15 min. The power is good for a beginner. You can see jupiter's moons and the shadow on venus. If you buy this telescope i suggest getting a new barlow lense because the one that comes with it is terrible. Also get a new finder scope. It may look cool but its a piece of junk.

The bottom line is that it is an overall good telescope

Very good if the piece is good
rating: 3

The first piece was poor in visibility and has to get replaced with a another one. The other one was having very good visibility since beginning. Difficult to collimate if one does not have proper experience and/or tools. But very good for the price offered and for the people who know how to use the Equatorial mount. The new piece contained an erect view 20 mm eyepiece but is not as comfortable as the the old piece had 20 mm eyepiece with inverted view. The erect eyepiece I did not find good for astro-photography as well. So I retained the old eyepiece and returned the new eyepiece with the old telescope.

I would have given 5 stars if the first piece were working good and would have given 1 star if both would not have worked good. I'm giving 3 stars as the first one has to return and second is working good.

Good - not great -
rating: 2

This is a good scope - not great. Would not recommend. The focuser was sloppy, too much play. Disassembled it, added more teflon shims, relubed it with silicon and tightened the gear. The tripod, despite it's rugged looks in flimsy. If you have even a moderate breeze expect your image to be shaky and blurry.

The finder scope is cheap, awkward and poorly mounted.

As an aside - I bought a 70MM Mead refractor ($50). Is easier to use, less bulky and gets just as good an image.

Lesson learned: A large diameter refractor is great if you are not in an urban lighted area. It is good for deep sky, if you do not have light pollution.

it's ok, but can of hard to use,
rating: 3

its very bulky and hard to line up but for the money you can see good detail through the 5 inch newton reflector mirrors

Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope