Celestron Accessory Kit with Five 1.25" Plossl Eyepieces, 2x Barlow and Filter Set

I bought this kit in Feb 2011 and love it so much that I have learned to use it in the dark. I use it with an Orion XT10, aimed manually. The eyepieces, which are probably not strictly Plossls if you are a purist, are great and it is great to have a variety to select from - my kit had a 32, a 17, a 13, an 8 and a 6 mm eyepiece, and also a 2x Barlow, which when used with an eyepiece, essentially cuts the mm of each eyepiece in half (doubling the mag) at the expense of some contrast. Many planetary observers prefer symmetrical eyepieces for high-contrast planet observing. The eyepieces are good, with little chromatic aberration even at the edges of the fairly wide fields. The downside is eye relief; if you use the 8 or 6 mm eyepiece without the Barlow, you will be touching the eyepiece with your eyeball occasionally as you try to hit the sweet spot where you can observe most of your object of interest (which, if you don't have a tracking scope, will be moving through the field.) I also dig the 32 mm lens for finding and for observing loose open clusters; and the 17mm piece is optimal for finding the Crab nebula on a dark night. I have used those two to observe a lot of 'faint fuzzies', and on a night with perfect seeing the 6mm shows me the fifth star in the Trapezium, surrounded by green wisps of O2 light from the nebula. The filters are a mixed bag. They fit on the threaded eyepieces perfectly and are quick to swap in and out. For gazing at the moon, they are all welcome - anything to cut down the brightness - and I like the orange one the best, followed by the gray (neutral density) filter. I find the light green filter slightly enhances my view of Jupiter's bands - maybe - and for whatever reason, my best memories of Saturn are definitely through the butter-yellow filter, probably because of the great night I chose to use it. The lens covers are interchangeable and easy to use and keep in a pocket; the filter cases are pretty good and stack in the case for easy storage; the case itself is tough and lined with good eggcrate foam. I have since acquired two more expensive eyepieces, lanthanum-coated bombshells weighing a pound apiece, and their major advantage to my mind is just that the eye side of the exit pupil is much larger - makes it easier to navigate your head to a place where you can see it. Each one of them sold new for about 5x what this entire kit costs and I am not sure I have ever had a demonstrably *better* view out of either of them. So if you took my Celestron kit away, this amateur would want it replaced immediately!

Nice eyepieces and filters , nice protective foam in aluminum case

I've been eyeing this kit ever since I bought my first telescope just over a year and a half ago (Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQ). I got that one used from the warehouse, it came in almost new condition (in fact, I would not have known the difference if I didn't make the purchase). The same is true here, all original packaging, however it was missing the keys, which I did not plan on using anyways, and it was also missing the filter guide (which is a non issue, really. This is why Google exists). The eyepieces themselves are very nice, metal barrels that are a very tight fit in my scope. I mention this because the two beginner EPs that came with the 114EQ are loose fitting and plastic.The glass is very clear, only viewed a church steeple a mile away (it was cloudy last night when I received them, will update once I view the sky with these). Image was very clear across all sizes. The barrels are threaded for filters, which screw in very nicely. Again, will update this section later. UPDATE: Was able to do some observing with these: the clarity is astounding compared to my beginners. I was able to distinctly see the individual stars in the Orion Nebula, specifically the four star group in the middle of it. Before, I could only just make our that I was seeing M42. A huge plus: the EPs are set to (almost) the same focus, so you don't have to refocus much when switching lenses, unlike the beginner EPs. Other thoughts: The case has enough space to hold my laser collimator, my other two EPs and barlow, as well as my mini screwdriver that I use for collimation. tl;dr: HUGE value, great quality, highly recommended to build your EP collection. I cannot be pleased enough with this acquisition!!!

Just got it...Happy with the package from courier. Product looks good. I don't see any deficiency in quality..well made. Atmosphere is cloudy...so waiting to use the lens.

The quality and variety of the optics in this kit are great. They're not top of the line (that's the X-Cel line), but for an amateur looking to have fun with his telescope and also be conscientious of his budget, the price is unbeatable. The pieces I use the most are the moon filter, the 32mm, the 17mm, and the 6mm. Just these pieces alone cost more than the kit, and you have all the other items to play with, plus the case which is actually pretty nice and customizable (I cut extra holes in it to fit my erect image lens and a few other optics I had). The barlow is ok, nothing to write home about. Definitely recommend it if you don't already have the pieces I mentioned.

Je n'ai pas assez d'expérience en astronomie pour juger de la qualité d'oculaires mais dés que l'on prend on main les lentilles, on sent une grande différence de qualité avec celles fournies avec le télescope (Celestron 130 eq md). Concernant l'utilisation, je n'ai pas pu faire énormément de tests, l'achat est trop récent mais on remarque rapidement que l'on a de plus grandes possibilités. Il y a un logement dans la valises pour permettre l'insertion d'autres oculaires. La valise aluminium est robuste (clé pour verrouillage). Mon commentaire est moins constructif que celui de Patreides beaucoup plus connaisseur que moi(voir un peu plus haut), que je remercie, il m'a permis de déterminer mon achat et de patienter jusqu'à son prix le plus bas. Malgré tout je laisse un commentaire, il vous permettra d'avoir un autre avis, celui d'un amateur.

Bought for my partner for our anniversary, he's gotten a lot of use out of them and has had no issues

Ho un telescopio Celestron Astromaster 130 EQ e con questi filtri e oculari si riescono a vedere perfettamente i crateri della Luna e le calotte polari di Marte inoltre la valigetta è molto pratica con anche spazio in più per aggiungere altri filtri e oculari. Certo non è il massimo degli oculari esistenti ma per iniziare è più che buono. Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo. Servizio perfetto da parte di Amazon dato che l'ho ricevuto con addirittura 5 giorni di anticipo. CONSIGLIATO A CHI VUOLE AVVICINARSI AL MONDO DELL'ASTRONOMIA.