NEXSTAR 5SE Computerized Telescope

nice telescope to see nebulae and deep space objects. i am glad that I have this telescope. really loved it

really good

Update as on 31.Oct.2015: celestron has given up on my support and told me to check with local astronomy club to setup the telescope. Update as on 21.oct.2015: It has been more than 45 days now. I have been in touch with celestron support; with the exception of motor speed adjustment issue, I am still pleagued by goto alignment issue. The company is yet to acknowledge star pointer switch issue. I have to switch it on and off multiple times to get it working. I purchased nexstar 5se telescope and had it delivered on 3.Sept.2015 (India). I have had trouble with it from day 1. The following are the issues. 1. Battery life is low: The battery power does not last more than 10 to 15 minutes. I have wasted 4 sets of batteries. I had read about this issue when I was reading reviews, but not everyone had this issue. Solution: I was told to use high amperage batteries by the vendor. (Looks like I need to have a separate budgeting every month just to buy batteries) OR buy a celestron powertank. 2. Poor response from motors: The remote works fine when I change the directions of the telescope without any problems. As soon as I try to use skyalign, the motor response become extremely slow. The issue starts when I try to align the 2nd object and continues into 3rd object. I tried using celestron powertank and had the same issue. 3. Skyalign does not work: I have tried using skyalign technology; 8 out of 9 times, it has failed to align. The one time it aligned, the telescope was pointing everything in the wrong direction. 4. Trembling tripod: The tripod trembles under slightest of wind. There is lot of shaking when I try to focus the object on the OTA. 5. Star finderscope has shortcomings: The object located at the center of Finderscope does not aligh with OTA. There is loose connection in the switch. 6. I am really surprised there is no power adapter given along with the product. Looks like the battery issue is a known problem with your product. Please include atleast in future packages as it provides backup to your customers. I am very unhappy with the overall product with the exception of the optics. It has been 12 days and I have not had a single day I was able to enjoy the telescope. I had read very bad support reviews for Celestron. My only hope now is that, the product has 2 year warranty and expect it to make it work some time in the future. A costly bitter lesson.

very bad., telescope used in maa life