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Equipment Reviews

The following items are either specific to NexStar telescopes or I have used them with my NexStar telescope.  At the bottom of the page are other general review sites that I find very useful when considering new equipment purchases.

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4 Sep 2021
Lenovo Tab P11 Android Tablet
An excellent choice for astronomy use.
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8 June 2021
nPAE Theia90 Star Diagonal
An innovative take on the 2-inch dielectric mirror diagonal.
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18 March 2019
StarGPS-NX GPS Receiver for Celestron Scopes
A superior GPS receiver for Celestron mounts.
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12 January 2010
Baader Planetarium Hyperion Eyepieces
Baader's versatile, reasonably priced eyepiece series, to include the Hyperion Clickstop Zoom.
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30 November 2008
Baader Clicklock 2" Dielectric Mirror Diagonal
The latest Baader diagonal - great new features and competitive price.
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9 September 2006
Celestron NexStar 102SLT
The 102mm short-tube refractor model of Celestron's newest introductory-level computerized telescope line.
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24 July 2006
Skyan Wireless Controller
A wireless controller for manually slewing most Celestron computerized scopes.  Also controls many motorized focusers.
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22 March 2004
Baader Fringe-Killer Filter
Meet the new reining king of minus-violet filters for achromatic refractors.
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14 March 2004
APT Astro's AMF Equatorial Wedge for NexStar GPS Telescopes
A premium wedge for the NexStar line.
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15 April 2003
Baader Maxbright 2" Dielectric Mirror Diagonal
Baader Planetarium has taken dielectric (enhanced) mirror diagonals to the next level with their latest offering.
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8 October 2002
Buy Astro Stuff's Astro Chair
A must have accessory - relax and really observe at the eyepiece.
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4 June 2002
New NexStar 8/11 GPS Hand Control (version 1.6)
A review of the fixes and new features available in the new hand control for the N8/11GPS scopes.
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20 December 2001
Celestron NexStar 11 GPS
A quick review of my NexStar 11 GPS telescope.
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17 December 2001
New GT Hand Control
A detailed review of the upgraded hand control shipped with NexStar GTs beginning in January 2002.
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27 November 2001
Baader Brackets
This bracket from Baader Planetarium will allow you to attach almost any telescope optical tube assembly (OTA) to the NexStar 60/80/114 mount.
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7 May 2002
Baader AstroSolar Film
Enjoy a premium quality solar filter for under $40!  According the September 2000 Sky and Telescope review, "a new standard has been set for solar filters."   Also recognized by S & T as a Hot New Product of 2000.
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14 September 2001
Baader Moon and Skyglow Filter
A very affordable filter that improves views of the moon and provides reduced sky glow for light-polluted areas.  This precision-ground, fully coated filter also reduces color aberrations in achromatic refractors.
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14 September 2001
Celestron Standard 2x Barlow and 3.6mm NexStar Plossl
An economical barlow and high magnification Plossl eyepiece.
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11 November 2000
Celestron NexStar 80GT
A detailed review of my NexStar 80GT telescope.

 

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Other Review Sites

The Telescope Review Web Site
http://www.scopereviews.com
A great review site by one individual, Ed Ting.  It provides very consistent reports but somewhat limited equipment coverage.

Cloudy Nights Reviews
http://www.cloudynights.com
Another great review site.   The reviews were performed by many different individuals with a wide range of astronomy experience - good, because you get various viewpoints, not so good, due to inconsistent levels of experience of the reviewers.  In 2004, they introduced "Cloudy Night Reports" - in-depth reviews by a select cadre of very experienced amateur astronomers.  These are generally very high quality and well worth the read.


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