Celestron 31044 Review

Let's take a look at a review of the Celestron 31044, better known as the Celestron FirstScope 114.

This Celestron 31044 was written by a woman who bought the telescope for her and her husband. They had never owned a telescope before. Her Celestron 31044 review described the telescope as having a good and sturdy support for its scope, thanks to its aluminum tripod. The equatorial mount, she said in this Celestron 31044 review is okay but not wonderful. An EQ-2 type, there are a few seconds of wobble when it is pushed just a little bit.

She also pointed out in her Celestron 31044 review that if she used a higher-powered eyepiece that the telescope's eye relief is not adequate and that the image goes crazy if your eye touches the eyepiece. Focusing, she said, is not wonderful either, although the Celestron 31044's control knobs for slow motion are smooth and accurate. For higher performance try the Celestron 5 telescope review.

The optics, she said in this Celestron 31044 telescope review, are terrific. The optical elements stay well aligned thanks to the scope and the telescope provides great detail, contrast and sharpness when they use high-powered lenses to look at planets. You can see Jupiter clear and bright, including two of its bands of clouds. You can even see Saturn's ears crisply and clearly.

The manual that came with the telescope was not good at all, she said in her Celestron telescope 31044 review. In fact, she said that the printing was so poor that some words were actually cut off. The saving grace, however, was that the telescope was so easy to use that they didn't need the manual.

Overall, she said in this Celestron review, that she and her husband were happy with their beginner telescope.

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