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Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope
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Added: 09/09/11 Last Edited: 05/12/12
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Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope Overview
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope Description
The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 750 x, an optical diameter of 127 millimeters and an optical finderscope. It is manufactured by Celestron, and the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope has an equatorial mount.
Why is the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope highly recommended?
Pikimal is committed to giving you fact-based recommendations. In order to determine the ranking for the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope, we took into account more than 3,700 facts about 263 telescopes. Incorporating input from thousands of Pikimal users like you, we have determined that when choosing a telescope, the most important qualities are vision quality, price and model information. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope beats nearly every other telescope in vision quality, costs less than most telescopes and is among the better telescopes for model information. You can choose your own preferences and create a custom ranking, or check out the top 10 telescopes and compare this item to the winning telescope, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope. Want to know more? Get the details about how Pikimal works or send us some feedback.
The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope is...
- The Best out of the 72Equatorial Telescopes
- The Best out of the 51Newtonian Telescopes
- Top Three if you wantBest Telescopes
- Top Three if you wantHigh Magnification Telescopes
- Top Three for those who wantTelescopes With a High Maximum Useful Magnification
- Top Three out of the 163Telescopes With a Maximum Useful Magnification Over 45 X
- Top Two out of the 107Optical Telescopes
- Top Third if you're looking forInexpensive Telescopes
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope Full Details:
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The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 91% performance for vision quality. | ||
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Optical Diameter:This measurement indicates the size of the telescope's primary lens. A bigger diameter is better, as it will allow the lens to produce more detail by collecting additional light. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 17% performance for optical diameter. However, the current preferences ignore optical diameter in computing the rankings. | 127 millimeters (wrong info?) | |
Focal Length:This measurement indicates the width of an angle the telescope can capture through its eyepiece. A longer focal length will typically allow you to reach higher magnifications. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 23% performance for focal length. However, the current preferences ignore focal length in computing the rankings. | 1000 millimeters (wrong info?) | |
Maximum Useful Magnification:This is the maximum magnification that can be achieved by the telescope that is still considered useful and bright enough to see. Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer higher values for maximum useful magnification, the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 91% performance in this category. | 750 x (wrong info?) | |
Finderscope:This feature assists in locating objects. The right finderscope for you depends on your intended use, as a red-dot finderscope helps to locate things that are visible with the naked eye and an optical finderscope locates things that are not. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 100% performance for finderscope. However, the current preferences ignore finderscope in computing the rankings. | Optical (wrong info?) | |
Vision Quality Rating:How clear is the image created by the telescope? How well does the telescope focus in on an object? | Rate this attribute | |
| Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category. | $129.99 (wrong info?) |
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| Manufacturer's Website | Manufacturer's Website (wrong info?) |
| Manufacturer | Celestron (wrong info?) |
| Availability | Currently Available (wrong info?) |
| Product ID | 25279362 |
| Manufacturer Description | Optical Design: Newtonians, Optical Diameter: 127 mm, Finderscope type: Optical, Focal Length: 1000 mm, Max Useful Magnification: 750 x, Mount Type: Equatorial (wrong info?) |
| The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 68% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings. | 75 (wrong info?) |
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The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 100% performance for construction. However, the current preferences ignore construction in computing the rankings. | ||
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The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 100% performance for construction details. However, the current preferences ignore construction details in computing the rankings. | No special construction details (wrong info?) | |
Optical Design:Optical designs range in both quality and price. Refracting and Newtonian telescopes are both good for visual observing and stargazing, but refracting ones are easier to use and Newtonians are typically less expensive. Catadioptric telescopes are the best design for terrestrial viewing. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 100% performance for optical design. However, the current preferences ignore optical design in computing the rankings. | Newtonians (wrong info?) | |
| Ease of Use Rating | Rate this attribute | |
Mount Type:Mount types range in complexity and the best one for you is based on your intended use. These types range from the altazimuth, which is the simplest design recommended for casual use and terrestrial viewing, to the equatorial design, which is more complex and designed for astronomical viewing. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 100% performance for mount type. However, the current preferences ignore mount type in computing the rankings. | Equatorial (wrong info?) | |
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Durability Rating:How durable is the telescope? Can it handle frequent use? | Rate this attribute | |
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