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Celestron 22097 NexStar 127SLT-Mak Portable Computerised Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope, Grey
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- COMPUTERISED STAR LOCATING TELESCOPE: The Celestron NexStar 127SLT is a computerised telescope that offers a database of more than 40,000 stars, galaxies, nebulae, and more. The telescope locates your object with pinpoint accuracy and tracks it
- COMPACT AND PORTABLE: This telescope for adults and kids to be used together is ideal for weekend camping trips or excursions to dark sky sites. Its compact form factor makes it easy to transport and assemble just about anywhere
- MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN OPTICAL DESIGN: The NexStar 127SLT is the second-largest in the SLT family. The 127mm aperture gathers enough light to see our Solar System and beyond. View Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s cloud bands, and the Moon in brilliant detail
- FAST SETUP WITH SKYALIGN: Celestron’s proprietary SkyAlign procedure has you ready to observe in minutes. Simply centre any three bright objects in the eyepiece and the NexStar SLT aligns to the night sky, ready to locate thousands of objects
- BONUS FREE STARRY NIGHT SOFTWARE: The NexStar 127SLT Computerised Telescope includes a FREE download of one of the top consumer rated astronomy software programs for an interactive sky simulation
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sorted byYou'll likely want to do a few upgrades. I presume these will come with the latest firmware, otherwise you'll need the data cable to connect to your laptop. On plus side it would then let you control the mount from your laptop too.
The rdf is a bit rubbish, so you'll likely want to upgrade that. You'll want to align it with the scope first, easiest to do in day pointing at object in distance, or moon if its around.
The scope is fine with cheap plossl lenses. I found a zoom lens useful too. The mount is wobbly, so will take a second or two to steady.
I upgraded to starsense which is excellent although expensive addon, but it aligns for you. Otherwise it's more of a faff. If you mark the ground and put scope back exactly where it was you can use park mode and not have to align each time (though you do need to update date/time which is annoying). Don't bother with the gps module.
Other thing you will need is a cheap 12v capable powerbank as it seems to eat batteries. You'll probably need a shield as well to prevent dew building up which happens really quickly.
At some point you will want to do some astrophotography. Whilst you can attach a dslr and use software to control it (eg APT) the mount isn't suitable (and beyond scope of a single comment). Good news is attaching a cheap webcam and modifying it, eg the £1.50 PS3 eye cam deal, will let you capture excellent videos of the moon, jupiter, Mars and saturn, which you then combine in to a single image using software. Otherwise dedicated astro cameras for this start at around £120.
Then you'll buy a selection of cases to store it in along with accessories. Then you'll end up buying a huge keter storage box so you can keep it outside and not have to wait an hour for the scope to cool down
So yeah, this hobby is a money pit. (edited)