Why Should You Buy Celestron NexStar 5 SE Telescope

Overall Rating (based on real customer reviews): 4.4 out of 5 stars

Celestron NexStar 5 SE Telescope

Features and Specifications:

Manufacturer: Celestron
Product Dimensions: 32.3×26.7×12.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 36.7 pounds
StarPointer finderscope to help with alignment and accurately locating objects
Quick-release fork arm mount, optical tube, and accessory tray for no-tool setup
SkyAlign allows you to align on any three bright celestial objects, making for a fast and easy alignment process
Nearly 40,000-object database with 200 user-definable objects and expanded information on over 200 objects
5-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope; StarBright XLT high transmission coatings come standard
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Here are some REAL customer reviews:

“Good telescope, but Celestron does not give full specs upfront”

This is a very nice telescope. I have been using it the past week and have viewed the Moon, Venus, Jupiter. Overall the optics are excellent. But there are a few issues, which had I known earlier I may not have purchased this scope.1…Read more

“Celestron Nexstar 5 SE”

It was cold as heck out, but I’ve owned my Celestron NexStar 5 SE telescope (my first scope) for three days now and the sky was fairly clear; so out I go. I whip through the Sky Align auto alignment process and then ask the telescope to show me Saturn…Read more

“Celestron NexStar 5 SE Telescope”

Since I was new to Astronomy I selected a scope that I thought would meet my early needs and not be too complicated. The 5 SE scope has been a great purchase for me. My only stumble was telling the NexStar computer I used EST time instead of the Standard…Read more