celestron telescope lens kit?

Question

Celestron Eyepiece and Filter Kit - 1.25 Inch
im thinking of buying this , it had 47 reviews, all ok, just want to know if any of "YOU" have it?

thanks!!

Answer 1

Hello again Yogi

Hmmmmm - I do not know your scope and I do not know your interests and I do not know what this "kit" consists of. I do sense a certain enthusiasm, which is a good thing - but don't let your enthusiasm lead you to buy stuff that you will only use half of. You would be better off buying two good eyepieces - one about 50 - 80 X and one around 250 X - then a whole collection of average ones. Not that Celestron is inferior, on the contrary, they have excellent optics - but the eyepiece is the heart of your scope. If you buy a good Celestron or Televue eyepiece, you will immediately notice a big difference.

I own a Celestron C-11. I have four eyepieces at 82X, 127X, 233X, and 400X. I can only use the 400X on very rare occasions - I only use a single O3 filter - for emission nebulae. Frankly, 90% of my scope time is with the 82X Celestron Axiom or the 127X Televue Nagler and no filter.

My point is, if you have enough money to buy a single good eyepiece (you get what you pay for), I would get a low power wide field top quality one. You will be happier than with the multiple average ones - you just won't know it for a while. Eventually, save up and buy a top quality higher power eyepiece.

In the meantime, attend some local astronomy club observing sessions - they are always online - to see what different eyepieces will do.

Answer 2

Aero_engr has given you a good answer. I've seen this kit and it includes a number of inexpensive Plössl eyepieces, some of which are OK and some of which are useless, like the 6mm and 4mm (too short eye relief). The Barlow lens is second rate. Colour filters are used only by specialized planetary observers, but only two or three. The case you can buy at any Home Depot. As an experienced observer, I mostly use only two or three carefully chosen high quality eyepieces. I never use a Barlow, and I use filters only for Mars.

I'd give you some specific recommendations for eyepieces, but I don't know the aperture or focal length of your telescope. You generally get what you pay for with eyepieces: buy Tele Vue or Pentax and you can't go wrong, even Tele Vue's inexpensive Plössls. There are some good bargains out there, such as Orion's Stratus series and University Optics orthoscopics.

Answer 3

Nope. I built my own.