The sun locator helps a lot in finding the sun as the scope can't find it on its own. That tube also doubles as a dew shield. It's also nice having a proper lens cap, and the 2" threaded filter holder for trying out other filter combinations than those internal to the scope. The Bahtinov mask is also a useful feature for focusing. A good combination set at a good price.
Harness is comfortable once assembled and adjusted.
I have tried the substitutes (the black belts) and found that the clear OEM belts last at least three times as long and on average four to five times.
I placed the order; All-Star shipped the next day and it arrived within four days in Ontario. No muss, no fuss.
Only comment would be that it could have come in an envelope instead of a box (no problem there). The stars say it all.
Lots of padding, great quality zippers and great carrying option. If you have an Origin Telescope, buying this is a no-brainer!
I have only used the Seestar a handful of times so far but am blown away with the results. I can't wait to explore all the deep space objects I have in mind. I am very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend.
Easy to tumble, and good quality stones and a great price!.
I bought this unit as an upgrade to the usual strap-type dew heaters on my Celestron C11 and RASA8 (which were connected to analog (dial-type) controllers.
This smart controller was designed to work efficiently with Celestron’s dedicated dew heater rings - thus making them more energy efficient at the same time keeping the dew off the corrector plate with just the righr amount of heat.
I’m glad Celestron came up with this innovation and that All-Star Telescopes brings Celestron’s products to the astro community in Edmonton.
I own the original AM5 and the upgrade to the N version is a nice evolution of the mount. The integrated power in the saddle gets rid of any cables which is a great upgrade and really should be a feature on any mount in this price range. It powers my guidescope camera, ASI260MM DUO and two usb dew heaters quite nicely.
Worked way beyond my expectations
Unpacked the carton, downloaded ap onto phone, updated fiirmware in Seestar, aligned Seestar and had an image of Blue Moon within hour after unpacking. I was blown away with all the images I took the first night out. What more can I say? The product is amazing.
What a great little imaging rig. Works well, actually a pleasure to use, and I saw all kinds of them at the star party. People were having a ball with it.
Really nice colour balance with my ASI533MM. And no halos around bright stars! Very happy with these filters.
Baader extention tubes are precisely built and work well.
Great company. Fast and helpful. Great product too
Great book to get especially if just getting into astronomy. Regardless of your background, it is still very insightful and with excellent detail.
Was looking forward to the views of the 31mm nagler through my 16” f 4.5 dob and let’s just say they are incredible
Worth the money spent hands down
Televue eyepieces are next level
Wow
The horsehead in Cygnus comes to life with colour visible in dark skies
Bortle 2
Best 900 dollars spent hands down
This unit is amazingly compact, and the build quality is good. The views are crisp and clear from 9x to around 20x; things are starting to go soft at 27x, with some chromatic aberration. The supplied bag is too small for the scope. Recommended as worth the price for a highly portable knockabout scope.
