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The FirstScope 114 series features two models to meet your individual needs. Both are high quality, economical telescope with superb optical systems housed in a glossy black metal tube. The equatorial mounts are quite stable, with setting circles and slow motion controls on both axes for easy, smooth tracking. Strict adherence to Celestron's tough quality standards for manufacturing, assembly and testing ensures that each telescope performs well. The German equatorial mount features setting circles and slow motion controls on the R.A. and DEC axes. These controls will enhance your viewing experience by simplifying both locating and tracking objects. When you're looking for a telescope offering a bit more versatility and control than the altazimuth models, these are the telescopes to consider. These telescopes yield breathtaking views of the moon, Saturn with its ring structure, Jupiter and its belts, and hundreds of deep-sky objects including: galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Add an optional solar filter and you can observe activity on the sun.
Amazon.com Review
The Celestron Firstscope 114 EQ is a Newtonian reflector telescope packaged with two eyepieces and a sturdy equatorial mount. Invented by Sir Isaac Newton, reflector telescopes provide more light gathering power per dollar than any other telescope design. The Firstscope 114 EQ, with 114mm (4.5 inches) of aperture, provides images that are twice as bright as 80mm telescopes, and more than three times brighter than 60mm beginner scopes.
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What can I see with the Firstscope 114 EQ telescope? On clear, calm nights I've been able to see the Cassini division in Saturn's rings and multiple cloud bands on the surface of Jupiter. The Firstscope 114 EQ even brings out pleasing detail in deep space objects. Many of the best galaxies and star clusters were discovered by comet hunter Charles Messier. The Pleiades cluster (M45) is known as the seven sisters because sharp-eyed people can make out six or seven stars with the naked eye. A telescope turns M45 into a beautiful cluster containing dozens of blue- white stars. In 1764, Messier described another deep space object, globular star cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, as a glowing nebula without a star. That's just how M13 looks to this day in smaller 60mm and 80mm telescopes. When I observe M13 from a dark rural location with the Firstscope 114 EQ however, at 90x magnification, M13 takes on the distinctly grainy appearance of a glowing snow ball full of tiny stars.
The Firstscope 114 EQ, like any Newtonian reflector, is a telescope that rewards patience. The mirrors in the Firstscope 114 EQ may need to be aligned or "collimated" from time to time--I find the Celestron Collimation Eyepiece helps get this fine-tuning just right--but the reward is sharp images of the planets even when using the 4mm eyepiece in Celestron's optional accessory kit for a magnification of 225x. The CG3 equatorial mount can be equipped with an optional #93515 motor drive to track the planets at high power, although I find that manual tracking with the standard slow motion controls works pretty well up to magnifications of 120x or so. You'll want some star charts to help find your way around the sky, I like the monthly star charts in Night Sky magazine because they help to find the planets as well as stars and galaxies. --Jeff Phillips
Pros:
- Reflector design good value
- Pleasing detail on brighter star clusters and galaxies
Cons:
- Optics may need occasional fine-tuning
- Terrestrial images appear upside-down
Amazon.com Product Description
The Firstscope 114 EQ is a high quality, economical telescope with superb optical systems housed in a glossy black metal tube. The equatorial mounts are quite stable, with setting circles and slow motion controls on both axes for easy, smooth tracking. Strict adherence to Celestron's tough quality standards for manufacturing, assembly and testing ensures that each telescope performs well.
The 114mm (4.5 inch) Newtonian equatorial telescope is the most popular size telescope for the more serious beginning or intermediate level astronomy enthusiast, and for good reason. The large light gathering power of this 4.5 inch telescope makes it ideal for deep-sky observation of galaxies, star clusters and nebulae, as well as lunar and planetary observing. This makes for a very useful and versatile instrument that can take an observer from the very first time looking through a telescope's eyepiece, through years of observing interesting subjects near and far in the night sky.
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This is a reflector telescope. Reflectors (also known as Newtonian reflectors or catoptrics) capture light with a mirror at the bottom of a tube, which sends the image to the eyepiece at the top of the tube.
First-time telescope users sometimes have difficulty with the idea of looking through the side of a telescope, but the big draw for reflectors is that they are by far the cheapest to manufacture--and thus offer the best value--of all telescope types. They also generally have zero chromatic aberration.
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Firstscope 114 EQ Specifications:
- 114mm (4.5") Aperture
- Focal Length of 900mm
- Focal Ratio of f/8
- Weighs: 19 Lbs.
Firstscope 114 EQ Standard Accessories:
- Two 1.25 inch Eyepieces: 20mm MA Eyepiece (45x), 10mm MA Eyepiece (90x)
- 1.25 inch Focuser with .96 inch Adapter
- Star Pointer Finderscope
- Sturdy, Adjustable Aluminum Tripod with Accessory Tray
Moon viewing 101
The moon is often one of the first celestial objects a beginner will look at through his or her telescope. Here are a couple hints for you once you get your hands on your new 114 EQ.
Often, it is tempting to look at the Moon when it is full. At this time, the face we see is fully illuminated and its light can be overpowering. In addition, little or no contrast can be seen during this phase. One of the best times to observe the Moon is during its partial phases (around the time of first or third quarter). Long shadows reveal a great amount of detail on the lunar surface. At low power you will be able to see most of the lunar disk at one time. The optional Reducer/Corrector lens allows for breath-taking views of the entire lunar disk when used with a low power eyepiece. Change to higher power (magnification) to focus in on a smaller area. Choose the lunar tracking rate from the NexStar's MENU tracking rate options to keep the moon centered in the eyepiece even at high magnifications.
Customer Reviews:
pretty decent beginner telescope........2007-12-12
This telescope is mostly about the mirror. It has a 4.5" primary mirror which picks up a good amount of light. Where this telescope is lacking, is with the included eyepieces. The 20mm is good enough for wide-field scanning. The 10mm eyepiece however is pretty much impossible to get a razor-sharp high-power image of anything. I would definitely recommend this telescope to a beginning astronomer,(which is what I am). But if you really want to utilize the large mirror for higher magnifications you should pick up a high quality eyepiece at about 15mm or smaller.(The smaller the mm, the greater the magnification.)
Bait & Switch Scope.......2007-10-25
While this is advertised as the Celestron Firstscope, that was not the scope that arrived. Instead I received the Astromaster 114EQ - which is a pretty good scope but not what was ordered. In particular, it is a "light bucket" that is good for deep sky objects (given the size limits) but has a shorter focal length, so it will not be as good for things like double stars.
I also noticed that since there were no options on shipping price, the result was that I paid about as much for this "b&s scope" as I would have elsewhere. IE, it went from being a pretty good deal to being an ok deal.
As for the scope itself, while the optics are good, the mount is acceptable and it looks to be made of quite good materials, there is one thing that makes it a poor buy: the spotter "scope". This is the "red dot" system and you can't spot the broad side of the barn with it, let alone the ring nebula. I am not inexperienced and when I consulted with people I consider expert in scopes, having decades of experience, they were blank as to how it could work.
Moreover, though I queried Celestron online a couple weeks ago, I have got no response - the ticket is still open - which is less than impressive.
All in all, this should be a better scope and a better experience than it has been. If I was a true novice, I'd be tearing my hair out by now and ready to ebay it for $1.98 and a can of cat food. As it is, I intend to replace the "spotless system" with an old spotter scope salvaged from a Tasco picked up at a garage sale for a can of cat food - at least it works!
Pretty cool.......2007-05-31
Haven't had the time to use this a whole lot, but we were able to get some great moon detail.
Good overall but could stand some improvement.......2007-01-09
The telescope has pretty good optics which provide a nice clean, crisp, clear picture. Unfortunately, the controls and movements for it could use some improvement. Too many plastic parts and metal parts with too loose a tolerances which makes adjusting, moving, or repositioning the scope a pain.
Good first telescope.......2006-11-28
My son (he is 21) recently announced that he wanted a telescope for Christmas, so I got on-line to educate myself. Didn't take too long before my head began spinning! So, to make a long story short, this is the scope I ended up buying. My husband immediately set it up and has been having a blast with it! Don't know if my son will really get it now! I definately recommend that you buy the accessory kit with it also. I really enjoyed coming home from work today and looking at all the craters on the moon.
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