Celestron Nexstar 60 ST Telescope

Rating:
Summary: wets the appetite, not much else
Review: I have been wanting a scope for some time and finally my wife just went ahead and bought this scope for me. After using it I found that you can find the planets no problem with it but they do not come in very sharp with any of the lenses. I could not make out any large features on Jupiter. I was able to find the Horsehead nebula in Orion with it but again, the level of detail left much to be desired.
The manual controls on this are horrid and there is alot of play in moving the altitude and azimuth, making centering on objects kind of hard.
If all you want to do is look at the moon, this isn't a bad telescope. Beyond that, spend a little more on a better scope.

Rating:
Summary: wets the appetite, not much else
Review: I have been wanting a scope for some time and finally my wife just went ahead and bought this scope for me. After using it I found that you can find the planets no problem with it but they do not come in very sharp with any of the lenses. I could not make out any large features on Jupiter. I was able to find the Horsehead nebula in Orion with it but again, the level of detail left much to be desired.
The manual controls on this are horrid and there is alot of play in moving the altitude and azimuth, making centering on objects kind of hard.
If all you want to do is look at the moon, this isn't a bad telescope. Beyond that, spend a little more on a better scope.