Need Opinion on Celestron C5+
Lily Yeo
I'm interested in the Celestron C5+. Has anyone used it? Any advice?
Or is there a "better" one for the same price range?
Thanks in advance!
Lily
RHGRUEN
I've had many scopes, and use my C5+. It is an excellant scope and talking
with many on the subject the optics are consistantly excellant. I've had a
Meade ETX, the C5 is much better. The ETX also has very poor tracking while
the C5 is very good. I've had a Pronto, C5 has much better light gathering.
The Images of Saturn and Jupiter are very sharp. No problem seeing the Cassini
division. I also have a meade 5"APO and the C5+ is very close to it. I also
have an 11" celestron and it's nice. However I use the C5+ much more often,
I's just easy to grab the whole thing and take it out.
Good luck, If you decide to get the C5+ I think you can't go wrong. You can
also take the tube off and mount on a tripod easily for terrestrial view
P:s I was at a star party and the C5+ had much better inages than a guy beside
me with a 10" Meade reflector on an equitorial mount.
Larry Bourdillon
I've had my C5+ for just three years now - it's my only scope at the moment.
Certain denizens of this newsgroup may well point out that the C5+ is *only*
a five inch SCT (buy an eight inch), with a *40%* central obstruction (buy a
Mak), with a *single* arm mount (buy a German equatorial), with a non-PEC
*spur* gear drive, etc., etc.
However, in my view, you can't go wrong with this purchase. The optics seem
to be consistently good, and the mechanics are excellent. I use my C5+ just
about any reasonably clear evening. This lil' scope also provides an
excellent platform for piggyback astrophotography, and, with some patience,
prime focus use. Although the standard field tripod does well, if you think
you might want to try some photos, I'd recommend the heavier tripod and the
vibration damping pads.
Good seeing...
...larry
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Jamieson Teo
Didn't I told you it's ok? :P
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Lily Yeo <li...@cyberway.com.sg> wrote in message
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>Hi!
>
>I'm interested in the Celestron C5+. Has anyone used it? Any advice?
>Or is there a "better" one for the same price range?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Lily
>
David Nakamoto
I own a C5+, and it is a very good scope optically, a view shared by
many other users, whether it be for daylight or night viewing. The
mount is steady enough for everything except for CCD imaging, and
the entire setup is light in weight and very portable. In my books
well worth the price since a C8 is almost twice as heavy, without
sacrificing a lot in terms of ability to see objects.
Get it! You won't regret it!
Clear and Steady Nights!
P.S. If later you want to get into CCD imaging, this scope can do it,
but you'll need to place it on a better mount such as the Great Polaris
mount, which the C5 fits into without any modifications.
> Lily Yeo <li...@cyberway.com.sg> wrote in message
> 3646FFCC...@cyberway.com.sg...
> >Hi!
> >
> >I'm interested in the Celestron C5+. Has anyone used it? Any advice?
> >Or is there a "better" one for the same price range?
> >
> >Thanks in advance!
> >
> >Lily
> >
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mag...@arnprior.com
wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I'm interested in the Celestron C5+. Has anyone used it? Any advice?
>Or is there a "better" one for the same price range?
It depends on what you mean by "better", Lily. For nearly the same
money, you can get a larger reflector--a good 8"dob or a C8. There are
more portable scopes around, like smaller refractors. How much weight
can you manage? Do you have friends who can help you transport and set
up the scope? There is a good FAQ around to help you chose the best
scope for you. The C5 is a nice compromise of portability and power,
with pretty good quality, and you probably wouldn't regret getting
one. Have you looked through one, and compared it to other scopes?
Doug Hoy
Lily Yeo
thanks for all your replies & advice!
Lily