Ratings and Reviews

4.3

3 product ratings

Easy to use

Strongly constructed

Good quality lenses

by craidetampl-0
Mar 22, 2025
The Good and the Bad of the Celestron NexStar 8SE
This is a quality instrument however the computer display is difficult to use. It is easy to hit the wrong key, particularly hitting the Enter key when you try for the up-movement key which makes Star Align difficult. This key should be moved above the display to prevent this. There should be a bubble level on the mount to make leveling easier. During some operations the screen is partly unreadable. When entering information into the computer like latitude and longitude the first digit should not be unreadable so you can easily double check your settings. The sighting device should be one that is angled so you don't need to get down on the ground to sight something in. I realize that this means it needs to be a telescope rather than the light that is used.
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by ribaukai
Sep 10, 2022
2 things
First thing...the knob that screws on to hold tray does not go all the way up bolt. 2nd thing, getting scope to align. I have spent 3 nights to get it properly aligned with no hope to just entering in a planet to automatically skew to. Amazing to look at moon, Jupiter and Saturn but bought this telescope because it was computerized! Also the keypad holder could have a better design.
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by mitchell307
Mar 17, 2020
Greate Telwscomw
Very easy to set up and operate one of the best purchases I’ve made for 2020
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