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(More customer reviews)This has got to be the easiest to operate serious astronomical telescope out there. I am very impressed by the design improvements made on this compared to other competitive models. The overall look is sleek and looks very sturdy without having a bulky look. I like the way the hand controller is stored on the fork arm as it faces you so that you can see the red lit hand controller without having to move. Very convenient. Also, the oversized clutch knobs to adjust the telescopes direction manually is a very good feature.
But what is really most impressive is the new SkyAlign technology and the sophisticated easy-to-use electronics. Previous alignment systems require for you to point and align it at a bright star that the telescope chooses randomly. There is a chance that the bright star you decide to align your telescope is the wrong bright object. With the new SkyAlign on this telescope, you choose any 3 bright objects in the sky, Moon and planets included. There will never be a shortage of bright objects at any time in the nightsky. It also guarantees that you are going to have an accurate alignment.
When I first turned on the telescope, the built in GPS unit links up to provide the telescope with the time and location. Next, I pointed it to a bright object. The instructions on the hand control display was very easy to follow. After pointing the telescope to a bright object, I pressed enter then I used the telescope hand control to point the telescope to a secod bright object on the other side of the sky. After pressing enter, I decided to point it at the moon, the most recognizable object in the night sky. After pressing enter, the hand control indicated to me that I pointed it at Vega, Jupiter and the Moon. That was just amazing. I then asked the telescope to go to Saturn. The telescope took off and after a few seconds stopped and placed Saturn right in the middle of the eyepiece view. With over 40,000 objects in its database, I was able to view several galaxies and nebulae that I was never able to locate before, all in one night.
Overall, a very impressive scope with superb optics (high transmission XLT), nice sleek look and sophisticated software.
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