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Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Telescope

We have analyzed 1784 reviews and found:

32% of users say that: Product is great, works great, works well, is a great scope. Telescope is amazing, is great, is awesome, is very good. Scope is great, made by celestron, is actually pretty great, is good. Moon looks awesome, looks fantastic, looks very clear, looks amazing. 2% of users noticed that: Tripod is shaky, is very flimsy, is weak, is very shaky. Mount is very shaky, is shaky, was broken, is wobbly. Finder scope is junk, is crap, is hard to use, is faulty. Instruction are terrible, don't help in the slightest, are poor, were a little too brief.

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product
1727 703
love • great • loves • good • is great • recommend • like • works great • loved • excellent • enjoy • up • works well • is a great scope • easy to use • is awesome • worth • is good • works • is a good scope
telescope
441 98
great • good • nice • decent • very good • is amazing • awesome • great beginner • amazing • beginner • excellent • is great • better • wonderful • excellent beginner • is awesome • fantastic • is very good • best • real
scope
198 31
great • nice • good • great beginner • spotting • better • beginner • pretty good • best • gem • good beginner • amazing • small • is great • very interested • very happy • made by celestron • ever be able to adjust • is actually pretty great • best you down
moon
98 11
looks awesome • looks fantastic • looks very clear • looks amazing • is amazing • was amazing • is beautiful • so clear • was out • amazing • okay • clearer • shows excellent detail • see craters • never seen anything well • ok • very well • amazing views • will blow you away • great detail
price
85 4
great • good • nice • fantastic • excellent • low • is great • was great • reasonable • is very reasonable • very good • is right • is so good • was modest • very complicated to assemble • was right • is affordable • ok • very impressed • quite decent
quality
70 19
good • better • great • pretty good • excellent • high • overall • is quite good • very impressed • reasonable • is great • difference • pretty sharp • excelent • very impressive • higher • provides room • low • wonderful • is wonderful
eyepiece
64 17
better • zoomable • useful • several • could be better • are adequate • quality • two quality plössl • reasonable-quality • basic • are cheap • larger • cheap • properly collimated • wide-field • is considerably bigger • suck • recommend • 3x barlow • are okay
image
51 29
clear • sharper • good • beautiful • great • could get as sharp • improve • dramatic • nice crisp • high quality • smaller • very sharp • looked like a japanese fan • will be clear • are just beautiful • are 3 to 5 shot composites • very clear • is of course much crisper • outstanding • are clear
lens
37 25
objective • 3x barlow • low quality • wasn't powerful enough • 3x • zero luck • barlow • better picture • clearer shadows • powerful • has great clarity • works great • is usable • intermediate-sized • with mixed results • 5x barlow • extra • better • is placed inside the tube • nice
optics
50 7
good • are great • decent • are good • are very good • quality • are excellent • very basic • superior • excellent • better • good enough • are solid • came with three • needed to be aligned • quite impressed • acceptable quality • pretty good • impressive • difficult to aim
this telescope
33 13
love • recommend • highly recommend • really like • loves • like • absolutely love • great • works ok • would suggest • highly enjoying • improve • really enjoying • definately recommend
assembly
30 12
was easy • easy • was fairly straightforward • was a breeze • was very easy • was very simple • went pretty well • was a total breeze • able to follow their guide on youtube • was super easy • was easy about 20mins • is a killer • was remarkably simple.i • was a cinch • was straightforward • was piece of cake • is mostly easy • was fairly simple • was straight forward • straightforward
review
27 13
positive • good • better • end • informative • excellent • are great • nice • 4 star • quite positive • no • is what drives amazon • were so go my daughter • weighed the odds • update • great • many • were mostly good(after • was placed right • get to use the scope
magnification
33 4
max useful • great • maximum useful • good • should be pretty impressive • short-tube • perfect • 120x • is going to be usable • pretty good • high level • is about 5 times better • would be convenient • very impressed • lowest • higher • highest • increases • level • stronger
view
34 3
is great • great • are amazing • very clear • good • wide • are fantastic • was amazing • incredible • inspiring • small • potential • captivating • is clear • hard to adjust • are pretty good • are pretty decent • awesome • clear • nice clear
item
28 8
great • good • still works • professional • performs quite well • asking for all year long • is easy to set up • is very well made • can travel with you to your next purchase • in good shape • returning • was a gift • sells for • was delivered • was purchased as a birthday gift • very nice • fun • super • could include it • is around 12 year old
lense
23 9
better • extra • equipped with • more quickly • multiple • cheap • is for a junior level • is usable • need other • are low quality • works • few • are the trick • are like eyeglasses • better view • could be better • reached safely • work good • more varied • good
everything
21 12
looked like a bigger dot • haven't fully exploited • works • fit perfect • work • he wanted and more • aligned up perfectly • really focus • came very quickly • is so small • works fantastically • was perfect • he expected • came in good shape • mars • is still fine • more • was packaged very effciently • came nicely packed • fit together logically
equatorial mount
17 14
works fairly well • takes getting use to but for $120 • works well • pretty sturdy • will get some getting used to • works very well • requires some set up • is cheap • difficult to use • is a great • easy to track objects • enjoying learning to use • mounts in one • is pretty good • takes some learning • was a bonus • is so useful
picture
22 7
is far from the truth • easy and sharp • is with barlow • looking very sharp • possible hint • good clear • hope to snap some • really good • look good • are totally accurate • exactly what youll see with the 4mm • arent even close to what you see • awesome • blood moon over johnson city • nice • excellent • nice sharp • few • fairly nice • posted on the right
celestron
17 10
makes very good scopes • contact • quality • intermediate start gazers • did a great job • sells this under their primary brand • makes a decent telescope • shorter focal length • makes mostly good stuff • thanks • without a laser was best • provides a motor drive • like • is going to send me another lens • makes the best stuff • changed to a single heavier counterweight • fits-celestron-only variety
set up
25 1
easy • very easy • easy to • is easy • works great • quick • easy to use • is quick • easy with no tools necessary • was easy • easy enough • simple enough • super easy • extremely easy to used • was pretty easy • relatively easy • easy to move around • simple
jupiter
21 2
able to see • atmosphere and moons • is a little bright • easy able to spot • very good • enough • able to easily see • still able to see • was below the horizon • checking out • moved out the view in 30 seconds • able to clearly see • is not very big • is ok • nice • bright • looks great • best
shipping
23 2
fast • super fast • was fast • more than the telescope • via ups rescheduled multiple times • quick • essential pieces needed to be mounted • was quicker • very fast • free • no problem • easy • no issues • was great • not pay more than 100.00 • super saver • can't complain
viewing
20 4
great • good • good planetary • above average • highly improve • amateur • things with no problem • clear • enjoy • things like the moon • really beautiful • nighttime • is incredible • sky • becomes even better • best • will start evening
directions
15 8
you have to read • are very scientific-- • are not real clear • are complete • how to use it properly • not very clear • thorough • seem right to me • follow • are straightforward • doubt • well explained • required some medium skill • very helpful • accurate
detail
22 1
great • amazing • incredible • stunning • truly terrific • were pretty surprised • none of their • very surprised • surprising good • good • were sharp • not smears
this scope
14 8
recommend • hit the spot perfectly • i recommend • really likes • really helped • is worth the money • is amazing • finally collimated • is very easy to put together • is overkill • is alright • is well worth the money
purchase
15 7
great • was hard to aim • hard to keep aligned • very pleased • very good • do your research • would recommend • happier • best • good • telescope • amazed and happy
box
11 9
work straight out • was packed within two other boxes • cheaper • does mention a maximum possible magnification of 675x • was collimated out • pretty good shape • was put together rather easily • able to get started with what comes in the • nice surprise • big • undamaged
starter telescope
20
great • good • perfect • very good • is really easy to use for beginners • highly recommended • decent • pretty nice
setup
18 1
easy • was simple • ease • is perfect • is easy and simple • straightforward • is easy • was mostly painless • best • in great detail • was very easy • was easy • was quick • does feel cheap
saturn
16 3
is the neatest • did see • rings around • beeing the easiest to see • with ease without the barlow • able to spot • will be better positioned to be viewed • able to see • beautiful view • can see • mars and • view • able to find • was really clear • very easily • elongated blurr
tripod
41 57
unstable • is shaky • is very flimsy • is weak • is very shaky • isn't the strongest thing • was ridiculously flimsy • thinly walled • not horribly stable • ok • terrible • was busted • is not the best • was very weak • was not balanced • is flimsy • is mostly metal • are terrible • is rather flimsy • is not strong enough
mount
39 55
is very shaky • is shaky • unstable • was broken • is wobbly • essentially useless for operating in equatorial mode • is exceedingly frustrating • is not shaking • fix that problem • broke • is a bit shaky • are terrible • is utter trash • don't get an eq-2 • works but not well • was practically useless • feels loose • is poor quality • is beyond terrible • made viewing difficult
finder scope
20 37
is junk • is crap • fail it’s not set far enough away • cheapest part of this telescope • is hard to use • is faulty • is unusable • is very difficult to align • moves at slight touch • doesn't stay accurate • will misalign again • is useless • my main problem • is a joke • was never aligned with the telescope • is absolutely crap • isn't to great • does not come close to accurately • is totally useless • concern
instruction
27 29
no • are terrible • really poor • aren't the best • does not know english • ruined the experience of using the telescope • don't help in the slightest • i had to youtube videos to help • are poor • awful • didn't even need • were a little too brief • were not complicated • are not very good • were a little difficult to follow • do not help put this telescope • are pathetic • are very vague • not helpful • isn't much
mirror
14 21
does not have a parabolic curve • completely loose • way out of whack • hard to work on with phillips head screws • does not have a center dot for alignment • is a pain • was grease • was slightly off • careful not to touch • allowed me to see the laser clearly • were not aligned • were misaligned • was dirty • behind the secondary • dirt was layered • are very very difficult to replace • will not move properly • was loose • are difficult to work • is not center marked
collimation
15 15
is a nightmare • infrequent • is near impossible • will be very hard to do • was a little out • tried my hand at • do more research • not 100% sure • can be quite difficult • first of many problems • gets out of whack during shipping • is difficult • was dead on • was completely off • totally unsuitable for a beginner
finderscope
8 11
is useless • not get • is probably the worse • was completely useless • is not too hard to adjust • is more less useless • not really messed • stabilize • didn't glue • is...subpar • is hard to align