SingAstro

Used Celestron NexStar 6se telescope - (paid $2080 new in 2012 ) - 6 inch aperture 1500mm focal length. - Used 4-6 times and it's in mint condition with original box. - Under remainder of one-year warranty (w/ invoice) - Stainless steel tripod - very solid - Integrated GOTO computer / various tracki...

My first AP shot...! Since my GoTo was going whacko, I just manually slewed to the to the moon, didn't need tracking... Taken with my Nextstar 6se - T-Adapter - Canon 60d - 1/20sec... Post processed in Lightroom a little.... Any ideas on sharpening the image ? Maybe if I take a series of bracketed s...

I love the tight shot of the Orion constellation....Sweet...!

If I could anywhere near that, I could finally check it off my bucket list..

I'll have to check whether lastest firmware is installed or not... The probem is tht you need to flash your handset usng the serial, I think, and I don't have a laptop with a serial port.... I guss I'll have to hunting for a USB-Serial adapter cable... ...Which isn't a bad thing, because then you ca...

Mea Culpa.... Correction - Searching through the PDF verion of the manual for keyword "custom", they do mention it... "Use the Up and Down scroll keys to choose between City Database and Custom Site. City Database will allow you to select the closest city to your observing site from a...

Hi Everybody, Thank you for the warm welcome and all the good advice.... :-) Yes, I have the manual, and they neglected to even mention about manually setting the GPS. (Maybe they prefer if you bought the GPS accessory....dunno) I did finally see a mention on the Celstron website, under FAQ, where t...

Woohoo..! I just bought my first "serious" scope (Nextsar 6se) and took it out last night (Jan.17/13), because it was a fairly clear sky and looked forward to setting it up (before the twilight was gone)... One a fresh set of Energizer batteries, I preceeded to use Staralign.. It took me a...