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Review on ๐Ÿ”ญ Celestron AstroMaster Telescope Single Axis R/A Motor Drive by Tom Motko

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Pole Alignment is Very Important

I've only been doing pole alignment for a few weeks so I'm not good at it (I know nothing about Polaris so use the PS Align Pro app which has a daily alignment feature) but right now you're pretty close to polar alignment, that would be great. The Nob's speed takes a little getting used to, but I just slipped my highest magnification eyepiece through the Barlow and it's pretty easy to set up. I'm a full n00b scope (got my first scope Christmas 2018) and I've actually only tried using polar alignment and this drive a couple of times, but it seems pretty good as long as you're in a rough one are polar aligned. For this kind of cost I'd recommend 5 out of 5, but make sure you try setting the tripod plane for your scope first (the app mentioned above has a built-in spirit level), then polar alignment and you're done. This means that planets, nebulae or stars remain in the eyepiece for several hours at minimum settings.

Pros
  • Best in Niche
Cons
  • Crumpled Packaging

Comments (3)

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April 01, 2023
Avoid this for astrophotography
March 03, 2023
1st one DOA, 2nd seems to work need to test at night still
February 17, 2023
Good for viewing only-not for astrophotography