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A excellent set of eyepieces will increase the performance of any telescope, and that's above all right of entry-level telescopes that often come equipped with economy-grade eyepieces. The Celestron Eyepiece and Filter Kit includes five excellent-quality multicoated plossl eyepieces and a 2x Barlow lens. The set also includes seven colored glass filters for lunar and planetary viewing, and a nicely padded 10.5-by-12.5-inch case with spare room for three more eyepieces. This set makes a fantastic addition to telescopes like Celestron's Firstscope 114EQ or Firstscope 80EQ. A telescope's magnifying power is equal to the focal length of the telescope on terrible terms by the eyepiece focal length, which is ordinarily printed right on the eyepiece. Since the Firstscope 114EQ has a focal length of 900mm, the 32mm plossl eyepiece gives a magnification of 28x and nearly 2 degress right field of view. This wide field of view is ideal for viewing star clusters like the Pleiades or checking out the Andromeda Galaxy. On a dark, moonless night, when I use the 9mm plossl (100x magnification) to view globular clusters like M13 and M5, the Firstscope 114EQ shows me many party stars. And when the night air is still and clear I use the 6mm eyepiece (150x magnification) to pick out planetary details like the Cassini Division in Saturn's rings, or even Jupiter's fantastic red spot. The Celestron eyepiece kit also includes six colored filters and a neutral-colored Moon filter. The Orange and Red filters are handy for bringing out go up detail on Mars, and the Light Blue and Light Green filters can help a small telescope pick out Jupiter's well-known red spot. The Moon filter works like a pair of sunglasses to reduce the blinding glare of the Moon. The Yellow and Green filters are sometimes caring on the moon as well since they overcome the blue glow of "chromatic anomaly," the fake color that often troubles low-cost refractors. Overall, the Celestron Eyepiece kit is simply a fantastic value. These eyepieces give up crisp views in any telescope that accepts 1.25-inch eyepieces, from a Firstscope 60 AZ to a Nexstar 8GPS. --Jeff Phillips Pros: - Excellent anti-reflection multicoatings
- Crisp, high-contrast views
Con: - Minimal eye relief on 4mm and 6mm plossls
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 Excellent value |
| Review Date: September 2, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Michael J Edelman, Huntington Woods, MI USA |
| While the supplied eyepieces aren't of the same quality of, say, TeleVue plossls, they are nonetheless excellent generic symmetricals (most "plossls" are not right Plossls) of the sort that would in general cost you about twice what this set sells for- and you get filters and a case, to boot! The whole set would typically sell for about three times what Celestron is asking here. I'd urge this set, along with a excellent 6" Dobsonian reflector from Celestron or another quality vendor, as an exceptional beginner's outfit. If you already have a decent beginner's scope that takes 1-1/4" eyepieces, this set will provide you with all the eyepieces you're likely to need for some time. |
Exceptional price / quality ratio
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| Review Date: May 4, 2004 |
| Reviewer: FX, New York |
| After many years spent without staring at the stars I permanently made my go again and bought a new Nexstar 114. It came with 2 basic eyepieces. This kit looked like a nice addition, for a honest price. I received the kit promptly, well this is Amazon... The case, as said before in other review, is sturdy and well designed. It is very convenient to carry around, and you don't have to worry about hurtful your eyepieces at all. I found it very nice being able to carry all eyepieces at once, and leave the case a few feet away from my performance place, in order to grab fundamentals I need. The set features some extra space inside, and you can fit another 3 eyepieces. Eyepieces are of excellent quality. Not top of the line, yet they provide a crisp and clear view. The barlow lens is well built as well. I found the larger eyepiece (the 4mm one) to be of average quality, especially when used with the barlow lens. Filter are well chosen and give you a excellent range of choices. I found the moon filter not dark enough to my taste, but it still does a nice job. Overall, the born-again star gazer that I am is very satisfied of this very excellent investment. |
Celestron Belt Kit fantastic bargain
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| Review Date: March 10, 2004 |
| Reviewer: robert midiri, Coatesville, Pa |
| I bought this kit in November. I have over 20 years encounter in using telescopes and eyepieces. These eyepieces are a fantastic bargain. Through my 4" fluorite I have used the high power 4mm and 6mm plossl's from this kit with very sharp and contrasty views of Jupiter. Highly recommended |
Fantastic deal and fantastic quality.
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| Review Date: January 31, 2003 |
| Reviewer: , |
| Before seeing this kit, I bought separately a 6mm Plossl and a 2X Barlow. Those two items are part of this kit, but they cost me more separately than the entire kit! Tried it out last night and was very pleased. The two first eyepieces that came with the scope plus the 5 included in the kit and the Barlow give me 14 different possible views of the sky, and the color filters should help pick up planetary details. |
This is a fantastic high quality kit!
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| Review Date: September 24, 2003 |
| Reviewer: David W. Wheeler, Bountiful, UT United States |
| It was perfect having this kit to view Mars! I was able to come up with all sorts of combinations of eyepieces/filters to view some of the detail. It really made the polar ice cap stand out. You will not be disappointed with this kit. It is definately worth the money. |
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