This is my 3rd Celestron Dovetail in my inventory. One is for mounting my 130mm APO to a GEM, the 2nd is for piggybacking my Solarmax II to the top of that APO, and the 3rd is for an 80mm refractor I use for outreach. The Dovetail is a decent and versatile product.
Great description of items made it easy to find what I was looking for. Straightforward Website made it simple to order and Delivery was on time.
I look forward to creating many projects.
I recieved a Dwarf 3 in the mail about 2 weeks ago and last night was the first night since I bought it that it wasn't cloudy. I was anxious to try it out since I got it and I finally got a chance to see how good it was for myself. My first target was the Andromonda galaxy but when I checked to see what time it was visible, it was after 3am, well past my bedtime. I didn't want to lose a night's sleep so I googled to see if I could set the dwarf up to do astrophototography before sunset to autonomously photogragh Andromenda overnight. I found out I could, so I asked the AI assistance in the Dwarf 3 app how I would set it up. Instead of giving me a list of steps I had to be complete, the AI assistant actually did all the setup for me in half a second! All I had to do was attach the Dwarf to a tripod and place it outdoors. Since this was my first attempt at astrophotography I decided to use alt-az mode instead of equatorial mode so no further setup was required. This setup seemed too easy so I didn't expect it to work. I was thinking that I must have left out something. The next day when I looked in the app Album, where images are stored internally on the Dwarf, I was amazed to see a thumbnail image of the Andromanda galaxy with a timestamp of 3:35 am. I looked like the images seen on the Internet, and at first I thought that's what it was. The only things that made me believe it were the timestamp and the file name had "stacked" in its name. Not only had the Dwarf automatically taken dozens of 15 second image exoposures, it had automatically did all the image stacking so I was pesented with the final image. I had thought that even if the Dwarf had done the exposures correctly I still would have had to do the stacking myself th next day, but that was not the case - everything is automatic. This image, taken in alt-az mode with 15 second exposures, is so good I can only imagine future sessions where I put the Dwarf in eq. mode, allowing much longer image exposures resulting in even more details popping out. Astrophotography is no longer just for night owls, us early to bed and early to rise folk can also participate.
I currently have these in the tumbler Stage 1, week 2. They're coming up beautifully. There's been an expected amount of waste so far, nothing that concerns me though. Swirls are stunning, colour is bright. Very happy with these and will purchase again!
I haven't put these in the tumbler yet but I'm very happy with what I've received. The pieces are nice and chunky, nothing looks too thin or frail. No cracks and the colour is gorgeous even as rough! Really looking forward to seeing these shine!
Fast delivery, nicely packed. Product and services is just A1.
Great machine, great delivery with no difficulties, arrived on time and in good condition.
This is my second one of these since I have 2 scopes with telrads. They work great to keep dew to a minimum. Highly recommended.
Large, good quality rock! Can’t wait to get them tumbled.
My Skies have changed from a Bortle 3.5 to Bortle 4.5 over the last couple of years and I was noticing serious differences when imaging DSO's. This filter has really brought back the enjoyment of imaging DSO's again. :) Highly recommended!
The tumbler arrived quickly. I had a set
Up issue with the tumbler and I
Got a Response super fast to trouble shoot.
Excellent service!
Very happy with the leveler. Practical design and well made.
Eyepiece was back ordered, but arrived sooner than I expected. I tried it out and crisp, wide images on my 8” Edge HD. Lovely views of clusters and double stars. It is relatively compact and light compared to my other similar sized lenses. thanks to All-Star!
My husband was thrilled to receive his gift.
Easy to install, adjust, and find what youre looking at.
The glasses arrived quickly and look sturdy.
I recently received my parcel of Bulk Rock Tumbling Rough – Labradorite. After examining the stones, I noticed that the characteristic labradorite flash appears to be quite limited and is visible on only a few pieces.
I understand that natural stone can vary considerably from one batch to another, so it is entirely possible that I simply received an unusually weak batch. However, the overall amount of visible labradorescence is much lower than I expected based on the product description. Maybe my expectations were too high.
Had it for about 6 months but it broke on the hinge, it's not metal there so it's only a small amount of plastic keeping it together. I super glued it together again but now I can't change the angle, but otherwise it's nice to have an only red capable headlamp so I don't accidentally blow my night vision with my other headlamp that has red and white options.
I bought it for my grandson Liam who is 13 yrs old, and he installed the app and within 10 minutes was out the door and taking pictures on the Sun with the Dwarf Mini sitting on a brick in the backyard. It turned out very good and i was also impressed what this little Smart Telescope can do.
My name is Mike and have been in astronomy since 1987 with a Celestar 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain and a Nexstar 102GT.
Exact product I needed.
Great and quick service.
