Knowledge Base
Find answers fast. Our comprehensive knowledge base is your go-to resource for getting the most out of your Celestron product.
Popular Articles
Why do I need to guide my telescope for photography? Don’t accurate alig...
An excellent mount can greatly minimize the need for guiding and probably eliminate it for shorter exposures with shorter focal-length scopes or piggybacked cameras.However, guiding (manual or auto...
Why do I need to guide my telescope for photography? Don’t accurate alig...
An excellent mount can greatly minimize the need for guiding and probably eliminate it for shorter exposures with shorter focal-length scopes or piggybacked cameras.However, guiding (manual or auto...
What is field rotation? How does it affect my scope’s viewing and imaging?
Field rotation is the apparent rotation of a celestial object in the field of view of a telescope during the course of the night. All objects in the eyepiece field...
What is field rotation? How does it affect my scope’s viewing and imaging?
Field rotation is the apparent rotation of a celestial object in the field of view of a telescope during the course of the night. All objects in the eyepiece field...
My image shifts when I’m focusing my SCT and after I get a great focus, ...
All Celestron SCTs and some Maks adjust focus by sliding the primary mirror along a set of nesting baffles inside the main tube. This is done by an arm to...
My image shifts when I’m focusing my SCT and after I get a great focus, ...
All Celestron SCTs and some Maks adjust focus by sliding the primary mirror along a set of nesting baffles inside the main tube. This is done by an arm to...
Why won’t my erect image eyepiece or diagonal always give right side up ...
Image erectors won’t work in all circumstances. The orientation of the image produced by your scope depends on its optical design and its orientation. Though optics of many scopes create...
Why won’t my erect image eyepiece or diagonal always give right side up ...
Image erectors won’t work in all circumstances. The orientation of the image produced by your scope depends on its optical design and its orientation. Though optics of many scopes create...
I need to box up my scope and ship it. What’s the best way to pack it?
Here is a summary of rules experts recommend for safe shipping of fragile optics and electronic equipment. Pack your item to survive a fall of 10 feet, not just to...
I need to box up my scope and ship it. What’s the best way to pack it?
Here is a summary of rules experts recommend for safe shipping of fragile optics and electronic equipment. Pack your item to survive a fall of 10 feet, not just to...
I want to use a 4 GB secure digital card with my VistaPix and/or IS70. W...
Probably not, as most larger-size SD cards are actually SDHC types and are not compatible with the VistaPix series.The VistaPix and the VistaPix IS70, use the SD card as external...
I want to use a 4 GB secure digital card with my VistaPix and/or IS70. W...
Probably not, as most larger-size SD cards are actually SDHC types and are not compatible with the VistaPix series.The VistaPix and the VistaPix IS70, use the SD card as external...