Celestron PowerSeeker80EQ - A quick review of a low priced beginner refractor Telescope!

This was my first refractor telescope - the Celestron Powerseeker 80eq. Is it the best refracting telescope ever? Certainly not! But for the price it's a great beginner package that is easy to transport. Don't forget to purchase a few accessories if you get it (eyepieces for example).
Examples in this video include the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn. Although I only had this scope for a month or two, I actually miss it (It got traded it for an Astromaster 90). It's just so easy to move and setup. After you get the hang of using an equatorial mount, you'll never go back to Alt-AZ mount again! The included accessories are garbage, but you'll probably want to get better ones anyways.
So what's it good for? The moon and planets are AWESOME! The 900mm focal length works great for them and star clusters. Pretty sure the most you'll see in terms of nebulas are Orion and the Ring Nebula. Its small aperture limits you to viewing the brightest of deep sky objects. Andromeda is pretty easy to see, but beyond that, I'm not sure I've ever seen another galaxy without using a camera.
These were used for the examples in this review (amazon links):
Powerseeker 80EQ - amzn.to/3laaIST
Astromaster Accessory Kit - amzn.to/2HzkpYX
8-24MM Celetron Eyepiece - amzn.to/2P4PQyw
Nikon D3400 - amzn.to/2uaCqtD

[@markarmesto]

It appears that I’m the first person to react to this video. I’m impressed. Lightbuckets does a great job evaluation the strengths and weaknesses of this telescope. His comments are consistent with other videos I’ve watched. Good video. Recommended to watch.

[@lightbuckets9618]

My first comment! Thank you!!!

[@SpaceFactsWax]

Thank you for sharing. I got the opportunity to view a rocket launch in 2018. Amazing experience. I shared a pretty cool montage of the trip to my channel.

[@lornaz1975]

I don't think I would go as far as to say that the 4mm is garbage. I used it just tonight on my 8in dob. I think its really a 5mm. It performs quite well at least on the moon.

[@thirdyv124]

so which one you recommend for beginners?

[@freddieyvangievelez2382]

Which set up did you used for those pictures?

[@lightbuckets9618]

The moon footage from this video came from a Nikon D3400 attached directly to the threads on the Powerseeker 80 focuser using a standard T-ring adapter. The planetary footage came from the same Nikon D3400 attached to a Celestron 8-24mm zoom eyepiece (the eyepiece has t-ring threads), and then a 2x barlow lens (and the 90 degree diagonal).

[@ShanesOutdoors]

Just ordered one from Amazon warehouse for 50 bucks