The NexStar User's Guide
by Michael Swanson
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Book Reviews of The NexStar User's Guide
Book Review: The NexStar User's Guide
Summary: 4 Stars
If you own a Celestron NexStar telescope and you are not "GoTo" savvy
like most of us, this book will walk you through it and then some.
I have the SLT 102, which is not covered in this book because the three SLT
models are new and did not come to market until after this book was
published. Nevertheless, it does cover the former models which operate
almost identically. I had no problem following his explanations of
operating my scope. There are many tips and illustrations on the NexStar
line of scopes to give you the confidence needed to get the most out
of your investment. There are trouble shooting guides, suggested acessories,
software reccomendations, power sources, and what you can see in the sky
with your scope. The author has a web site for the most recent information
and tips on the NexStars. You will never feel like you are alone. Mr. Swanson
will answer your questions directly or via the Yahoo NexStar newsgroup
pages. It is a good investment and resource for your telescope.
Book Review: Good but very very dated
Summary: 3 Stars
The content of the book may be relevant and useful if you own or are interested in any of the older model Celestron telescopes discussed. Unfortunately the material is dated and I couldn't immediately find any coverage of telescopes in Celestron's current productline (May 2010). I wanted to use the book to help me learn about Celestron's current offerings and also to help me decide on what to buy but it ended up being a chore trying to match the new and current products to those covered in the book either by name, features and capabilities. So I gave up and returned the book.
If you are interested in older Celestron telescope models, the book may be of value to you. If you have some familiarity with Celestron's goto telescopes, you could probably figure out and benefit from the book by applying the content to current models. The book may have a potential and will serve interested buyers well if the author and publisher releases an updated edition.
Book Review: really good book for nexstar owners!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am from Holland and I love this book. I own a nexstar se 5 and could not find so much technical information or user's tips about this scope on the internet. The user's guide deliverd with the scope isn't so good. So when I bought this book I was happy to get so much useful information about how to use my nexstar and all the things you can do with it. The user's tips are great and after reading this book you know that using a go- to -telescope isn't so easy as being advertised. This book gives you the answers you need to really enjoy your nexstar instead of getting frustrated and losing the motivation to use it. This book inspires you to try different thing with your nexstar and is honest about the accesoires that you can buy next to your type of nexstar ( such as eyepieces, filters, telrad, focal reducer, etc ) that are really useful.
Just read the book and find out for Review: Good book but limited on Celetron ASGT
Summary: 3 Stars I found that the NexStar User's Guide was not very helpful to me since I purchased the Celestron ASGT Advanced Series mount with a 9.25 SCT, which uses the NexStar system. The book did not address this specific configuration, its 3-star alignment programming, or the alignment bug that currently plagues the ASGT system. Also, I had already spent so much time trying to solve the go-to alignment bug that a forced learning curve made the book of marginal value. Therefore, I ended up returning it. I will say that it is otherwise a good book, but it really does not address all NexStar applications. Therefore, I would not necessarily recommend the Guide to ASGT owners until the book as been updated to include the Celestron ASGT Advanced Series mount and the alingment problems.
Book Review: Invaluable companion for "Little NexStar" users
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased a NexStar 130 SLT telescope and NexImage CCD imager to progress fifty years of armchair interest in amateur astronomy toward observing the southern skies more effectively from rural Australia. Before buying, I had downloaded the Celestron manual for this scope, and thought that would be enough. Wrong! I rapidly discovered that I had to know more to get anywhere. This book arrived within ten days of ordering it from Amazon. It is magnificent, like having a friendly, patient yet enthusiastic, expert on hand to guide me. Published in 2004 (2nd printing 2005), it doesn't have the NexStar 130 in, but since the only difference from the NexStar 114 which is included is aperture, that's not a problem. Very highly recommended.