C90 Celestron

C90 Celestron

Perfect for all Types of Viewing Situations! Celestron’s C90 Mak is idealisti for outdoor and wildlife observing, as well as hunting and celestial viewing. The Maksutov optical design is recognized for being a portable design that is easy to use and has a assortment of applications, making it an magnificent choice for both terrestrial and astronomical usage. This C90 Mak has magnificent optics with razor sharp images over a wide field.

Review Celestron’s 52268 90mm Maksutov Spotting Scope delivers splendid high power optics in a compact, lowpriced package. The 52268 package includes a backpack style soft carrying case, an 8×21 erect effigy finder scope, a 1.25 inch size rectify effigy 45* prism diagonal, and a to the full or entire extent coated 32mm plossl eyepiece for a exposure of 39X.

The Maksutov-Cassegrain design of the C90 uses a combining of mirrors and lenses; this “folded” optical system has a focal length of 1250mm in a body only twelve inches long. The Maksutov design delivers high power views without a trace of the chromatic aberration, likewise called blue fringing, that may distort high power views in competing refractor style spotting scopes. At 40X exposure where a good deal of low cost spotting scopes begin to seem fuzzy, the C90 is just getting started. The C90 uses the same 1.25 inch eyepieces employed in astronomical telescopes. The frequent instrumentation 32mm plossl eyepiece yields a exposure of 39X, but a good deal of other eyepieces may be employed to vary the magnification.

The Celestron model 52268 seems very well built, with splendid multi-coatings visible on the front lens. The real beauty of this 90mm Maksutov spotting scope, however, is in the view it offers. When I use an optional 12.5mm eyepiece to look at Jupiter at 100X I may without doubt or question see Jupiter’s major cloud bands as well as it is four moons. When I look at the Moon and stars I may without apparent effort push the exposure to 200X with an optional 6mm eyepiece. When I look at birds in the backyard, I’m treated to delightful views full of vibrant color and crisp detail. With a close focus distance of only 15 feet, the detail and texture I see is merely amazing.

High exposure observing requires a solid tripod, of course. Celestron’s Heavy Duty Altazimuth Tripod comes with slow motion controls to concede the scope to be pointed precisely, and I may clamp the dovetail base on my CG5 mount for astronomical use. The other drawback to high exposure looking at is a narrow field of view; high exposure makes it hard to follow moving targets like birds in flight. Overall the Celestron C90 Maksutov Spotting Scope does a fine occupation as a associate to good pair of binoculars. The C90 likewise doubles as a portable astronomy scope; it won’t show the flag on the Moon but it will show thousands of craters on the Moon as well as showing the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. –Jeff Phillips

Pros:

• Compact and portable
• Excellent high power optics
• Upgradeable with 1.25” eyepieces
• Adaptable for astronomy and photography

Cons:

• Not waterproof

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