Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Celestron - Advanced VX 8” EdgeHD Computerized Telescope - GoTo German Equatorial Mount - 8-Inch EdgeHD Optical Tube - Telescope for Astroimaging

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Excellent mount and telescope combination

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015

An excellent telescope and equatorial mount combination. The Advanced VX mount box weighed 61 pounds and measured 37 inches long by 26 inches wide by 12 inches tall. The EdgeHD 8 inch telescope box weighed 22 pounds and measured 25 inches long by 15 inches wide by 14.75 inches tall.

The mount and tripod are solid with the EdgeHD 8 inch telescope attached. Vibration while viewing through the eyepiece is not an issue. The telescope and mount are heavy when fully assembled, but when broken down for transport, the components are easily liftable with no one component being terribly heavy. The mount's alignment routine is straightforward and GoTo and tracking are accurate. The AVX mount is compatible with Vixen style dovetail rails so it can be used with many other telescopes in addition to the EdgeHD 8 inch. The Celestron Power Tank or similar type item is needed to power the mount. All in all a good package for those who want an excellent telescope with a solid equatorial GoTo mount that's not too heavy to lug around and set up.

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David

Mount didn't work

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020

The telescope was great, best image quality but the mount wasn't working upon arrival. I was able to send it back with no problems.

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Teon

Excellent mount and telescope combination

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015

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Paul W Tunnell

Celestron was very good about it

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2014

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I had to return the mount, It was dead. Celestron was very good about it, they just sent me a new box. Everything worked and I am happy.

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David

Mount didn't work

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020

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The telescope was great, best image quality but the mount wasn't working upon arrival. I was able to send it back with no problems.

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Steve Geer

Perfect for visual use and superb for astro photography

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

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Superb optics. Quality craftsmanship, you can't beat the quality of this scope. Perfect for visual use and superb for astro photography.

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Glen N Feather

Hand controller problems

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2017

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Nice look. Heavy and well built. Uses some antiquated accessories (who still uses the mini USB cable). Now for the bad part. As expected it is heavy, so why not provide necessary handles so the unit can be transported when desired.
You shouldn't need a PhD in computer science to update the firmware with the aforementioned antiquated mini USB cable. Nothing on the hand controller seems to work. For over $2000, I find this telescope more a junk toy than useful for serious viewing. However, it's too heavy for my kids to just play with it, so use as a toy is not possible. My suggestion is that you should think very seriously about purchasing this telescope.

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Guille Lucero

It is not cheap, better to save more money and look for another brand.

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016

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This product is made in China. The manual states that the mount has a buble to level it but someone from Customer service told me that it hasn't never explained why I assume is a typo in the manual.
Other thing you need to know is that better you add a polar scope in order to align with the Celestial Pole if you plan to do astrophotography. I've tried the alignement witht he computer and definetly didnt work I guess I need more training, but I prefer the Polar Scope instead. The manual is awfully printed, better you get a good printer and reprint, pictures are impossible to see and they are needed to understand how to adjust the telescope and mount.
I added a red dot finder, I prefer over the scope finder they provided.
In summary, not a great product, I guess you get what you pay, for a telescope this is accesible but at this price I seriously would consider saving more money and look for a better option because this is not cheap.
Customer service is very poor I guess is in China, I get answers 3 days or more later.
I've bought an accesory directly from Celestron and is in back order, a month later I received an email saying the accesory will be ready mid october. My feeling is they dont care about customer service.
Not very happy.

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RKEELE

Best optics for the size of mirror and cost.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016

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Very good Telescope, the optics are about as you're going to get in this size, and the light transmission through the front glass is maximized through the coatings on it. The mount tracks very well, and without an autoguider I'm able to get 120 second exposures without star trails. The mirror focus locks are particularly useful when photographing as well... the only thing I would change with this telescope would be the focus knob to have more precise control.

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Steven Allen

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017

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Scope is incredible. Wish the mount was more powerful.

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Dan McGee

1st Celestron

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019

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- Impressed with Celestron factory packaging, Delivered promptly
- Kit was complete and all worked as expected
- My first EQ mount ... took me a couple of evenings to become proficient with it.
- Accessories ordered along with scope were all in order and arrived with telescope/mount.
- Very happy with transaction / tech support

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lenornak

it arrived defective

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014

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The declination motor gear arrived broken. It was returned.
Had it worked, it would have been wonderful, but heavy (65#)

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