Celestron Omni 2X Barlow Lens

I'm curious as to how many genuine reviews this item has. It is not at all what it claims to be. I've had my celestron slt 130 for about ten years and know everything there is to know about it, so this isn't a mistake. The view obtained with a standard 25mm lense is not even "magnified" by this Barlow. It actually distorts the situation. It slightly increases the size of the image within the lense, but no matter how hard you try to focus the lense, it remains blurry. With the 25mm and 9mm lenses that came with the scope, I was able to maintain a clearer, albeit smaller, image! The only thing this 2x Barlow lense did was increase the refraction from Jupiter's moons while keeping Jupiter itself blurry. You will be grateful if you spend more money elsewhere.

Journee Zimmerman

| Nov 19, 2021

The tube between the cell and the main cell is smooth in the first two pictures from Amazon, and in my particular order. This is how it looks in the second and third photos, which are from HighpointScientific and Celestron, respectively. Finally, here's what the seller sent me. There is no long smooth tube, only a short indented tube that appears to be part of a Meade barlow. The second and third in the middle have a silver coated lens cell, as do the ones from reputable dealers. A black lens cell can be seen in both my and the Amazon photo. br>Amazon verifies that the switching parts are genuine Celestron components.

Gerald Curtis

| Dec 14, 2021

This Celestron Omni 2X Barlow Lens is fantastic value! Any telescope eyepiece's power is instantly doubled thanks to crystal clear optics. br>A 20mm eyepiece is converted to a 10mm eyepiece (i. e. The 20mm eyepiece provides 50X magnification when used with a 1000mm aperture telescope. With the Celestron Omni 2X Barlow Lens, you can get a 10mm eyepiece with 100X magnification. br>br>What about that "hidden bonus" I mentioned in the title? Take a close look at the Celestron Omni image. Have you read all the way to the bottom? The main Barlow Lens can be found there. It can be unscrewed, removed, and reinstalled in the bottom of ANY 1. Eyepiece for a 25-inch telescope! So, not only do you get a 2X Barlow Lens, but you also get a 1X Barlow Lens as a "hidden bonus. " In addition, there's a 5X booster lens! Plain: br>br>Plain: br>br>Plain: br>br>Pla A scope with a 20mm eyepiece and a 1000mm aperture: 50 times the strength. br>Barlow, 2X : The scope is 20mm (now 10mm) with a 1000mm aperture. 100 times the strength.
1. Barlow's 5X zoom lens: 20mm (currently 13. ) 3mm) with a 1000mm focal length scope: 18 times the normal strength.

Clare Mejia

| Sep 14, 2021

That's exactly what I had hoped for! 2x Barlow arrived in excellent condition, was simple to "install," and significantly improved the overall quality of my experience. I bought it in a set with the Celestron Zoom Eyepiece, and I'd recommend it to any "amateur astronomer" and/or curious adult, with or without a child who is even more curious. The Celestron Zoom Eyepiece and 2x Barlow make for a much more efficient experience, greatly improving my chances of zeroing-in. in on some of the more incredible sights in our sky that tend to elicit more than one "wow" reaction. " I did enough research to know that this was a high-quality item at a reasonable price; I'm not saying that there aren't better options out there for some people, but this has met and exceeded all of my expectations. " Staring at the night sky with my son has turned out to be one of the greatest gifts I've been able to extract from today's crazy quarantined world. This purchase has made me extremely happy!.

Phoebe Banks

| Feb 17, 2021

When compared to cheaper Barlows, there is no visible chromatic aberration. I use it in conjunction with a Celestron 9mm Omni eyepice to get a sharp 4 on the Celestron Powerseeker 114EQ (no. 21045, fantastic optics for the price, by the way). The magnification is equivalent to 5mm. I can clearly see the two main bands on Jupiter, as well as two additional fainter bands, with the $33 Celestron single axis RA motor drive installed and humming along. The optics are excellent and deserve five stars. The $42 (on Amazon) investment was well worth it. br>br>Creative+ paraphrase: See the photos below (taken with a modified Logitech c310 usb webcam) to see how well it works.

Chase Klein

| Apr 25, 2021

So, for my son's 7th birthday, I recently purchased a Celestron 22150 Omni XLT AZ 102mm telescope; not knowing anything about astronomy, this was offered as an add-on item, so I figured what the hell, and purchased it. I was a little confused when I first tried to use it, so I had to look up how to use a Barlow lens on the internet. Wow, what a difference this small piece of equipment can make; it's quite versatile, and depending on where you put it, you can get 1. 5x magnification (unscrew the lens and screw it to the eyepiece), 2x magnification (if you put it in the telescope first and then attach the diagonal mirror, which I'm going to try tonight! ), or even 3x magnification (if you put it in the telescope first and then attach the diagonal mirror, which I'm going to try tonight! ). And after watching a few videos, I'm glad I bought it; Barlow lenses are a must-have.

Kennedy Rivera

| Sep 06, 2021

These days, they don't even come with instructions. A white plastic lens cover was shown in the YouTube videos I had seen. When mine arrived, I assumed it was missing the lens cover, and the lens appeared to be large and odd. I dismissed it as faulty and requested a return, but later that day, I decided to take another look and discovered that the strange-looking lens was actually the black lens cover. Call me naive, but I'm certain this error has already been made. br>br>So, once I got past the near-goof, I tried it out on some terrestrial objects and was quite pleased with the results. It does what it says it will do in terms of magnification and appears to be well-made. I have yet to test this in the night sky, but I am optimistic that it will perform well there as well. I'll revisit the review later to update it. br>br>I believe the manufacturer should return to the white plastic cover (or even go a step further and include some unboxing instructions for the inexperienced user).

Jaxon Duffy

| May 14, 2021