This is a great optional kit from Celestron to use with all telescopes and spotting scopes lucky enough to be equipped with 2" focusers. The kit includes a high-quality 90° 2" star diagonal which works with all telescopes, 3 E-Lux eyepieces, 5 popular filters, a 2x Barlow lens, and a spiffy padded case for the whole shooting match.
You will greatly enhance the viewing experience of your telescope if you've been using a 1.25" diagonal in the past; the wide field experienced by 2" eyepieces and diagonals is not to be missed!
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After a lifetime of using small (4") telescopes, we recently bought a used 10" Meade Schmidt-Cassegranian that came with two 1.25" eyepieces. We also had bought the Celestron zoom 8-24mm 1.25" eyepiece for the scope. The 2" eyepieces open up the view quite a bit, and the included 2x Barlow is useful for planets. The eyepieces are hefty, sturdy, and of high quality. It took a little experimenting to tighten the star diagonal properly on the back of the scope (the threads fit the Meade SCT). We have used the orange filter for the Moon, which improves contrast, and will experiment with the others in the future. We are very happy with the set, which comes in a sturdy foam-filled aluminum briefcase (additional storage areas in the foam would have been useful). One would have to pay much more if one bought these items separately.
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Moon is magnificent and the filters are just making it up to your expectations. Eyepieces are just huge in size. Rubber edge of eyepiece is very soft and take a wavy swollen look when taken out of the case.
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For my SkyWatcher 250/1000 telescope
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