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
The volume has tons of need to know information about Celestron NexStar Telescopes as well as general astronomy issues. Hopefully though the publisher will encourage and provide support for an un updated version that I will purchase with each new update.Book Review: Nextstar Users Guide.....
Summary: 4 Stars
While I am an experienced user of a Nexstar telescope and found some of the information to be a little basic, over all it is a very good book and worth having, especially for a new to the Nexstar telescope owner.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: 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: The NexStar User's Guide
Summary: 3 Stars
An excellent book because of the care and thoroughness with which it was written. However, so many new products and improved models have been developed since the book was written, I only gave it an average rating. Otherwise, I would rate it with all five stars.