Our Overall Score:
9.1/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Telescopes category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £220
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Celestron or alternative products in the Telescopes category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope
Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope scores 8.5/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Telescopes. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Telescopes, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Telescopes? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope scores 9.5/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Telescopes category was £529, whilst the cheapest we found was £19.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Telescopes category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Telescopes category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Telescopes category. This was £150.04 from the 26 products we found in that category. So Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope actually comes in above average at £220.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £529 and the least expensive, which was £19.99. In total we found that of the 26, 4 were more expensive and 21 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope.
Prices of products from Celestron
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Celestron. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Celestron, which was £140.31 of the 25 products we found. So Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Celestron was £19.99 with the most expensive coming in at £529.
Prices of products from Celestron and in the Telescopes category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Celestron that sit specifically within the Telescopes category.
For this we found that the average price was £169.06, making Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope at £220 actually above average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £529 with the lowest priced item being £19.99. In total there were 3 items that were more expensive and 11 that was less expensive.
Reviews of Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope
Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope scores 9.3/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope is.
Overall score
Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope scores 9.1/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Celestron so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope
- Brand: Celestron
- Model Number: 130EQ
- Eyepiece magnification: 33 xEyepiece 2 magnification: 65 xFocal length: 650 mmFocal ratio: f/5Mount: Equatorial
- EAN: 50234310451
- Description: Top features:- Setting circles for locating and tracking sky objects – Slow motion controls for increased precision – Two eyepieces so you can experiment with different magnifications Setting circlesThe Celestron Astromaster 130EQ Reflector Telescope has setting circles help you locate and track objects, and the adjustable, full-height, steel tripod provides stability while you discover the universe. You don’t need any tools to set it up, so you can be navigating your way around the night sky in no time.Slow motion controlsThe slow-motion controls help you accurately track objects as they move, for those longer observing sessions.Two eyepiecesThe two included eyepieces – 10 mm and 20 mm – let you investigate different magnifications to get the best view possible.
- Product ID: 23400075429
