Celestron – NexYZ – 3–Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter for Telescope – Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter – Capture Images and Video Through Your Telescope or Spotting Scope

I had ordered a Scope to use to get close up pictures of birds, the moon, etc The phone adapter that came with the Scope was not stable and very difficult to get my phone aligned correctly. Also, the phone was “held” in place by a suction cup on the adapter, and I never did trust it staying on. So I did some research and came across the Celestron NexYZ Smartphone adapter. I read some reviews of it and saw some videos of its use. I was impressed. Now it does cost a good bit, about $65. But I was so frustrated with the adapter that came with my Scope that I went ahead and purchased it.And I am so glad I did. It was so much easier to set up and use. with the other adapter I was very concerned with my phone falling off and hitting the ground, but with this one my phone was securely in the adapter. My phone is securely in place on the sides and bottom of the adapter. One reviewer had stated that it is heavy and hard to get it to stay in place. However, if you tighten down the button that holds it to the lens it will be fine. I did have to use a pair of pliers to do that.And lastly, it is so easy to adjust the position of your smartphone in this thing. I would highly recommend this phone adapter. It works very well.

1. I have tried three different cell phone mounts on my small telescope. This one -with the “z” axis (distance froim lens) adjustment works best.2. These two quick shots were taken on my Galaxy S20 5G -using this mount. Much better than I was able to do with other mounts. Over time I am sure I will do better!3. It takes only a minute or two to use! Longer time to read the instuctions than to just do it!(1) find the star/ planet/ other target .(2) attach the phone to the mount & attach the mount to the telescope(3) turn on the camera app(4) Shine flashlight/small light back down your the tube from the front (aperture) and align your phone screen so the light is in the middle of the screen(5) use your sighting scope to “catch up” with [get re-aligned on] the star, planet, object (becasue it’s being moved out of the picture whille you are setting up! 🙂 (you might be able to use the camera screen for something like the moon. . )(6) adjust your telescope focuser to get a crisp picture on the phone camera screen and start taking pictures!Hint: I recommend using a “non touch” method to take photos. My S20 allows me to use voice to take photos so I don’t touch the phone while shooting. Some phones will let you take timer-controlled shots.- Anyway, better not to induce vibration when taking pictures through a telescope.Overall, it works and I am very happy I bought it. It offers a higher quality solution when compared to other cell phone mounts:-(3. This one is not perfect. It is difficult to attach to small (high power) lens, but overall it is simple to use and works

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There are generational consistency in measuring how long it takes them from their first peak through the telescope until they whip out their mobile to document their wonder and joy…Boomers never think of getting their phone outGen X might get it out after a whileMillennials will view for a few minutes, make sure everyone else got to see, and then pull out their phoneGen Z look for like 5 seconds and whip the phone out immediately.This makes it easier to get a decent pic with your phone. I think this is the 3rd or 4th phone holder contraption I’ve had and by far the best…. although I haven’t gotten to test it to it’s fullest capacity (cloud cover persists) I find that generally, the photos I’ve taken look slightly worse than what you see with the naked eye. Real astrophotography of course looks a lot better than what you can see through an eyepiece, but this is overall worthwhile. For $75 it’s a stretch but for $45 I’m glad to have it.

Works great with my Pixel 2xl!I tried another mount first (one of the cheaper ones that basically just screws clamps down on the phone and eyepiece) and they were extremely difficult to line up as any looseness necessary to adjust would allow the phone to move way more than was possible to control, and locking it down again would throw off adjustment again, plus the mount pressed down on the buttons on the phone, preventing proper use while in the mount.This mount is spring loaded for the phone holder, so placing the phone in is quick, easy and secure, plus it doesn’t push down on the phone’s buttons. There are adjustments for the X, Y and Z plane, so once the phone is in place, all it takes is adjustments of three knobs to line the phone up. I was unable to line up the other mount in any sort of reasonable amount of time or effort. This mount was lined up in about a minute.The clamp spring that holds the eyepiece is not strong enough to hold the phone level, but that’s not an issue as there’s a ‘safety lock’, which when screwed tight, keeps the clamp from opening, and securely holding the holder to the eyepiece.The X/Y/Z motion might be too loose when you get the mount to hold the phone steady in certain orientations, however there are small screws on the mount which control the force necessary to move those knobs, which can be adjusted from very loose to unmoveable. The manual does not cover this at all, which might explain some of the bad reviews, but once you know about them and adjust them as needed, you won’t have any issues.The only ‘issue’ I’ve had is that the phone’s camera is wide enough of an angle that there is vignetting on the corners of the image. This isn’t an issue with the mount, but more of an issue with the focal length of the phone’s camera, and the FOV of the eyepiece itself. If your phone has a ‘zoom’ lens or portrait mode, or perhaps if you have much more expensive eyepieces than I have with wider FOVs, then this might not be an issue. The image can also be zoomed in, digitally, or the final image cropped. Something to keep in mind.Great mount. Highly recommended.