Pros & Cons
Pros
It has a very sleek, modern look, is lightweight and is a quality product. Great beginner serious telescope.
Cons
Very disappointing product, looks nothing like the photos. Totally not worth it. Terrible quality. Totally useless. Kinda disappointing. Disappointed that this thing is even labeled anything educational.
Eyepiece is too hard to use and doesn't work at night at all. Second one arrived and does not have azimuth adjustment on the tripod, it's a completely different item. The various lenses could never be set up to really view the heavens. It all seems bl... Read More
Highlights
Quality
It has a very sleek, modern look, is lightweight and is a quality product.
It comes with the body of the telescope with a large lens, a tripod, 2 different eyepieces with different magnification power, ... Read More
Price
There are of course far better ones out there and the prices can really depend on just how professional of a set up you want.
Competitiveness
Used it as a vbs prop for stargazers.
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- This product had a total of 514 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The mount is short so youll need something like a table to set it up on
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Base on its functionality is great but it doesnt include the base or tripod you need to buy it additionally
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are of course far better ones out there and the prices can really depend on just how professional of a set up you want
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At under 35 its actually cheaper than some of my binoculars so i wasnt expecting much
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I would have like it to be a little less wobbly for the kids so that when we actually aim it at a sky feature it stays there when we change out the seven year old for the nine year old instead we need an adult between to tap it a couple times to get it back centered
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you want to test out an interest in the stars this might be a good choice but plan to upgrade quickly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Remember cheap tools are cheap they can create frustration for something you could have a real love for before the love has started
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We had no clue that the scope would need to be acclimated to the outside weather for 30 min prior to viewing