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Pros & Cons
Pros
The eyepieces are. We use this for moon gazing mostly. The tripod folds up nicely for great portability.
Cons
The tripod is this telescope's downfall. The slightest bump makes it oscillate for close to a minute.
The focus point where the eyepiece needs to be is about 3cm further back than the focus mechanism will go. If you want to educate the kids in science and astronomy, the galileoscope kit from explore scientific is a much better buy. The focal length is... Read More
Highlights
Quality
My grandson has been so interested in the sky so we bought him this for xmas it works great nice clarity
This made a great introductory telescope for my little one.
Extremely hard to focus because of the loose and light tripod but heavy telescope.
It is very easy to assemble, and move around.
Price
I didn't want to spend a ton of money on something i wasn't sure my son was going to use.
Obviously your not going to get the best telescope for $20 but it is a great telescope for a young child to enjoy.
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- This product had a total of 772 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont expect a lot out of it its not going to get deep space views
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I didnt want to spend a ton of money on something i wasnt sure my son was going to use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However he is excited with it and we will be upgrading him soon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
May not be easy for school kids to view celestial objects
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Need an expert adult to adjust focus
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Extremely hard to focus because of the loose and light tripod but heavy telescope
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