Customer Reviews

Good beginners telescope package Review by Peter

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This telescope is easy to set up with no tools needed other than the included flat metal piece that can be used as a screwdriver. Once set up this an easy to use beginner's telescope which is powerful enough to view some details of Jupiter, as well as impressive views of the moon.

The included accessories are good quality for the price, and provide a good range of magnification levels. Not listed on this page, but worth mentioning is the package also includes a couple of small posters on the moon and the solar system to give you some information on these to help you get started.

If you are thinking of getting into amateur astronomy, this is a good quality telescope package with everything to get you started at an affordable price. Be warned however you will be left with a desire for a larger telescope to explore deeper into space. (Posted on 25/08/2017)

Great Value Telescope / Astronomy Package for beginners and Great Customer Service Review by Grant

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I bought this scope this afternoon and assembled it in the evening, without reading the instructions. It was easy.

The rain had stopped, the clouds were clearing and the moon was out, and very bright, so despite the cold and damp, I decided to check out the telescope and several of the accessories in the package. With the tripod legs retracted, the scope was easy to move thru the house and onto the driveway. I extended the legs and placed the telescopeand mount facing the moon.

The moon was easily located with the 25mm eye piece, without having to use the 5x24 finderscope. As expected, the moon was too bright, the moon filter soon fixed that. The moon was clear and sharp, and took up nearly the full image circle with the 25mm eyepiece. With the 12.5mm eyepiece, only see about 2/3rds of the moon was visible, but it gave great views of the craters and the "moon pole". The 4mm eyepiece gave very detailed views and the "moon rim" seemed like a "distant mountainous horizon". All 3 eyepieces gave clear, sharp views of the moon. The plastic containers for each eyepiece are very handy.

I used the 25mm eyepiece and the moon glow filter with 1.5x erecting extension and 3x barlow. This simulated 16.7mm and 8.3mm eyepieces, respectively. Both gave clear and sharp views. The 1.5x erecting extension, the 3x barlow and the 5 x24 finderscope, all worked as expected.






(Posted on 19/06/2016)

Great telescope for fun and to enjoy the moon. Review by V Cassidy

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I bought this telescope as I was going skiing over the weekend and wanted something to keep everyone entertained at night. I remembered the sky was always amazing up there and wanted a telescope. I googled Telescopes and found OpticsCentral and decided to give them a call. Told them what I wanted and said I don't want to spend alot of money, preferably less than $200 and they recommended this.

The telescope arrived next day. We brought it up with us that weekend and had a blast. The moon looked great with the filter and we could see all the craters.

We will definitely be taking this up with us next month again and maybe buy a bigger one next year. (Posted on 17/07/2012)

Great Product and this price. Now my kids want a bigger Telescope Review by Peter M.

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I bought this telescope for my sons birthday and the telescope was great. All the tools were included for setting up the telescope which is a bonus. Setting up was a breeze despite my son cheering me on to set it up quicker. Didn't help that the instructions were vague at times.

About 15 minutes later, telescope was all set up and ready to go. Pointed at the moon and was quite impressive. We've tried looking at planets, we can just see the rings of saturn on the smaller eyepiece. Will take it with us camping later in the year or possibly up with us when we go skiing to see how its like away from the stars.

Now my son wants a Dobsonian. Makes buying his Christmas present so much easier this year. (Posted on 17/07/2012)