Customer Reviews

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this as an upgrade to some rock bottom (30-50$) level refractor models I have (mostly used for skyline views) to show some friends a nice look at a recent blood moon/selenelion event in my area. There are some positives, but I'm returning it without hesitation. The good. Significant upgrade in terms of lense quality/magnification. Build quality of the telescope itself is nice. It is large, but not at all heavy, and I did a 40 min hike with it no problem. Laser adjuster actually worked pretty well, I was definitely skeptical it could be adjusted to be useful. The bad. The legs. OMG the legs. Floppy stand that wibbles and wobbles. It's also non standard, so I couldn't use a nice camera tripod I got second hand. It's described as having micro adjustment but all axes have a gum like effect where even at lowest level of magnification, you have to over steer and let it settle back into desired position. Simply impossible to do for the greater level of magnification. Not even a handle to help easy rotation. Trying to lock any view in a position moves angle significantly. I was really excited about the up/down mico adjuster rod, but even that was worse than loosening everything and freehanding. The phone holder thing/app is complete junk. Any other free gyro sky exploration app works better. Did not find position in sky even once (I assure you I followed the steps). There is no phone attachment for photos, just for the guided tour (it's just a mirror). There isn't even a lense that filters down a bright moon, which is standard for literally the cheapest scopes out there. Overall. I have no complaints at all about the optics. But the stand betrays all that is good about this model. The 'patent pending' phone holder is nonsense. I chose to keep a bottom level refractor paired with a very nice tripod instead of this without consideration of price (and it's 5x more).

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Nice telescope for beginners. It is easy to setup and starting to explore the skies. It does take some time to get used to how to align the objects in the sky but once you get the hang of it its pretty nice. We were even able to get some photos of moon using just a phone and without a mount. Attached a few images - they are taken using iphone xs and added some filters.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I Purchased This Telescope For Myself...I've Always Wanted One But I'm Glad I Waited And Got This One.. The Set Was Really Easy Gor A Beginner.. I Used It For The First Time And Captured Some Nice Amateur Shots Of The Moon. IT Was Cloudy Out

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this telescope it has a smooth movements and easy to build. Comes with stars sense explorer code for the app which is extremely helpful for locating planets and stars. Due to cloudy weather I have only viewed Jupiter but it was wonderful!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Why does jupiter look blurry with the 25mm eyepiece and the 10mm even though i put the 2x barlow lens. does my telescope need to be collimated? Observation date & time 1/7/2023 9-10pm

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is a very good telescope. Through it, I easily see five satellite of Jupiter, and took a clear picture with Saturn on Dec 21 when Jupiter and Saturn meet.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Good telescope, but can be difficult to navigate the app. Not kid user friendly.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A wonderful starter scope. An excellent alternative to a computerized telescope. In my experience, the Starsense App has been a little off, however that is because it is hard to keep your phone lined up perfectly in the mirror. The included red-dot finder is not of a very high quality, however it gets the job done. Very easy to set up and use. I have so far seen a total of 3 galaxies (just fuzzy blobs, but they're hard to see for most), 2 nebulae, probably 2 dozen star clusters, great detail on the moon, Jupiter (with cloud bands) and its moons, Saturn, Venus (too bright to see detail), and more recently the tiny blue blob called Uranus.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great scope for beginners. The instructions that come with it are really good and will get you started fast. The app that comes with it is a bit inconsistent, but once you get it working, it's useful to find objects

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Easy to use and you get amazing views of the moon!