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| | Product Details | | Package Length: | 38.6 inches | | Package Width: | 22.9 inches | | Package Height: | 9.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 28.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 2 reviews |
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| | Features | Newtonian reflector telescope with slow motion controlsZoom eyepieces change power levels without having to change eyepiecesPre-assembled tripod for fast easy set upFocal length: 900mmObjective lens: 102mm
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 Good Scope for the price Feb 20, 2008
I obtained this scope after my father-in-law passed. He spent hours looking at the moon with it. While I have only used it a handful of times. I have found this telescope to be of decent quality and the images I have observed with it have been nothing short of breathtaking. While every item you can buy has pros and cons, this item is not without either. Pros: cost, image quality, stability, ease of setup, and the filters change the color of the object you are viewing. Cons: hard to aim at the intended target, plastic lenses.
The lenses that come with the unit are not all plastic, the eye pieces are metal and seem to be of good quality. (I'm sure you can find better, just not at this price)
If you are a serious astronomer this is most likely not the scope for you. However, if you are looking for a good scope for casual viewing this is a good choice.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 A frustrating scope of poor quality Nov 07, 2006
Someone brought one of these scopes to my astronomical society a couple months ago.
The eyepieces are mostly plastic.
We spent about 90 minutes helping the guy figure out how to use it, and aiming it at Jupiter and the Moon so he could have a look through it. Experienced amateur astronomers had trouble aiming it.
The focuser was hard to work with.
With a high quality eyepiece (that cost more than the scope) the images were OK. With the ones that came with it they were nasty.
A few weeks later the guy called me to see if I could find a buyer for it because he was too frustrated with it.
The astronomical community calls this type of scope a "department store telescope". Most people who buy them don't even look at five objects they can identify with them.
If you want to buy a telescope, track down your local astronomical society, and visit them to discuss what kinds of options might be available in your price range. You don't have to spend buckets of money to get a useful scope.
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