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… this telescope to anyone that is looking for a 'starter' telescope.… 8 more reviews »

… to shift by several degrees. It seems like a nice starter scope though. The moon is very crisp with lots of detail and no color distortions.… 4 more reviews »

…Pros: Great mount and computer control will give hours of observing. Cons: Optics could be better. The Bottom Line: A good buy for the money don't pay over $400.00, a good starter scope.… 58 more reviews »

…We purchased this telescope as a starter for our 10 year old son. It is easy to operate for him and us. He was so excited to see a close up view of the moon. It took only a few minutes to assemble… 7 more reviews »

…A great little telescope of good quality. No electronic frills, just a nice scope to set up on your car trunk or where ever and have a look at the stars. Good starter scope, but make sure to order… 2 more reviews »

…I purchsed this telescope for my parents to use at their lake home and the optical quality is fantastic, especially for an inexpensive, starter telescope. They've mostly used it to look at nature…

…Brought this as a Christmas present for my husband, and his had problems with it from the word go. Cheap and nasty comes to mind, after reading the reviews thought this would make a nice starter… 17 more reviews »

… mm objective lens with an equatorial mount with slow motion controls. You will pay 300 bucks for a good starter scope. The rest are junk and will take up space in your closet.

JIm… 5 more reviews »

…Good for starters, doesn't include good instructions so make sure you have a basic understanding how a telescope works and/or is adjusted.
Also the software that comes with it, is really crappy… 13 more reviews »

…Summary: this is a good telescope for the starters, also for the budget person. you can use it for star gazing or land viewing. however, the viewfinder on it is terrible, you can hardly adjust… 16 more reviews »

… laptop. Worked great and I was able to accomplish my goal for under $100.

This is a great inexpensive telescope that would be suitable as a starter or 1st telescope, worked well… 11 more reviews »

…If you can catch this on sale for about $75 its an excellant scope. Regular price of $100 or so, its a good scope. ;) This is a good starter scope. The optics are excellant. The fine adjustment… 7 more reviews »

…Brought this as a Christmas present for my husband, and his had problems with it from the word go. Cheap and nasty comes to mind, after reading the reviews thought this would make a nice starter…

…I purchsed this telescope for my parents to use at their lake home and the optical quality is fantastic, especially for an inexpensive, starter telescope. They've mostly used it to look at nature… 13 more reviews »

… laptop. Worked great and I was able to accomplish my goal for under $100.

This is a great inexpensive telescope that would be suitable as a starter or 1st telescope, worked well… 6 more reviews »