Product Ratings
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Amazon.com (6 Reviews)
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Specs & Features
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Finderscope
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Motorized
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What People Say
pros: sharp views, accepts 2 inch eyepieces, good finderscope, simple setup, cheap price
from Shopping.com
i am a novice astronomer, but have been recently invigorated and inspired by a trip to nasa space center houston.
from Amazon.com
it has enough light-gathering power (more important than magnification) to reveal dim star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies and good enough optics to show you the surface of planets like jupiter,
from Amazon.com
i went to 4 star parties prior to making this purchase and sampled a variety of brands and configurations before deciding on the skyquest classic.
from Amazon.com
the 25 mm eyepiece and 10" mirror are exceptionally high in quality, providing me with sharp low power images of nearly all of the messier objects.
from Amazon.com
you will also need to buy an atlas (sky & telescope's pocket sky atlas is the best available), a red flashlight to view the charts without blowing out your badly-needed night vision, and a guidebook
from Amazon.com