Best Altazimuth Telescopes for Tripod

great telescope, detail in orion nebula/moon/moons of jupiter it vibrates as you focus but that is okaygoto is very easy, just make sure that your tripod is level pros: accurate, goto is very

the double axis tracking allows me to see the rings of saturn from the living room by aligning on a planet: the degradation of the image through the plate glass windows (but hey it way below zero

strictly used to stargaze, haven't used it much and the initial set up required numerous orientations.

the clarity it provides in viewing space is tremendous.

he absolutely loves it and we have spent every night since exploring the stars and moon.

it certainly struck me as a serious, well-made scope when we took it out of the box.

it has a very sturdy base and easy to use.

it's compact and light enough to transport easily, it has great optics and a very macho tripod and starfinder with a bright reticle which nailed venus in 1 easy try right out of the box.

other than the seeing the moon on a clear night, there's really nothing else that you can see through this telescope.

optics planet emailed me and coaxed me into removing my negative feedback on this useless telescope(read similar reviews) with a useless manual.then they broke every agreement we had on how to ship,

this telepscope is a very good telescope.very powerful and clear.easy to use even for a beginner.the only complaint may be the tripod is small and you need to have a sturdy base to set it on for it

i am very satisfied with the condition i received my barska starwatcher and it has proven very successful in its usage.

very good and easy to use!

saw jupiter with the four moons and it was spectacular.

due to florida's terrible rainy days lately it was mostly cloudy yet i was able to see mars, saturn's rings, jupiter's moon and clouds, even behind a tinted glass!

i love astronomy and have to say this was my first real purchase of a telescope.

i made the mistake of trying to calibrate it ,and it was set better out of the box.

then when it points to the 1st alignment star it is ~20 degr off.) rotating the tube far enough causes the scope to spin around continuously and never properly detect north during the alignment

i had only one issue with quality, the red dot starfinder mounting screw would not go in all the way and i had to do minor (5 min screwdriver only) repair to fix it.

this thing can't align itself to the ground, impossible to speak about stars.