Customer Ratings & Reviews

Awesome telescope for astronomy buffs and easy to use!

Triangulation is the only challenge so far. Really cool gift.

Good beginner level telescope. Recommend getting the power cord, too, so you don’t burn through batteries. It will take several minutes to setup on every use. If you’re beyond beginner, you’ll want something with more magnifying power.

When my son opened the box, he almost cry because he did not expected. It was a beautiful surprise. He took a beautiful pictures of the moon. It's really nice

Good so far. There is a learning curve for a beginner like me. I was able to use it right away, but not as well as I would have liked. I don't think this was due to any issues with the scope. I think it was due to my lack of knowledge of how to use the scope.

Good automated telescope. But very entry level. Best for new starter

Great purchase. Something to do on those boring COVID nights. Works better than anticipated and I’m no astronomer. Easy to use.

I bought this my daughter’s birth she loves it. Make sure to buy the power cord as it us not included. Also I recommend buying the wifi adapter to use wuth smart phone app

Super easy to use. Once the scope is aligned, its so easy to access the database and find other objects

Once again this is Avery good product and would recommend it to everyone!

Loved it and really good range anf clarity. Excellent for canping

This is exactly what I was looking for in a telescope!

I’m still trying to figure it out. This is not for amateurs.

This telescope works great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

calibration need to be in an open field / otherwise excellent product

Worst purchase i ever made. Bought as a Birthday gift and was expecting to give as gift before i left out of town. Order was delayed and delivered while i was away. I had my neighbor hold it and when i returned i realized that a similar gift was already given. So i thought i would return it and get a refund to get my nephew something else he was wanting. Bestbuy would not give me a refund a said it was past the 15day policy. It was 2 days past. I spoke with the manager and he told me i should of purchased a special membership that would allow me to return past 15 days. So this will be the last buisness i will be doing with these hacks. Totally unprofessional

The manual is not very specific to the Telescope that I purchased. I still don't have it set up because the screen is hard to read in the dark.

This is an excellent telescope for the serious amateur, and even for the intermediate astronomer. Though the aperture is a little on the small side, it has very good optics, The maximum useful magnification is 241x with a 5.5mm lens. Note that at this magnification, the image is a little fuzzy and a little dark, but all that should be expected for a scope of this size. Several bands of Jupiter are visible, and its moons appear as bright stars. A satisfying image! I have read that your best images through earth's atmosphere are limited to 300x magnification, but I don't really know how true that is. This is also an excellent terrain telescope. With the $100 rebate, it is more than your money's worth- an outstanding buy! Its size allows you to take on trips and enjoy views over land or overhead. The GoTo and auto-tracking are also dead on! The GoTo takes a little practice to achieve good accuracy. Once you're sure of how deep you want to go into astronomy, opt for at least an 8" to 12" scope if you're in an area with little light pollution. Lower magnifications of 300x would give very clear images with a scope this size. Keep in mind that Dobsonians are not terrain scopes, and are not for use in areas with a lot of street lights, and they're not very portable. But this Celestron scope is very portable, and for that reason, along with its very good optics, makes it a very good addition to any astronomer's collection. Be sure to get the Power-Pack. NOTE: I'm using Meade 5000 Series lenses.

We cannot see anything through the telescope better off with going with a more basic product.

I was able to see Saturn my first night. I read some reviews before I purchased and everybody loved it. They are all right it's an awesome telescope and for the price is one of the best choices for a starter telescope.