Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy to assemble. Great looking piece. Sturdy tripod which is a plus. But the up-and-down level and adjustment screws could be better they tend to slip and once you get the telescope calibrated or set to the right position you really don't want it to move.

48 year old beginner here with looking into the sky. For a first telescope I found it pretty easy to calibrate the finder scope with the main scope (follow directions). Using a "smart" phone with Google Sky app to first locate planets to seek out with the telescope is a great combination! I hold my phone towards the sky and the gps points out the spot. I have been using less than a month and take it outside most clear evenings to look at Jupiter (see its four main moons too) ,Neptune (glows like a blue jem!), The Moon ( bright and clear!,can see texture details!) I am sure there are more powerful and computer gps guided telescopes for prices up into thousand dollars +. This one I have is portable to take to other locations,quick setup. Still learning and having a blast looking into the sky! It amazes me! Someday will probably upgrade! This scope has me hooked! This summer will be better than after Christmas winter night looking. I plan on taking the scope out to better open locations away from city and suburban lights. Will be looking out over Cedar Lake Indiana skies all summer!

We've seen some great views of the craters on the moon, though at top magnification the view passes quickly. However, the fine tuning worked great to help keep the portions we were watching in our sight after a little practice. First time I had seen Jupiter with 4 moons in view. It was great.

Great telescope for amateur astronomy. Clear views and east to set up.

This is definitely one of the best things I have ever bought. I am patiently waiting for a clear night and something in the sky to look at. I cannot wait to see some spectacular moon or another planet.

This is my first telescope and so far it has been great. Right away you have to know that deep space objects and planets will not look like they do on the magazines or books. Those come from professional telescopes or from Hubble. However this telescope will help you get acquainted with the basic concepts in astronomy, like the celestial grid, Declination, Right Ascension, the different types of eyepieces and even astrophotography. Be ready to spend another 50 to 100 bucks on accessories if you want to get the maximum potential out of this telescope. I recommend the driver motor, the accessory kit with more eyepieces and the T-ring and adapter for a digital camera. It is a great way to dip your toe on astronomy and if you find out you like it you can move on to a more expensive equipment, if not the you only spend like 200 bucks tops.

Overall good quality product. Simple enough for a beginner to use.

I bought the Celestron - PowerSeeker 1000mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope for my son for Christmas and it is very powerful and a great value for the price! This is a great beginner telescope!

This was my first telescope. The controls are a bit touchy. I have difficulty getting a sharp focus and keeping my targeted view in frame of the scope. I have so far used this to view the moon and the detail was stunning. I tried using a T-mount to attach my camera for astrophotography, but the knob to control focus is quite large. It is easy to overshoot as you’re trying to focus because the shake is so bad that you can’t really see what the image looks like until a few seconds after you’ve stopped touching the telescope. I also purchased a lens accessory kit and would recommend that.

I love the scope, easy to use and is powerful. However Best Buy should tell people it come from a third party company. Was told it would be in, in 7 days. But took 10 days.

Grandchildren loved it! Also bought some books and sky maps for them to use with the telescope. It's not a toy, but a beginner telescope -- the real thing!

What a nice piece of equipment. The set up took a few minutes… this telescope is impressive. The moon looks close enough to touch, incredible! Still learning about all this telescope is capable of. Looking forward to stargazing this summer

This telecope is great for a beginner like me and my 6-year old son. We're having fun looking at the moon and the different constellations and planets up close for the first time. Highly recommended!!

Very bulky and bad quality. You can see moon and planets but I would not recommend it.

Got this for my wife for Christmas so she hasn't used it or opened it yet but she's pretty excited about it. It looks well packaged and she's excited to use it soon.

This a great beginner telescope for an adolescent or adult interested in astronomy. It operates very well. We were surprised at how it displayed such detail of the craters on the moon. We recommend purchasing this also: Celestron - PowerSeeker Accessory Kit for Most Celestron Telescopes - Black Model: 94306 SKU: 5395486

This was a gift for my boyfriend and he absolutely loved it. He's already ordered some attachments and accessories for it. It was quick and easy to set up and learn the basics of using it.

bought for dad he really likes it I'm going to get him the camera attachment for Christmas.

A little hard to put together, after u set it up and get used to using it, is fun

Just by $30 binoculars instead, you'll get the same results. If you're going to buy lots of attachments, maybe buy this. I really can't believe I spent over $100 on the same results as $30 binoculars. I'm an idiot