Customer Ratings & Reviews

Looks so good under my Christmas tree. I can’t wait to unwrap it and start unwrapping the mystery’s of the universe.

Bought it and it is so sensitive, I would say, you cannot breat while operating with this little guy! Not a good thing at all

Outstanding capability for the price. The person recieving the gift is completely thrilled!!

Can't rate it before using, but not happy the the Quick Setup Guide that was supposed to be in the box is not. No instructions whatsoever. Going to search online.

I thought I was buying a new telescope but apparently, I bought a returned item that was damaged and BestBuy didn't notice. Now they are sold out everywhere

Its kind of hard to use couldn't line up yo see anything. I would not recommend this product.

always wanted one, great for someone who is just starting out.

Doesn’t work. The app works fine, once the “object" has been targeted and its green, can’t see nothing in the eyepiece. Nothing. Will be returning.

Will be returning this item. Better item on bhphoto and Amazon. More magnification and better controls with those other items.

can’t figure out how to use this waste of money if you ask me

It never worked we tried to many times but it never worked

Seems like it was kinda hard to focus. So I took it back.

It is very difficult to use and we are unable to see anything out of it.

Not worth the money. Go with the smaller one it’s the same quality.

Was not what we thought it would be at all. Does not work

I’ve had this for over a year and still can’t figure it out

Putting the telescope together was very easy. It only took a couple minutes. The most difficult part was linking the smartphone camera with the telescope, and there are plenty of video tutorials online on how to get it done. We love this telescope as people who just get a kick out of looking at the moon and stars. The lightweight nature of the telescope means it is easy to cart out of a field. It does not give you a bunch of detail on distant planets, but it is very worth what you pay.

Purchased this item for a family Christmas. The mirror on the back end of the tube is WAY out of place, which means it is impossible to align with the finder scope. Wasted money. Kids unhappy. Hope to get a refund.

A wonderful starter scope. An excellent alternative to a computerized telescope. In my experience, the Starsense App has been a little off, however that is because it is hard to keep your phone lined up perfectly in the mirror. The included red-dot finder is not of a very high quality, however it gets the job done. Very easy to set up and use. I have so far seen a total of 3 galaxies (just fuzzy blobs, but they're hard to see for most), 2 nebulae, probably 2 dozen star clusters, great detail on the moon, Jupiter (with cloud bands) and its moons, Saturn, Venus (too bright to see detail), and more recently the tiny blue blob called Uranus.

The instructions and unlock code for the StarSense app were missing from the packaging - however, I was able to obtain these from Celestron’s customer service very quickly via email. The setup instructions are not very helpful. I used a YouTube video (not produced by Celestron) to set up the scope for the first time. Otherwise the scope works great. Awesome views of the planets, even with modest light pollution.