Customer Ratings & Reviews

This telescope is easy to assemble and set up. The pictures for the instructions could be a more descriptive. The finder scope makes calibration simple.

This is an excellent telescope for a beginner or just a casual user. Especially liked the smart phone bracket and app. The detail of moon was amazing!

bought this for my wife for her birthday we live in northern michigan on 10 acres and we use alot luv the phone hookup for pictures focusing is easy pictures sre very clear easy to set up

Perfect beginner's telescope. You're up and looking at objects very quickly. The plate solving technology powered by your phone works very well. You can even move the telescope to a different area and not miss a beat.

Bought this as a gift for my husband. He absolutely loved it. On clear nights we’ve been able to see Saturns rings, Mars and Jupiter. Great beginner telescope, and the app makes alignment super easy.

Works great. Wish it was a little more stable where the telescope attaches to the tripod.

budget friendly, ease of use with phone app. Love the new views

I really could see the rings of Saturn they are bright white but i can see them. The telescope was easy to set up but the app toke a little work. between the app and the alignment scope it is easy to find what I was looking for.

Optically, this is a fine Newtonian, if a little on the high end of the price spectrum (which I assume is the StarSense software). The software is good, but note that it will crash on the Pixel 6 series of cameras and Celestron still hasn't fixed this problem despite it being well known. They also haven't updated their compatibility page. The main issue with this scope, though, is the tripod is absolute unusable garbage. The mount has play and doesn't securely hold the OTA no matter how tight you set it. What this means is that you will be waiting for extended periods of time for the image to stabilize--especially at higher magnifications. This also means that the slightest breeze will also disrupt your image. The instability overall makes what could have been a great beginner scope massively frustrating to use. This is the reason I returned mine and went a step up to Celestron's Dobsonian versions of the StarSense scopes.

The best gift to my kids... who are adults. Very impressed with everything that came with it. It's very clear.

The starsense app makes it easy to navigate systems. The only thing that i do not like is having to use a seperate device so if you needed your phone for anything. You wouldn’t be able to use it.

We bought this as a family gift. Everybody is having a great time learning through the app and looking at objects. Easy to move and use. Great telescope!

Great telescope. Very easy to use. Only issue is that the app only works with Apple Iphones

Always wanted a telescope. After a lot of research found this to be a good starter telescope. It is very easy to use and light to carry. With a DSLR mount the sky is the limit.

Good for beginners and also if you are more knowledgeable. Has a lot of inclusions I liked. My first telescope and I really like it.

Excellent telescope. My only comment is about the two lenses included in the box, they are very basic, so consider an extra budget to buy a set of lenses and also a Smartphone Adapter, it is not included neither.

Good entry level telescope. The Starsense Explorer app is really helpful to get the telescope in the ballpark.

This is wonderful for me, a beginner. Add the app to your phone and it guides you to the stars. Very easy to setup, move, sync and use.

Got this for my wife’s birthday. She loves it! It’s easy to use and set up. Easy to travel with as its light weight and you can assemble it pretty quickly. Great purchase.

[Employee of bestbuy] Great product, works super well and is overall very good quality