Celticbird Adult Telescope High Output 80mm 600mm Astronomy Telescope for Adults with AZ Mount, Backpack, Phone Adapter and Moon Filter for Beginners

This is a wonderful telescope that comes with everything you need to have a great time stargazing. I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my son, who will be going into aerospace engineering in the fall, and he loves it. The kit comes with a great tripod that’s sturdy enough to keep things stable and secure when using, all the lens filters and adapters you need, it’s small enough to be convenient and something he can take to college with him, but large enough to “feel real” and not flimsy or like a toy; plus, it comes with a convenient bag to keep everything in one place. The best feature for my son is the phone holder to take photos with his phone camera. Images are clear and the magnification is great. I’ve always enjoyed telescopes but never had one of my own. Being able to purchase this as a gift for my son at such a great price point was a no-brainer. I highly recommend this for anyone wanting a great jumping-off point for strolling the skies! Great product!

This Telescope is so cute and useful for my son. The first step, me and him little bit embarrassing about set up and how to use.. but it's very simple. The backpack so helpful. The delivery so fast: earlier 2 day.. wow.. Thanks so much.

The optical tube is of metal construction with plastic components. It has an integrated dew shield that can be extended out, which is very convenient. A focusing knob is present on both sides, but there is no separate fine focusing mechanism. However, the focusing travel is very smooth. The optics are surprisingly good for telescope at this price point. A finderscpoe is included. I was able to align it with the main optical tube without any difficulty. The lens cap has a central opening with a separate cap, so it can double as an aperture mask for viewing very bright objects. Mind you this telescope is primarily for visual use. You can, however, take pictures using a mobile phone with an adapter (included), or a simple eyepiece camera. Two eyepieces, a 20mm and a 9mm are included. The included 1.25”, 45° diagonal Is great for looking at objects at low to mid altitudes, but you may wish to switch to a right angle diagonal for objects closer to the zenith. Don’t expect to do hard-core astrophotography with this unit; I have several expensive, bigger telescopes, for that purpose. By the way, you can also use it for terrestrial purposes, such as birdwatching. And besides, for casual visual astronomy you don’t need superlative optics. I typically take my smart telescope to astronomy field meets and outreach programs. While it is nice to be able to show real time images on a tablet or computer screen, I have noticed that the public yearns to look through an eyepiece. Somehow, putting an eye against the eyepiece and gazing at a heavenly body seems more “real” than looking at an image on a tablet. There is an adequate alt-az tripod included. If you attach a separate third party manual mount, to the tripod, with fine control, it makes tracking easier. The optical tube is lightweight and comes with a backpack for easy transport of all the components including the tripod. So it is ideal for taking to an outreach program. I was able to see a ring around Saturns with the 9 mm eye piece, even though it was low in the horizon. The moon looked glorious with craters and mare clearly visible. I could not detect any chromatic aberration at the edges visually, but there was a hint of color fringing on pictures taken with an eyepiece camera. As a quick grab and go telescope, at this price, you can’t go wrong.

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This telescope is built very well and is fairly capable in this price range. There is sturdy plastic cap on the lenses and the extra lenses also come with a strong case. If you are a beginner, this will be the perfect way to get started. You can enjoy the moon in the highest level of detail and can even view moons of Jupyter. You have two different lens available for viewing objects depending on the distance. The stand is also really stable with smooth moving parts which allows for a good experience while adjusting the telescope lens and focus. The overall weight is good and it also comes with a backpack that makes it easy to take it with you during hikes. Finally, the attachment for holding phones is the best part. You can take a picture of the view from the telescope.