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product_id: 51646969
title: "GalileoScope Telescope AC 50/500 OTA"
brand: "galileoscope"
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# Lightweight at 975g 25X to 50X magnification 50mm diameter GalileoScope Telescope AC 50/500 OTA

**Brand:** galileoscope
**Price:** $U3165
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** GalileoScope Telescope AC 50/500 OTA by galileoscope
- **How much does it cost?** $U3165 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- galileoscope enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted galileoscope brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Safety First:** Includes warnings to ensure safe and responsible use.
- • **Explore the Cosmos:** Unleash your inner astronomer with a telescope designed by experts.
- • **Lightweight Design:** Easily portable at just 975 grams—take your stargazing anywhere!
- • **Educational Experience:** Perfect for budding scientists and curious minds alike.
- • **Versatile Compatibility:** Fits most tripods and accepts various eyepieces for endless exploration.

## Overview

The GalileoScope Telescope AC 50/500 OTA is a premium telescope kit crafted by leading astronomers and optical engineers. With a 50mm diameter and magnification options ranging from 25X to 50X, this telescope is perfect for both educational purposes and personal exploration of the night sky. It features a lightweight design, compatibility with most tripods, and a 1.25 focuser for additional eyepieces, making it an ideal choice for aspiring astronomers.

## Description

On the occasion of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009), a special entry-level telescope was developed by its organisation: the GalileoScope. The aim of this is to provide a high-quality telescope which, despite the extremely affordable price, can already convey impressive success on the first steps of the discovery of the hobby astronomy. The GalileoScope is a telescope or refractor: a long tube with a large lens at the front end and a small lens at the back end. This design is based on the great Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, whose telescopes were also refractors. However, some important points have been improved in the GalilleoScope compared to the 400-year-old design. While Galileo's telescopes were still struggling heavily with chromatic aberration, a colour defect that occurred on the edge of bright astronomical objects, the GalileoScope already has an achromatic lens: in the early 17th century, scientists found that the combination of lens pairs from different materials minimized the color defects. The telescope is largely made of precisely fitting ABS plastic parts (the main lens of the lens is made of glass), which can be assembled within minutes by small children under the instructions of an adult. The eyepiece is also supplied in individual parts, so the functionality can be understood even when assembling. The GalileoScope comes with a selection of useful accessories. Includes a barlow lens to double the magnification and accessories for attaching the telescope to different tripods, an accurate instruction manual and a stand for storage. A special feature is the Mögli

## Features

- This high-quality telescope kit was developed by leading astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators to showcase how early astronomers made their discoveries.
- The 50mm diameter telescope offers 25X to 50X magnification.
- Includes standard components such as a base that fits most tripods and a 1.25 focuser that accepts a wide variety of optional additional eyepieces
- WARNING: Use with adult supervision only.
- WARNING: Do not look at the Sun with the Galileoscope; severe eye damage will occur.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Manufacturer | GalileoScope |
| Part Number | Galileo |
| Package Dimensions | 48.51 x 15.49 x 10.41 cm; 975.22 Grams |
| Item model number | 299 |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Number of Pieces | 1 |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Item Weight | 975 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Arbor Scientific
- **Eye Piece Lens Description:** Barlow
- **Objective Lens Diameter:** 50 Millimeters
- **Telescope Mount Description:** Altazimuth Mount
- **Focus Type:** Manual Focus
- **Power Source:** Manual Operation
- **Finderscope:** Reflex
- **Item Weight:** 2.15 Pounds
- **Compatible Devices:** Tripod, Altazimuth Mount
- **Exit Pupil:** 1 Millimeters

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Will it mount to a standard tripod?**
A: Yes,  it will mount to a standard tripod.  There is a 1/4-20 nut on the bottom.

**Q: What age is this appropriate for?**
A: I teach science to ages 4-9, with a major astronomy unit with 8 year olds, third graders.  I built my GalileoScope about a year ago. A dextrous 8-9 year old could do this with some significant help from a dextrous adult.  It WAS fun to assemble.  Given that the barrel comes in two pieces, and is held together with sturdy o-rings, after a bit of use I chose to use packing tape to reinforce it.  For its price, the optics are good.  I can see moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, though they are so small, it was underwhelming.  My only concern is that focusing is accomplished with a sliding motion, a bit difficult to hone in on that point of sharpest focus. AND, as with all scopes, a tripod is essential, and my inexpensive photo tripod only a little better than nothing.See here for more - http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A16ARAN5KQ1AVS/ref=pdp_new_read_full_review_link?ie=UTF8&page=1&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R36EKJ4WT22W1S

**Q: Does anywhere sell replacement parts, especially the eyepiece lenses?**
A: Replacement parts are not current being offered on Amazon.

**Q: Will this tripodwork ? https://www.amazon.com/amazonbasics-60-inch-lightweight-tripod-bag/dp/b005kp473q/ref=pd_sim_328_9?_encoding=utf8&pd_rd_i=b005kp**
A: Hi Ingrid,  The following is from the magazine Sky & Telescope: "...How good is the Galileoscope? This little 25x50 scope has very good optics, but no 50-mm scope can match the performance of our favorite $100 3-inch reflector, the cheapest scope that we've ever recommended before. On the other hand, it's far better than Galileo's own scope - and look how much he accomplished with that!The scope's biggest limitation is that it has no mount, so you will either have to attach it to a good photo tripod or jury-rig your own mount. That's harder than it might be, because the scope lacks the 90-degree diagonal supplied with most refractors. The straight-through viewing angle requres that the scope be mounted higher than your head..."

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