BARSKA 40070 Starwatcher Compact Refractor Telescope with Table Top Tripod And Carrying Case
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Customer Review: great telescope very powerful
Summary: 5 Stars
This telepscope is a very good telescope.very powerful and clear.easy to use even for a beginner.the only complaint may be the tripod is small and you need to have a sturdy base to set it on for it is too small to use by itself.but if you have a sturdy deck or outside patio or just happen to have a full sized tripod of your own this makes an excellent telescope for astronomers of all ages and skill levels.Customer Review: Trully ROX !
Summary: 5 Stars
My first telecospe, i got it a really of one the best, all my family is in love with this product, high quality material and the best of all great scopes, everynight i came for the work and look up on sky, and see how great moon is. Easy to manage and get focus on it. This telescope i recommend for everyone who are curious about great distances even far from a moon !Customer Review: Great Bargain
Summary: 5 Stars
Very happy with the quality. Great telescope for a real beginner. Price was definitely right!!Customer Review: Barske 70x400mm focal length review
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall it's not too bad.
I was looking for 300-400mm focal length range for guide scope.
This one seems to be right on that criteria.
Besides, there were 2x m5 tapped hole on the mounting block for anyone who like to mount this on flat surface. Actually , it served me good as well.
Those of you who have used 3 screws for mounting&adjusting may know that it's not so easy; it may even be pain to use 3 screw adjusting system, because it's extremely sensitive.
Optical quality is not too bad, especially for this price range.
Overall performance is good; I liked focal lenth and mounting block with 2x m5 tapped hole for easy mounting on flat surface.
However, I hoped that the finder scope was replaced by red dot finder.
Tabletop tripod was just ok, but even without it, item was worth buying.
But, I wanted to ask maker of this to replace the 6x25 finderscope with red dot finder, please.
Because , the small aperture 25mm scope is almost next to useless.
Overall, it's good if not quite good.
Customer Review: Excellent value
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this scope based on positive reviews on a couple of web sites that cater to amateur astronomers. I wasn't disappointed. A couple of things prevented me from rating it a 5. The 45-degree diagonal and the tabletop tripod are better suited to terrestrial viewing. If you plan on astronomical use you'll want to use a full-sized tripod and add a 90-degree diagonal at some point if you don't already have one. Also, a 2x barlow lens would have made much more sense than the 3x. On the plus side the scope is sturdily constructed and has good optics for the price. I live in the heart of St. Louis and haven't been able to take it to a dark viewing area yet, but from my backyard the moon was excellent as was the Orion nebula, and Mars presented a nice sharp disk. The stock eyepieces are fine, but using a 9.7mm super plossl the results were great!