GautamP
Great telescope for beginners and more advanced amateur astronomers
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.Ver másVer menos
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