This is our first time owning a telescope. We dont know nothing about telescopes. It does come with a guidebook but my husband said it did not help him. For maybe 20mins in looking and playing we were able to see the stars. My 4yr old and 6yrs old were so exicited. The telescope does not stay stedy it does move a little so we end up losing what we are focusing on. This is great for beginners because as of myself i am learning but its actually pretty fun and pretty cool.

I will start out by saying I am a complete novice. I was able to follow the directions in putting together the National Geographic SRT 70mm telescope pretty easily. I am still working on figuring out the red dot viewfinder. We have had cloudy very cold weather since I have had it, so I'm not sure if it is that or if I need more practice in using it, but so far I've only been able to see stars. It comes with 2 eyepieces, 10mm & 20mm. You can also take puctures of what you see with your cell phone, but I haven't tried that yet. Everything fits back nicely in the travel case for easy storage. I'm looking forward to using more when the weather gets better.

So excited about this National Geographic telescope. 20X and 40x power Magnification. There is also a smart phone adapter. Comes with everything. The set up is easy. Great carrying/storage case. We live by the beach and will have lots of family fun with this.

The telescope was really easy to assemble and is light to carry around. I got the one in black and silver with the telescopic legs and black carrying bag that fits the entire telescope for ease of travel and transportation. It also comes with two magnifying lenses 20x and 40x), a solar screen that you can view the solar eclipse with and a smartphone adapter. My daughter is excited to look at the stars and moon at night, as well as the solar eclipses without having to wear those flimsy glasses.

It was easy enough to set up. Take it out of the box and screw the legs on. The legs can be adjusted to be short enough to set the telescope on a table or long enough to stand and use it. It was a little difficult at first to actually focus on something and find a star. I have also never used one of these in my life so I was a total beginner. My kids enjoyed it for about 5 minutes and then they were over it. It's a cool fun toy novelty to play with for a bit, but my kids weren't the biggest fans of it. It was hard to stay focused on one spot in the sky. Everytime you touched the telescope of would go out of focus.

Good price good product

Great telescope for beginners and definitely worth the price.

Easy to use. Simple to calibrate with a clear focus

This is a good telescope for a beginner. Has great adjustable legs to get different heights, especially on uneven surfaces. Comes with two lenses and a nice carrying case. Does seem a little flimsy for long time use or for small children.

My Grandson and Nephew are so happy with this gift. They both use it every night. It was an excellent gift for a man in his twenties and a boy in his teens.