This is a great beginner telescope, powerful to see various moon’s features. It was very quick to assemble. But when it comes to focusing on far objects, it’s hard as the tripod is flimsy and shakes a lot. When you point the red dot to any celestial object, by the time you tighten the screws to let the telescope stabilize, the red dot misses the object. It’s too hard to focus. Two lens option is great. I had to follow few YouTube videos to learn to setup red dot as well as focusing on any object.

Very nice telescope and cool features. I didn’t notice it’s for 10+ so I was expecting a much bigger product. But it does what it’s meant for. So I can’t complain. I would have given it 5 stars but I took one star away because it was difficult to assemble.

This telescope was a gift for my 13 year old son. To start, the box was smaller than expected. It comes neatly packaged, tucked safely in its carrying case. National Geographic was kind enough to include an anual eclipse guide, which was a very neat and welcomed addition. The instructions are clear and were easily understood by my teenager. The ability to connect your smart phone as an eyepiece is an incredible feature. It allowed my son and his friends to all enjoy stargazing as a group, rather than only one person enjoying while eveyone else waits their turn. The pictures are clear and the telescope itself is very easy to adjust. Not very powerful to see far away, but great for budding astrologers.

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.

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.

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.

This is a good telescope, but it is definitely for amateurs like me. The tripod feels a little flimsy, but it works. The telescope components work and they are good, but they do not feel heavy or of fine quality. If you want to look at the sky and, like me, you're not a pro at it, this is great. If you think you will make this a serious hobby, then this is a good starter telescope. This is a refracting telescope, not reflecting. If you are going to look at the winter sky, you probably have to let it cool off to outside temperature before you will be able to focus. The telescope comes with a nice carrying case that safely holds all the components including the tripod. The eye pieces all have protective cases, so the whole set is easy to transport

Great Telescope! Powerful little thing. I like that everything comes in a little bag so you wont loose the pieces. It also comes with a little guidebook, and with the next solar and lunar eclipses. Highly recommend for kids that like the moon like my nephew

Nice recreational telescope. My kids and I tried it out and were able to see pretty well. We did not mount it, just used it by hand. I loved that it included a carrying bag. There are also extra lenses and filters. As long as you are not looking for a NASA grade telescope, you would be happy with this one.

When you purchase a cheap telescope, you must expect cheap results. Can you see the moon? Absolutely! However, anything outside the center of the viewing window is distorted and has a blue or red hue. Can you see mars? Absolutely! Mars looks like a sharp red star. Can you see Jupiter? ABSOLUTELY! Jupiter looks like a bright star with four stars in a line with it. Spoiler: you can see the Galilean moons through this telescope! They’re tiny, but you can see them. Can you see Saturn! Absolutely! It looks like a star. Can you see Uranus? Absolutely! It looks like a star. Can you see Neptune? It took a few tries, but… absolutely! Neptune is dim, but you can see it through this telescope. What about Venus? I saw Venus too, but it just looks like a star. What’s the point? Cheap telescope means cheap results. The coolest things I saw through this telescope were Jupiter and the Orion nebula, which looks like two stars surrounded by a teal haze. What is this telescope’s biggest downfall? The tripod is awful. Shakiest thing known to man. You know what though? I spent $54 on this telescope and had more fun that I thought possible with it. Did I outgrow it? Yes. BUT I had a great time and I got my money’s worth out of it. Are you considering buying this telescope? It’s on sale for $37 right now. I say just buy it and have fun.