My daughter, nieces and nephews really enjoy using this telescope. It was really easy and fast to put together. My daughter’s birthday is coming up and she asked for another one so she can enjoy more when the family comes over. This model is sturdy, the view is really clear and I love that you can connect your phone to it. We are really happy to see her enjoying this telescope that we will be surprising her with another different model.

Starting with the positives - the quality lenses of seeing the moon and stars is what one would expect. I could see craters on the moon and way more stars compared to the naked eye. My kids were so excited to get this! My 11 year old was able to use it in his own with adjusting and locating celestial objects. Negatives: the construction is lacking. The thin aluminum legs have a height adjust or which immediately broke so now it’s always at the shorter level. See pictures below of the metal piece that falls out when trying to extend and then tighten the legs. The other issue occurs when locating and adjusting the telescope. It’s finicky in that I can get the item in view and as I go to tighten it, the item immediately moves often out of view in the lens. I’ve never used another telescope so I don’t know if this is normal, but will definitely take practice to adjust and hold without the item in view moving out of the frame.

The telescope was easy to put together. I like that it came with different lenses. It also has a place where you can put your cellphone on and other people can see what you are seeing through the lenses. Camera zoomed all the way in. If someone was passionate about getting into astrology and looking at the surface of the moon, I would suggest getting different lenses for it and it’s a little difficult to use the redeye finder.

This is a great telescope for beginner star gazers. It did require some assembly and setup which was a little confusing. Using the telescope was straightforward and easy. It didn’t require too much effort to get a good look at the stars. My favorite feature is the smart phone adapter. It attaches to the lens and you can view the stars on your phone screen.

I have no experience with telescopes but my oldest daughter and I managed to put this together quickly. The biggest thing I didn’t know was that when taking it outside it takes a while for the lenses to defog. Once the lens was clear it was no only easy to see but my oldest was able to use her phone and take pictures with her iPhone.

The directions are tiny and mine were faded so it was extra hard to read. I still don't know if I have the right assembly. I'm going to look for a PDF online so I can hopefully get a better idea of what to do. Also, a small but crucial part broke off when I attached the viewfinder. Hope it superglues well.

We used the telescope outside of our house. It was a pretty clear night to view the stars..We wanted to look at two specific stars we had been seeing for a while..When we looked through the view finder we saw a little burst of light around the stars. When we viewed the moon it had a hazy ring around it that night. The magnification is weak, but set up was really easy.

This is a very nice telescope. The pros: I was finally able to look at the stars and use the red dot view finder. The view finder allows you to lock in on and object and use that for reference. I have never used a telescope but found this one easy to use. It comes with two eyepieces, a 9.7 mm and a 26 mm. These eyepieces allow different magnifications for viewing “close” objects or looking for objects in the sky. There is an adjustment knob which allows a clear focus on your viewing subject. The stand is quite convenient by folding up when transporting or storage. There is also a tray in the stand for storing the different eyepieces. The cons: This telescope is not the strongest power for serious star gazers. Although I did enjoy using it. The tray in the stand does not accommodate the red dot lens. The instructions reference a dust cover but there is not one provided or where one can be obtained. All in all I liked it and would recommend buying one. My whole family enjoyed using it and showing their skills as an astronomer.

The National Geographic NT 114cf telescope is a great for kids and adult. It comes with a smart phone adapter so you can take and share photos. It was alittle hard at first for me to figure out but once we did it was a great thing to be able to use. It comes with eye pieces and a power magnification for brighter and clearer images. The tripod has a tray to hold the accessories. This is a very nice and easy telescope to use once figured it out.

This thing is absolutely amazing! It was probably the best gift. I have gotten my son in a long time. He fell in love with it (as did I) -- Being able to look at the sky together was awesome. Amazing lens and extremely durable. This makes a one of a kind gift and I would certainly recommend..