This telescope is perfect! I got to zoom in on the planets last week, as well as the stars and the moon. I cannot wait to take this with me when i go adventuring the National Parks! Its the right size that wont take up to much room in my vehicle.

This is one of the most unique and cool items I’ve ever seen. I’ve never had a telescope but always wanted to invest in one. This thing has it all. Downloadable star map to make it easy for us newbies. A full panhandle tripod to give you the full stargazing experience, with a tray to hold all the accessories. I was surprised at how easy it was to get started using it as a novice and the best part is your smartphone connects so you can take photos of what you’re seeing! As someone who just moved to a rural area with so much open sky and nature, this is a very exciting item.

I am honestly surprised at how difficult this telescope is to use. We have had telescopes in the past and have never had this many issues. The viewfinder is basically useless. It's very difficult to get anything in focus. When we do manage to, the telescope typically falls. The tripod has numerous faults, and the telescope itself is big and bulky, and we are constantly fighting to keep it still under its own weight. This is definitely a pass. There are so many decent telescopes out there, but this isn't one of them.

To be honest the weather where I live hasn’t been cooperating with me. Today is March 31st and we are expecting a blizzard, lol. The instructions are really light and hard to read/understand. It took me a really long time to see anything through the lens. The camera holder would not stick to my phone case. It is a cool idea to put the phone up to it to see better and for sharing with friends.

Putting together the telescope will be hard for people because the instructions are poorly written. Using the telescope will be even more of a challenge. Lining up the sight scope took forever and was really difficult to do with bifocals on. Even after careful alignment I still had issues locating the full moon, planets were a no go. I either got a bad scope or this thing is a piece of junk. With clear western Oklahoma skies the moon looked terrible in the scope and the scope would never focus well.

The lunar eclipse was great through this telescope. Very easy to put together.

the tri pod legs are not stable, all turn locking knovs are not stable as well, had to return

It’s hard to assemble. Instructions aren’t clear. I haven’t used it because it’s been raining, so I don’t know how well it works yet.

Could not even focus on big bright moon. Tried to look at Jupiter, Tri-pod and everythng does not stay stead to find bright planet.

great, solid telescope for newbies. Still trying to figure out the way to take pictures with my phone, but great built quality for the price