Customer Review: Bought this periscope on Amazon after my grand-daughter and I watched an episode of Curious George on PBS since couldn't find one in our local stores. A little large for small children but my granddaughter keeps on growing so this isn't a real problem.
Customer Review: My dad got this for me for my birthday. After hours of trying to figure out how to put it toghether, I finished building it. The instructions say not to use it indoors, so we took it outside. The little breeze kept knocking it a few centimeters of course, now when you look at something thousands of... more info
Customer Review: Way too many flaws for me to mention, too small, cheap mount, frustrating to use. It turns one off to astronomy rather than exite the observer. Avoid at all costs! Get at least a 90 mm objective lens with an equatorial mount with slow motion controls. You will pay 300 bucks for a good starter... more info
Customer Review: This is not the best way to get started in astronomy. To their credit, the marketers have avoided the exaggerated magnification claims that go with so many low-end scopes. Still, it is a low-end scope; for star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae, 10x50 binoculars will show you as much and be far easier... more info
Customer Review: This is the perfect example of the kind of scope astronomers warn beginners against. The first red flag is the ridiculously high maximum magnification of over "700x." Do you know what you will see at 700x in this scope? Nothing but a dim blur. Note that the objective (main) lens is 60mm. All... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this unit to keep in my car for fast spotting. Its compact and very easy to focus. Person with big fingers will have problems. Its only good for day time and general spotting. The magnifacation is not much, but the view is pretty clear for such an inexpensive unit. I use a monocular over... more info
