Travel Scope 50

An amazing telescope for beginners and good people. It is decent as an astrophotographer and the magnification of this model is a strong 125 times enough to see rings of Saturn and stripes on Jupiter. The tripod it comes with is poor so I recommend getting a stand separately. Great product!

Decent scope....

Good value for money however, the stand/tripod let's it down badly. It is lightweight and unbalanced compared to the weight and size of the telescope itself, eg. If the telescope is positioned in a downwards tilt you do have to hold the tripod or it will topple. I have fitted a bungee to the middle of the stand and anchored ut to the ground with a camping peg to secure it, not the nicest of looks but solves the problem.

All bits were there, fairly easy to assemble though instructions could be better. Very clear and sharp views of the moon with moon filter (sadly not supplied) with the lower power eyepiece. Not so sharp with the higher power possibly due to being almost impossible to keep the scope steady enough at this magnification. Easy to set up to see a big moon. Extremely difficult to find and focus on anything smaller without lots of patience and practice.

What a fantastic telescope. My son wanted one to look at the stars and moon whilst camping out in the garden. His friend had one from a well known toy store and they couldn't see anything through it, so I didn't want to buy the same one. I bought this at a great great price, it came via courier 2 days later and I was so pleased. It all comes folded up in a lightweight packback but the tripod opens into a full size tripod. The telescope has lots of extra lenses, is pretty sturdy and all in all is a great buy. My son has already tried it out, on the rare occasion the sky wasn't cloudy, and he could see the moon and stars very clearly. This is a great starter telescope, I would definitely recommend.

Grandson was delighted with it he can't wait to use ot

Bought this as a Christmas present for my 8 year old granddaughter she was very happy with it. Liked the fact that it fitted into the ruck sack. Also impressed with the quality.

Once we set up and tried the different lens's the attachment screw broke its plastic tread and spins so now we cant use it,as the attachments can fall out once you try to point the scope at the sky, was birthday gift and very disappointed. its the one screw that you would use every time you take out and it just went on first change. its a shame as it seems to be a good beginners telescope.

the #5 piece is missing..

It is an Awesome telescope for a beginner. It comes with a 3x Barlow lens and that makes astronomical use quite feasible. Image quality is good and the tripod(though many have complaints with it) is pretty okay too, since the telescope is very light. The bag is well padded and the total package is so light that it's a delight to carry around. One may underestimate the telescope's power and quality by the looks of it. An awesome product all in all with very good packaging by Amazon!

Excelente producto, buena calidad para ver la luna, el tripie es un poco inestable.

Premetto che sono un'astrofila e possiedo molti telescopi di una certa qualità (e di un certo costo!). Questo telescopio è stato acquistato come regalo per una bimba di 5 anni e come tale deve essere considerato. Lo strumento è quasi tutto in plastica, ma di buona qualità costruttiva. La lente principale è un doppietto acromatico ed è una piacevole sorpresa, in quanto in uno strumento così piccolo facilmente si trova lente singola. Il focheggiatore in plastica ha un portaoculari da 24,5 mm, abbastanza scorrevole e stabile. Il piccolo cercatore 2x20, è quasi inutile su uno strumento di focale così corta, ma adatto all'uso didattico per un bambino. Sono forniti due oculari schema H (Huygens, schema ottico semplice ed economico) con barilotto in plastica e ghiera finale in metallo. Nel mio esemplare mancava uno dei due oculari, ma ho trovato buona assistenza per rimediare al problema. Sono presenti anche un diagonale a prisma a 45 °, una lente di Barlow 3x con corpo in plastica e un adattatore per inseirire gli accessori da 31,8 mm nel portaoculari da 24, 5mm, in quanto tutti gli accessori sono da 31,8 mm (un aspetto positivo, quando insolito, di solito su strumenti così piccoli tutto è da 24,5 mm). La lente di Barlow 3x è quasi eccessiva per uno strumento così, soprattutto per le osservazioni del cielo può creare problemi, perchè aumentando tanto gli ingrandimenti senza una montatura che permetta l'inseguimento diventa difficile osservare. Può andare bene però per osservazione diurna del paesaggio terrestre, anche se le immagini fornite saranno poco luminose. Il treppiede è piccolo e molto leggero, basta un tocco per farlo muovere, ma regge bene questo telescopietto e se non si usa alla massima lunghezza delle gambe può andare bene. Si presenta molto bene con una bella confezione e lo zaino per riporre tutto, quindi direi che questo strumentino è senz'altro ottimo e ben fatto come primo strumento per un bambino, ma non lo consiglio per chi vuole qualcosa di più. E' più di un giocattolo, ma non è uno strumento che può soddisfare un astrofilo adulto.

I have 40 years’ experience with telescopes and hope I can help. First, the 50mm is a great first scope. This is designed as a travel scope and so is small (12 inches long) and light. The tube and screws are the only metals pieces, which helps with the portability and backpack use. The tripod included with the 50mm is adequate for most sitting uses but it is not tall for standing or sturdy at high powers. For example using the 3x barlow and the high power eyepiece it would be difficult to have a stable view. In that case a stronger tripod (at the cost of some portability) would be best. A standard camera tripod could be used with better results. The 1.25 eyepieces included with the 50mm are fair but not the best for people with glasses because you have to hold your eye close to the eyepiece. There are better eyepieces with better eye relief if you plan to stay with the hobby or if you are over 50. I would not recommend replacing the eyepieces for the smaller scopes for two reasons, (1) more expensive eyepieces will add more weight to your setup and (2) if you don’t need the portability a larger scope may come with better eyepieces. Many scopes come with low quality eyepieces to cut costs. The 50mm optics produces a sharp image and the scope focuses well with the supplies eyepieces. It is important to know that a law in optics is a larger aperture will produce a brighter image because it is able to capture more light. Example a 90mm scope will provide a better view at night when compared to the 50mm. This is not a big issue for daytime use with the 50mm scope. Also the supplied diagonal is best used as a spotting scope for daytime terrestrial viewing or bird watching. A con is the finder scope which I had to turn the diagonal sideways to use the finder; there is no room for a straight through view. On a clear, dark night the scope will show good images of star fields, a few star clusters and a few other objects. The included 45 degree diagonal is harder to use when viewing objects that are high in the sky; for those items a 90 degree diagonal works better. Expect to see good sharp views of the moon although a moon filter would help cut the brightness when the moon is full. With practice you can see Jupiter’s moons as well as Saturn’s rings but a larger aperture (80-90-102mm) would provide more detail. In a smaller scope don’t expect to see much detail and Mars, Venus and other planets will only appear as small colorful dots even with an 80mm scope. The 50 /60 /70mm will not provide detailed view of any galaxies. Bottom Line: this is a good portable scope but at this price point don’t expect the quality you would get from a larger 102mm scope which is 3 times more expensive. This scope is perfect for daytime and travel use. The scope is good for kids under supervision (don’t ever look at the Sun). If you want to do nighttime astronomy I would look at an 80mm scope for portability or a 102mm which shows more details and is much better but less portable. If you need better eyepieces and a new tripod buying a larger or more expensive scope will be a better choice. If you already know you will stick with this hobby the go with the 80 or 102 mm and replace the eyepieces with better quality ones.