Celestron - PowerSeeker 50AZ Telescope - Manual Alt-Azimuth Telescope for Beginners - Compact and Portable - Bonus Astronomy Software Package - 50mm Aperture

I was disappointed at first, after viewing terrestrial objects (looks blurry). I was looking at an antenna on top of mountain and it looked really bad. Not clear at all. But decided to look at the moon before returning it. The moon looks amazing! I can see the craters! Just go on internet and look for a moon phase calendar website to see when moon will be rising (in my city, moon rose 20 min after moon rise time because there's mountains). I don't use finderscope because for one thing, it's hard to calibrate it for it to be accurate. When I want to see the moon, I just point telescope towards moon by getting behind telescope, looking up the tube and pointing it at moon. It's tricky to focus without GEM (German Equatorial Mount) but for someone looking for an inexpensive telescope for basic moon viewing, this Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ Telescope is perfect. Nothing fancy but better than say, a $30 telescope they sell at certain grocery stores in my opinion. The moon looks good at night only, I looked at it in the daytime and it didn't look good. This telescope is not good for terrestrial, or daytime viewing. It's September, the end of Summer 2022. Here in California, there's a bright star that appears in the eastern horizon 2 hours after sunset. It's Jupiter. There's 4 small stars surrounding it, those are 4 of Jupiters moons. After reading that you can see Jupiter and it's moons right now with a small telescope, I tried it and found it to be true! People that leave bad reviews for this telescope, most likely don't know how to use it properly.

Inexpensive and works great. I lost most of the parts but what I have, allows me to see jupiter and it's 4 moons. It's a white dot, but I can 4 moons of another planet. That's crazy. Our moon looks nice and detailed. I like to check out downtown from a few miles away. 5 years later and it still works well. Only small issue I have is it shakes a bit. Like it is a bit loose. Even though I tifhten it. It wouldn't really stay still. I've used other telescopes that are smooth and don't jiggle like this one. Other than that. Perfect telescope for beginners. Buy a phone adapter and bluetooth trigger to take steady pictures.

You can't beat the price on this simple beginner telescope. And the Celestron company has an impeccable reputation. The optics of this scope are excellent and that counts for a lot. The mount is a bit shaky where the scope attaches to the tripod but the tripod itself is sturdy.So I recommend you use this on stable ground, not on a deck. Viewing through it is pretty good. I can see good definition of craters on the moon, the mid band of jupiter and the jovian satellites. Some of the more popular night sky objects such as m13 and m31 are also pretty well viewed. Good gift for a child and a good value. WIth something like this though you have to get yourself a book too. You don't want to just take it outside and start looking around. There are a lot of things out there and you need a map or book to tell you where they are.

First let me preface this review by saying I have never owned a telescope in my life. We bought this thinking it would be a good starter telescope but I'm on the fence about it. - It's really wobbly. The other reviews were right about the tripod of this, it's cheap and sorta loose. There is no way to lock a certain position. One tiny bump and you just lost what you were looking at. - The sight scope is well out of alignment and almost useless when trying to find something. I need to figure out if there is a way to align it. - The telescope is really light, so even a slight wind makes stars bounce all around. - I can't get the magnification lenses to do anything. If I find a star and then switch to the magnification lens, I lose the star completely. Perhaps I am expecting too much out of a telescope, especially one this inexpensive. It is a hit, we like to play with it all the time, but it seems like I should have spent a bit more to get a better one.

Awesome. My son lives looking at the moon and stars

This telescope is pretty great, but definitely for an amateur (which I am.) It is very easy to put together and change the different attachments. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow, and it included a CD full of interesting and interactive star maps. The magnifiers are really great - with the different attachments, you can see everything from street signs a few blocks away, small print pretty far away (picture the brand, logo, and model number of a ventilation duct on the top of a 15 story building that is at least 6 blocks away), to the small dips, and crevices of the moon. With my setup, it's a little harder to focus on things using a high magnifier. Any sort of small movement can really ruin your view, or make it easy to lose your target. I use this often on my wooden porch, and it's almost impossible to stay still enough to see something very far away. It would be much better to use this on solid ground and not something that moves or vibrates easily. I don't know if I'll ever upgrade to a better model, this seems to get the job done perfectly for me as an amateur.

I returned this because it had not enough viewing power to see anything and everything looked blurry with all the different lenses I used so I gave up. I guess you get what you pay for especially with something like this - when you’re trying to look at planets and stars you need something a lot better than this!

I actually can see through it ,for those who can’t see through it ,you have to make sure your looking through it outside and not inside

Gave this telescope to my grandson as a gift. He really likes it. Good quality.

Why can’ti see anything

Excelente compra! Vi comentarios respecto a que el trípode se mueve demasiado, en mi caso no fue así, se mueve en donde van los oculares, pero no afecta en nada en visión. Es sencillo de armar, fácil de entender, solo es cuestión de práctica para saber utilizar todos los lentes. No te desesperes si no ves nada la primera vez, reitero, es cuestión de práctica. Oculares usados en fotos 1er foto 4mm 2da foto 12.5 mm 3er foto 20 mm

Perfeito

Best purchase ever! Great quality with a reasonable price. ❤❤❤ Very easy to use. Best for kids!