Telescope, 150EQ Reflector Telescope for Adults Astronomy Beginners, Manual Equatorial Professional Telescopes Astronomy with 2X Barlow Lens, Phone Adapter, Adjustable Tripod and Moon Filter

The media could not be loaded. The first thing I will say is that this is a bit more of a complex telescope to put together. It is pretty well built and well organized so you are able to easily know which parts you need when assembling. The instructions are pretty straight forward. The device does take some time to learn to use it. The telescope is pretty heavy so it is not something you can move too easily. You have to really be careful when moving it to avoid the telescope falling over and breaking ta lens. I would say if you are not tech savy this may be harder for your to assemble. It just has a lot of pieces. I had a fun time assembling this for my nephew and he really loves using this for looking into the stars. It gives you a good image but again it takes time to locate what you want to look at. It gives a decent view of the planet but it is not perfect. It takes time to really clear up the image. There are several different focus lens inside but I wish those were better packaged. You are able to get a close or far shot as needed and you can use your phone to take images if needed which is great. The eye view is nice and comfortable on the eyes. The focus is not too sensitive but again it takes time time to learn all the functions and it is not as intuitive as say a binocular. The focus is very strong and gave me a very good view for birds if I have it setup and focused in time. It is pretty easy to move around on the stand. Overall this is a very good device to have if you are a person who is good with assembly so you can get this up and running quickly. It is not exactly something I would give to someone who has a hard time assembly. The telescope is heavy so may take two people to assemble. It is not the easiest thing to setup for anyone but definitely worth it for star gazing.

Unboxing & first impressions: Be prepared for a large box, but everything is well packed and marked. It's very easy and fun to assemble. I was instantly impressed with the build quality of the mount and the telescope. The manual is translated well and helpful.(TLDR: this is a good telescope that can be upgraded to be a great telescope)Cons:The eye pieces are entry level and what you'd expect to be included.The phone holder is difficult to align.The focuser is all plasticAll of these are easily solvable with a few upgrades that you could add at anytime if you want to get a little more serious about the hobby.Pros:You get a much bigger telescope for the price of others. This is a light-bucket. It's in the f4 range, which means you're capturing much more light (higher resolution images).Everything is sturdy, well constructed (I would get a better focuser if you plan on adding a camera)Once you understand the equatorial mount it's easy to find objects and track them with the fine-adjustment knob. Which... you can switch the position of the knob from left to right... a small but nice feature.Big picture: This is a great telescope at this price point. It's a good beginner telescope that has much more capability to grow with you as you enjoy the hobby.

This Telescope is an all metal build except for the focuser. I wish it was metal but I'm happy with its performance, just wish it was a little higher quality. The other issue I have is the primary mirror is not marked for collimation purposes. This would be so easy for them to do at the factory. The mount works great and is quite sturdy. Although I wish the tray was metal and not plastic. There is some movement when the mount is locked but it's not a deal breaker for me. All and all for the price I would recommend this Telescope but some small improvements would've made it a 5 star review.

The media could not be loaded. The picture was so bright that I had to use the low-light lens cap which is a very good thing. Didn’t use a filter though so I can’t speak for that experience. Jupiter and Saturn were clearly visible and easily findable with the mount and finder scope.The mount is actually pretty intuitive to put together as long as you can read directions. Doesn’t need to be disassembled when you store it either. It’s good because you can make micro adjustments while looking through the eyepiece. The altitude adjustment could be better with ease and speed but it makes sense since it’s moving a huge amount of weight. Comparing this to a traditional mount where I have to tighten and retighten constantly, it’s a major improvement.That weight isn’t much though, I was surprised at how light the components were but it has some heft when fully together.The zoom leaves a little to be desired compared to a refractor telescope, which is normal for these reflector telescopes, the trade-off is that you get veeery good brightness. Don’t expect the Barlow lens to allow you to see into the next century because there’s a maximum usable zoom for all telescopes depending on the focal length. Once you go over, the picture will get very blurry.Overall I’m very happy with it, the cost does mean quality too as the parts were very nice. Five stars. I’d recommend it.Pictured is Jupiter and it’s 4 moons, a moon pic, and some of the telescope with me for scale. Heard are my friends trying to sabotage my contribution to the fair people of Amazon. The telescope also gets taller than pictured but we had to lower the tripod some to get the eyepiece to our level. I’m 5’8