Scott Manley The $5 Telescope vs a $50 and $500 Telescopes [Archive]

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Startrek

22-07-2019, 11:54 AM

As a fan of Scott Manley ( Scottish Astrophysicist) I watched a great YouTube clip of his regarding cheap telescopes
It’s a great clip and a must for the avid beginner, in particular Scott demonstrates and pulls apart a Retail $5 telescope and shows all the shortfalls and things to be wary of when purchasing your first telescope
You will also get a bit of a laugh out of it !!
I love his accent and delivery !
Cheers

Nikolas

22-07-2019, 05:50 PM

a link would be handy

22-07-2019, 06:02 PM

Probably this 1....

Best
JA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eMvVUKYERA

Wavytone

22-07-2019, 07:45 PM

KMart have those.

A shame to see Vivitar has been reduced to that carp.

brian nordstrom

22-07-2019, 07:52 PM

:shrug: I found one of these $5 scopes in the rubbish outside a house riding my bicycle to work one day ,,, even with a good prism Vixen .965 -1 1/4 inch hybrid diagonal and TV Plossl eyepieces the image was terrible :screwy: .

A good video and yes AVOID !.

This is the first and last time I set up and used this JUNK :mad2: .

Brian.