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Originally Posted by OzStarGazer
Well, let us know how it is and how much it weighs...  I haven't taken a decision yet. I looked at the Celestron Travel Scope and PowerSeeker, then I also found some cheapies on eBay, but I don't know yet. I wish they sent the Travel Scope cheaply to Australia from overseas, but unfortunately it is still a bit heavy. Shipping costs are more than the scope!!!! And the scope is half the price it is here.  |
Do you have a set of binoculars? I often recommend that if you do not have enough money for a descent telescope you spend what you do have on quality binoculars as they will last you a lifetime if cared for.
The telescope you have chosen is a bargain at $56 but you will find the Huygens eyepieces will let you down. Your most used one will be the 20mm giving you about a 1 degree field at 35x magnification. The 12.5mm will give you about 0.625 deg at 56x which will just fit a full lunar disc. (I am allowing 35 deg. apparent field for the Huygens eyepiece). The Huygens eyepiece is a very early design with a narrow apparent field. It was designed to work with very long focal ratio refractors.
You will also find you will likely use the 4mm and Barlow once (just to try them) and then pack them away as the magnification is simply too high for this telescope. Note if this telescope comes with any screw-on solar filter for the eyepiece, through it away as it is NOT safe as it will crack and let damaging rays of the Sun through.