[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Hi Alecia and welcome aboard.

Strikers right, the more you can tell us more about the telescope you've been given the more we can help you. Look for the words refractor or reflector. See if you can find out what size mirror or lense it has.

Which does it have? A mirror at the bottom of the tube or a lense at the top?

With the telescope mounted on the tripod does the telescope go up and down and side to side to move it? Or does it have a funny angle shaped mounting that moves in circles.

Do you have a number of eyepieces to put in the viewing hole or does it have one eyepiece that can be pulled out to give different magnifications?

I know they're a lot of things to ask but the more you can find out about it the more we can help you.

Oh and does it have a brand name and a number? If you know that we can search for it on the internet and be more specific in our information to you

Good luck and welcome to a fun hobby. There's lots to see out there.