It is exactly the same scope as the Celestron FirstScope, the IYA commemorative 76mm reflector. It has been discussed in this forum around mid last year.
As a scope that you would use with interchangable eyepieces, aweful.
As a dedicated rich field scope, great.
This is because the scope is made using a very cheap spherical mirror, with a lousy figure, so any type of magnification reveals dreadful problems and the eyepieces it comes standard with are not worth as paper weights either.
I bought one of the Celestron versions. I had to exchange the first one I received it was so poor. The second one is only a little better. However, I use mine as a giant finder scope using a decent Japanese made 25mm Celestron Kellner EP into which I installed cross-hairs.
As I said, as a dedicated rich-field scope it is fine.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...1&d=1250262444
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These pics show it mounted to my 17.5" Odyssey II. It will be coupled to the new rebuilt 17.5" dob in progress. I mounted a RSF to it as the Celeston FirstScope doesn't come with one, and really needs one.
