Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector Telescope Review

I purchased this as a gift for my 7 year old who is all about space.I figured I would need to get the telescope aligned with whatever we were looking for first, then let her use the eyepiece.Unfortunately, this telescope just requires too much time and attention to get the objects of interest in place, in focus, and then by the time I put her eye to the eyepiece, the earth's rotation has the object well on its way out of the field of view.So with my daughter, I ended up using the lowest magnification almost exclusively.There are easier telescopes for kids available at the lowest magnification.

All that said, after she goes to bed, I've had a lot of fun with this telescope.The tripod is not as stable as I would have liked, so there is a lot of movement in the image, but otherwise its been fun!



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