National Geographic 114mm Reflecting Telescope

Very well built, with a solid feel - I think this is a very surprising value for the money, and a great telescope for ages 8+. The tri-pod and in a few other spots its obvious where they saved some money but overall the scope is a very solid buy. The phone holder is kind of gimmicky but should work in theory.

BEING my first time to ever buy a TELESCOPE, i had no guidance and did not realize that this would not fulfill my expectations. i had to call the MEYER observatory to ask how to use the lenses due to there was not detailed information that i could understand in plain language. ALSO, I HAD TO PRINT AND ENLARGE 140% ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO READ IT; TEENY TINY PRINT. if you are considering to purchase a telescope, even for a teenager, please consider one that is more professional (and probably more money) but you will enjoy so much more. I WILL PROBABLY RETURN THIS TELESCOPE TO SAMS CLUB.

Really high quality construction. Really great money for the power of magnification. Super easy setup.

On our first use, we were able to see Neptune. Worked beautifully. Using Google's free Sky Map app helped to identify it's location in the sky. Being that it was our first telescope, it took a little getting use to on knowing how and when to focus in or out but figured it out eventually. Basically, you want to zoom the focus in all the way but use the widest lens to find and center the object. Then switch to the more powerful lens and zoom the focus back out.

I like the telescope. It is easy to assemble and use. And was delivered on time. Nice for beginners. The focus goes well and the magnification is great. I can see the craters on the moon.

Nice and not expensive. But very difficult to track the movement of the celestial bodies. Still it was the best among many others twice as expensive. If you are looking for a more practical telescope, you have to pay ten folds this price.

This was not really what I expected. The first thing you should know is it inverts (flips upside-down) everything you see. Which doesn't really matter for looking into the sky, but it definitely doesn't double as a spotting telescope for nature or scenery. Second, the optical quality is not great. It's fine for looking at the moon, but you're not going to discover any new galaxies or anything. And the tripod is pretty cheap. It's a little tricky to get the scope where you want it, and then to get it to lock in place. Don't get me wrong, it comes with a ton of accessories and everything for the price, but the user experience isn't that great. My kid was super excited about astronomy and receiving this telescope for her birthday, and she has used it once and that's it.

the item was returned couldn't see a thing the mirrors could have been knocked around not sure

The new Telescope had been previously used, scratched, broken, returned and then sent to me. I bought it on sale so it was a decent price for an amateur scope. Whenever, you adjust the scope where you want it and then tighten it down it, it changes to position of scope.

Quite disappointed in the product cause it was a gift I gave the telescope to my son for the holidays and it turned out to be a wrong gift choice. We had a hard time focusing it specialy at night. It's like finding a pin in a haystack. We used it to see the Great Conjuction of Jupiter and Saturn but the telescope didn't help at all. Just sad.