Celestron 22030 Travel Scope Portable Refractor Telescope with 80mm lens, Fully-Coated Glass Optics, Bonus Astronomy Software Package and Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter

Fantastic scope for beginners. Only let down by the tripod very wobbly and too light (get a decent camera tripod and use instead) and the finder scope isn't great (mine's so far unused deep in the backpack). The travel scope 80 is light, easily portable and quick to set up. You get two eyepieces 10mm and 20mm which are good for moon detail. Don't expect to see Hubble type telescope pictures of spiral galaxies, you'll never get that detail with this travelscope but it's a good starting point for moon gazing and getting to know the night sky better. It also has an adapter for astrophotography but I've not done this yet. It's also sold for daytime so you could use it for birdwatching but I've not tested this either. I can't wait until the end of summer and the nights drawing in. We live near Dartmoor so also looking forward to checking stars out from there! Overall it's a great piece of kit with a protective rucksack and a stargazing app (that doesn't work on iPads/iPhones but does work on Mac) I've not used this. I wrap my travelscope in bubble wrap to keep it extra safe in the backpack. There's a strap to keep it in place. I got this in the prime day sale and was impressed by the value.

Great telescope for travel. Let’s in plenty of light for clear viewing without eye strain. Just the job but I would recommend using a metal head stand for smoother control. Personally I placed a padded lens box in the backpack where the original stand was. All round, a good product.

So this Travel Scope 80 was bought for my daughter that wanted to take up astronomy as a hobby. This is a good starting telescope or has been for her and she still uses it. However this is a hobby that takes a bit of a steep learning curve so don't be put off too fast. However ditch the tripod it is crap and not very stable. Get a photography one or a survivors one. With this scope you will see Jupiter, its moons and some of the bands. On a very good night the red spot but don't expect tons of quality. It will be faint. Saturn is visible with and you can make out the rings but no ring devisions. It can do some AstroPhotography just keep your expectations realistic as this is a huge skill to learn that takes a lot of time and research and can get expensive getting a good camera for it. The images I posted with this review show what it can do with time and patents. the first one is the moon using the 10mm eyepiece and an IPhone 12. The second is the Orion nebula again with 10mm and iPhone the third is again the Orion nebula but taken with a much better DSLR camera and around 40 stacked images. So not a bad gateway scope.

Lets start with the only down side. The Tripod that's why it gets 4 stars, It is ok to start with. but replace as soon as possible with a good solid lightweight camera tripod . Luckily, I have an old Velbon KE-3 Light weight Aluminium Tripod. One where the centre Colum can be removed and a Hide clamp attached, The difference in viewing is like chalk and cheese. . It's a great spotting scope, a great Astro Scope. Also With the stability of a good tripod, I can attach my Sony A600 with a T-Mount adapter, straight onto the scope tube. It turns into a brill 400mm f5 lens. 600mm with the 1.5 crop factor.

If you wish to see the planets in more detail I’d invest in better scope, also note this is designed for terrestrial observation. You would need to spend money on a 4 mm eyepiece if you wanted more power. The tripod is very cheap, wobbles too much and you would struggle to point to exact target location and keep it in place.

Didn't find it easy to setup or use at all. Bought this as a birthday present for 13 year old and I am quite disappointed as after spending hours on assembly unable to see it anything from it.

My seven-year-old loves it and was able to get these incredible shots of the blue moon tonight!

War ein Geschenk an meinen Mann. Für Amateure perfekt! Mit dem Kundendienst gab es allerdings einen nicht so prickelnden Dialog wg. Liefertermin, hat sich dann aber als Missverständnis rausgestellt und alles war wieder gut. Haben den Kauf jedenfalls nicht bereut :-)

Good products

Great item came promptly loved it

بعد استخدام 3 شهور ممتاز كبداية في عالم الفلك و ممتاز لرصد القمر تحديدا ، مشكلته في الحامل سيء جدا