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Cstar Refractor Telescope Kit For Dummies (FD-60700) w/Astronomy for Dummies, 2nd Edition & Cstar Refractor Telescope | 
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| Brand: CStar Optics
Category: Photography
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 9984
Color: Silver and Black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 41 x 36 x 51
MPN: FD-60700
Model: FD-60700
UPC: 653233607005
EAN: 0653233607005
ASIN: B000HWQHNU
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| Features:
| • | Includes 336-page copy of Astronomy For Dummies, 2nd Edition, with charts, star maps, and full-color photos. | | • | Kit comes with the telescope lens and eyepiece already installed; easy two-step assembly | | • | Patent-pending Dual-Size Erect Image Lens lets you view images right-side-up and correctly from left to right | | • | Strong, aluminum-alloy refractor telescope tube, tripod and mount with 60mm coated optical glass lens system | | • | For Dummies instruction manual crafted by the For Dummies team |
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Product Description
CSTAR FOR DUMMIES TELE- SCOPE WALMART ONLY
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| Customer Reviews:
Don't be a dummy. Don't buy this scope. March 9, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is not the best way to get started in astronomy. To their credit, the marketers have avoided the exaggerated magnification claims that go with so many low-end scopes. Still, it is a low-end scope; for star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae, 10x50 binoculars will show you as much and be far easier to use.
The "H" on the eyepieces indicates a Huygens eyepiece, a cheap and antiquated design with a field of view so narrow it is not unlike looking through a drinking straw. For not much more money the marketers could have chosen a better eyepiece with over twice the viewing area, but they were not trying to make an instrument that was usable, merely trying to make the price as attractive as possible.
The finder is useless, smaller than the bare minimum size of 6x30. Finding anything but the moon will be time consuming and frustrating.
Using an astronomical telescope is not like playing an MP3 file and but rather like playing a guitar. It is a learned skill. And you must do a lot of homework before you buy a telescope. Buying without prior experience is like buying a car without knowing anything about driving. If you want to see the wonders of the sky, contact your local astronomy club and attend one of their star parties. The members love sharing their hobby and can set you straight as to how to get started. The best way is to learn the sky with the unaided eye and 10x50 binoculars (decent ones are available on Amazon), then graduate to something along the lines of a 150-200mm (6-8") Dobsonian, which can be found on Amazon starting under $290.
For more information on buying telescopes, see my encyclopedic guide on Amazon: "So you want to buy a telescope."
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