I recommend this telescope if you're planning to view planets or the moon, but you would need to invest in a better eyepiece and a barlow lens to see planets well like Jupiter and Saturn. I currently use it with 8-24mm zoom lens and a 2x barlow lens and I could see Saturn's rings and every geographical features on surface of the Moon.

It is an Awesome telescope for a beginner. It comes with a 3x Barlow lens and that makes astronomical use quite feasible. Image quality is good and the tripod(though many have complaints with it) is pretty okay too, since the telescope is very light.The bag is well padded and the total package is so light that it's a delight to carry around. One may underestimate the telescope's power and quality by the looks of it.An awesome product all in all with very good packaging by Amazon!

Well made ring. Threads are even and smoothly attach to my Barlow lens. Ring twists right in to my Canon 1000D with a very satisfying click and holds tight.

I like the fact that you can upgrade all of the parts if you so desire. I added a 5x barlow lens and soon filters.

As advertised. Can see jupiter and 3 moons using 2x Barlow and 4mm lens.

I love my new scope and look forward to trying a Barlow lens I just bought. I wish there was a quick release for the tool tray. It makes it hard to set up when I bring it somewhere, which is usually the case since there isn't much to see from home, in a bright city.

With a base magnification of 48x, getting a good 2-5x Barlow lens to go along with it will have you all set.

I am not sure why there are many complaints about the telescope and not able to see objects properly or in some at all. The first thing that you need to do is tune it well and after that never go directly using the 10 mm lens with the Barlow lens. Start with the 25 mm then go to the 10 mm and then use the Barlow lens focusing on the object with each initial view. Also understand that when focusing on planets, the planet might go out of the captured area because our planet is rotating on its axis too so keep on tracking how the planet you're viewing is moving in the sky relative to your position. If you end up to the most zoom using the 10mm and Barlow Lens you will notice the planet quickly move up or down depending on where you are. so move the telescope accordingly.Also, make sure that your telescope is held at a firm surface, slight vibrations can make you lose focus.There is a lot of learning you can do with this telescope that can help you use more expensive telescopes. My plan is to get more lenses in the future and work with this telescope for a few years and then buy a more expensive telescope with the tracking motor.I am very happy with this purchase and would suggest anyone to buy this as a starter.I have not used the StarSense app yet, it is very finicky, and use my own sky view app to track objects in the sky. That would be the only negative I have but that can be fixed if they make app updates.