This is a great telescope for a novice. My family and I have been thoroughly enjoying this, and have used it at least 7 times since we recieved it. We had the once in a lifetime experience of looking at the strawberry moon during the summer solstice, it looked amazing! The Gskyer Refractor 400×80mm comes with 3 eyepieces, a 5mm a 10mm and a 25mm, it also comes with a 3x Barlow lens which allows you to basically magnify those lenses times 3. This Gskyer telescope comes with a tripod that is adjustable, and also a little plastic tray that fits between the tripod. This shelf was great to put our other lenses when not in use, and very easy to find in the dark, and locks the tripod in place. It folds with ease, and stores nicely. The instructions to assemble this telescope were very easy to use, we had no problems with putting this together out of the box. There are no instructions however on use. Once you find the celestial body you are looking for, this telescope locks nicely so it won't move left, right, up or down. The handle on this makes moving in any direction smooth, and once you find what you are looking for it locks down easy with the turn of your wrist. To make finding planets easier for you I would recommend starting with the moon, calibrate the moon into the Eyepiece using the crosshairs. Once you have the moon lined up correctly, you should be able to see the moon in both the finder, and also the actual telescope. Once we made this adjustment, finding mars was rather easy. My son who is 4 wants to be an astronaut and go to mars, so this was very exciting for him. Mars looks very small in the telescope, and looks orange, and bright in color. It is very cool to see, and he was thrilled. The moon was the most amazing to us, especially the children, this telescope makes looking at the moon seem like you can just reach out and touch it its so close and amazingingly clear. I never knew there was a spot in the bottom right hand of the moon that looked like a Starburst. It is amazing. My 4 year old son thought it was pretty cool, and my 10 year old daughter didn't want to give the telescope up to anybody lol. The focus was so easy to use both of ny children could use it. The lenses come each in their own plastic case, with lids that keep them secure so as not to break them, and each lens comes with its own dust cover. This Gysker telescope makes looking at star clusters easy, and just generally looking around in space. We have not used this yet in nature, with I really look foreward to doing. We live by Joshua tree national park, and can't wait to take this up there and look around from the top of jumbo rocks, or at keys view. I think this would be a wonderful telescope to look at a comet, that is also something we will have to look up and see when the next one passes the earth. I think this telescope is built very well, it is nice and sturdy, and I feel will last for many years to come. The one thing my husband would have liked is the legs to he able to expand and be taller. He is 6'2 and he said he had to bend over so far it made viewing uncomfortable for him. We took 3 milk crates and placed them under each leg to make it taller for him to view. Other than that we think this telescope is wonderful, and have thoroughly enjoyed it as a family. I recieved this telescope for free in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own and I am not compensated for my opinion.

The telescope came easy to assemble. We had a great time seeing the moon and a few stars the past few evenings. Seems to work great so far!

I was looking for a gift to give my daughter for her seventh birthday. I decided on this telescope because it has very good reviews and appears to be one of the better Quality ones for the price. When I received it it was very easy for me to assemble and I’m not very good at this kind of stuff. We Took it outside that same night but it was completely cloudy out and there was no moon so we couldn’t see anything. I’m looking forward to using this with her I will keep you guys updated.

My daughter really likes her telescope, we have looked at the moon, and a couple of stars. Looks clear and its easy to use. Good buy!!

Perfect for clear nights when the moon is beautiful and your phone just won’t take a good picture!!! Love the phone attachment! Great product

With THREE lenses and a 3X Barlow lens, this is the best telescope for the money.Assembly is ridiculously easy; lots of small boxes make this safely shipped. It's my first experience with a Barlow, and the 3X magnification made the Moon extremely close up, along with anything passing over it! Using just the 25mm lense, I got a crystal-clear shot of the Moon, and adding the Barlow is... creepy great.Extremely well-made; solid, the telescopic legs work fine. Hooked up the finderscope, adjusted it and away we went, visiting space. Found a couple of stars (not the clearest night, but clear enough!). Invited two neighbors to see it; really a great thing!There are accessories available (cell phone attachment to capture photos). Oh yes; want!It's possible to be amazed by our universe all over again. Several youtubes on how to use this, why the Barlow is so great, and what to do next. Do? Open up the skies!

I'm only beginning to get interested in astronomy. I've had a beginners telescope before that lost my interest very quickly. This is very easy to use and seems to be quite high quality however. Simple set up allows me to look at the moon and other objects very very quickly. However, this is not a device that will allow you good views of the planets. This is spectacular for the moon and general constellations but for more, you need more

My son loves this night light! It is perfectly dim enough for his room at night and he loves watching the stars and moon rotate throughout his room