Celestron 21037 PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope Reviews

Average Customer Rating - 3.3 out of 5 stars

3 customer reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Plastic Here And Plastic There, July 31, 2010
Came in a big cardboard box. Opened it up and found it in it's display box. Opened it up and within where two long boxes for the scope and tripod. More smaller boxes be in there as resourcefully but not all boxes were chock-full. There were two empty boxes. Everything be there. Perhaps the boxes are for other models. The weight during shipping crushed the isolated boxes.

Took a look at the scope and it had a plastic shade for the end. Pulled it off as it is slip fit and there's more plastic. I see screws holding things together. Can even see the screw through the lens. Looking at the focuser end more plastic all attached to the tube next to screws. Not much of a slip fit as the eye pieces drop right in and are secured next to two screws that apply side pressure. Attaching the Barlow I'd wish for a better fit on everything. Way too much plastic for me. What's the plastic going to look close to in a few years? I've seen too much plastic budge bad too soon.

I put it all hindmost in the box and thought of returning it and decided instead to endow with it away. Called my nephew and told him to come pick up a big box. I wonder what a real metal and alloy telescope costs? LOL.

3.0 out of 5 stars This is not for kids as usability is concerned, May 13, 2010
I ordered this item for my nephew who is around 12 year old. I set it up myself first and realize that it would be too hard for a kid to use it to its effectiveness. It's a worthy product for the price you pay especially the build quality is really correct. I would like the eye-pieces to be little more advanced to help to have nightmares easily in luggage of much ambient light around the user. Focusing this telescope this is not an easy career for the beginners. One has to spend time with it to in truth make use of it. I had to return it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Beginners Scope, January 7, 2009
I bought this as a christmas present and also wound up putting it together and checking it out.

You can see the moon terrifically clearly and very vividly, but that is just about it. Any other stars are simply too far away to really get a good spectacle of. As a beginners scope this is fantastic. Relatively easy to put together, fun to look through. Highly recommended for astral enthusiasts.


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