Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ Refractor Telescope 21074

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This is too hard to find stars…very disappointed

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This was perfect for our son’s birthday. He became obsessed with astronomy over the summer, so we got him this telescope (the 76AZ) for his birthday. We had it assembled and were looking through it within a half hour. I saw there were two comments about the legs being too short. They are ADJUSTABLE. You have to extend the legs. We actually did put it most of the way down for the birthday boy as he is short. But we were able to stand and look through. And yes, we are average height people.If you aren’t familiar with telescopes, you will have a tough time getting used to the up – down – reversed view of things through the scope. I suggest practicing with that before you go looking for Saturn. And yes, I was able to see Saturn’s rings. At first, it looks like an oblong blob but if you look closely you will see the separation between the round part and the rings. We haven’t spotted Jupiter yet, because it was getting late that first night.Overall a great purchase, and when you consider the reasonable price (relatively speaking) it’s a fantastic deal. So happy, and I highly recommend.

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My binoculars work better.This is the same except udside down

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I bought this for my 9 year old granddaughter for a Christmas present. She is outside a lot, looking at stars, even now, two years later.

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I could see better just looking up..

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I have really enjoyed this telescope with a few tweaks I’ve made. The tripod is difficult to use if looking at planets. I have owned this scope since June 2017. I remounted the scope on a tripod purchased used on another site with a counter weight and better adjustment. I also replaced the spotter scope with an adjustable green laser pointer made for a pistol. This setup is so much easier for aiming the scope. You can see Saturn with this telescope. The photo taken was using my phone with an adapter. The image looks better with the naked eye. It’s a good entry level scope without having to spend a lot of money.

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Useless!

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After almost a year of use…..Not able to see much of the stars, moon & planets. Kinda disappointing.