This telescope does not provide 180x magnification readily.I learnt this thing after I received this product.The containing box says maximum magnification that can be obtained is 75x.Then whats the 180x thing?
Every telescope come with its own focal length,light gathering capability and aperture length properties.These all 3 are very significant.Your ultimate magnfication is the division result between telescope's focal length and eyepieces focal length.This particular telescope's focal lengt...

I bought this Telescope one month ago after comparing with other scopes this one was under my budget and also the zoom mentioned on the Flipkart site seems impressive in this price range, but after using this from last one month it doesn't seems to be 180x scope.

I am able to see moon and only moon tried to see other planets like Jupiter and Saturn but not as good as expected. Was searching on net on how to use it in better way found that I can use a Barlow lens to increase it's zoom, lookin...

This is a very beginner scope.Those who do not have prior experience in telescope handling would be grateful to it. I have bought it two months ago and after spending a good amount of time with it , now I would like to review it.
first of all I admit eyepieces included with it are made of old obsolete design and are not excellent. But these are quite good for beginners(IMO) and for this price range. On the contrary, mount and focuser are solid. I do not understand much about the reflecting m...

its gud enough for newcomers. I hav 10 x 50 binoculars then I bought this one.intially cumbersome to use, but once u r used to it,then fairly easy.moon with craters is beautiful if u give enough time for observation.Jupitor with its four moons r easily visible in clear night. no details of jupitor can be made.Saturns ring is difficult to appreciate but with constant effort and fine tuning urself and ur telescope u can appreciate flat disc of Saturn with central bulge.i have made videos of Sat...

The celestron first-scope is a very basic telescope. The maximum zoom available in the pack is 75 X. Flipkart showed the product as 180 X which is misleading.Request Flipkart to avoid such false description.The telescope is only capable of 180 X zoom but the shipped model does not have the 180 X zoom lens.
At best the telescope is a binoucular where you can see the moon in good detail and more stars than the naked eye. I could see the jupiter and its 4 moons but they appear like a faint star....

I have a 8" Dobsonian telescope about 5 feet in length which I don't feel like lugging out to watch the stars whenever I want, so I invested in this telescope to just put in the balcony and watch something of interest when it shows up in the sky. After collimation, I have used it to see Jupiter which is in the night sky now and am able to see it's bands pretty clearly using the supplied eyepiece (though there is some rainbow effect on them) and other eyepieces that I had invested in for the b...

This is good product & can be use by every one. You can carry with you any where. It is useful for land as well as Astronomy.

a great entry level telescope..but for moon only. my kiddo n his friends loves this.. if you want your kid to enter in amazing word of stars n planets, this telescope is a gatepass. :D

Before I state my review I would like to mention that the review of the product should always include "Value for Money" consideration. Though both Maruti 800 & Jaguar are cars they have different specifications and price range. With this thought let me begin:

This telescope is excellent in terms of value for money. In combination with an offer (for any item bought from WS Retail over 1600), I got this telescope for Rs.1339/-. In that you cannot make the body of telescope, forget the optics.
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I bought this from my nearest optical house.Actually I ordered for it.It is a fabulous telescope for adults as well as children because it is easy to use.I recommend this.You can spot and see saturn along with its ring clearly.However it is of no use because telescope becomes too shaky even in normal wind but it is good product at descent price.