This wonderful telescope for beginners (age 8+) comes at a stunningly low price.
If you are interested in the night sky and want to get hands-on experience in observing through a telescope this telescope is the right one for you. It shows nice images of the moon and the planets - the most interesting objects for those new to astronomy.
♦ powerful achromatic lens with 70 mm aperture and 700 mm focal lenght
♦ easy-to-use altazimuthal mount with adjustable tripod
♦ also good for terrestrial viewing
♦ directly usable, due to many included accessories
TS-Optics Starscope 70/700mm refractor telescope with mount & tripod
With this telescope you can see:
The Moon
Craters, mountain ranges, ridges, valleys, volcanic plains. Observe the sunrise in a crater as more and more detail inside the crater becomes visible!
The Planets
Observe the phases of Venus, the cloud belts of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, the Galilean moons, ...
The Sun
With the optional Baader AstroSolar filter sheet, you can safely observe the sun. Discover sun spots - centers of magnetic activity. You can find the filter sheet under "recommended accessories".
The Stars and the Deep Sky
Hundreds of objects are within reach of this telescope. Observe double or multiple stars with their different colours. Enjoy the beautiful view of a star cluster. Globular clusters are among the easiest objects outside our own galaxy that you can see with this telescope.
Finding Objects with the StarScope 707:
The Starscope 707 comes complete with an alt-azimuth mount with adjustable height aluminium tripod. Assembly is easily done within a couple of minutes. Once assembled it takes only a few seconds to set the telescope up ready for observing.
The telescope can be pointed at any point on the earth as well as on the sky by intuitive left-right and up-down movement. The telescope even has a slow-motion control for the altitude movement. You will see: It is dead-easy!
Finding the object you wish to see is done with the help of a star chart, for example the excellent Deep Sky Reiseatlas or a planisphere. The object is first centered in the little finderscope and then viewed in the main telescope.
