Tuword Telescope for Beginners Adults Kids, 70mm Aperture 400mm AZ Mount Astronomical Refracting Telescope Adjustable(17.7-35.4In) Portable Travel Telescopes with Backpack, Phone Adapter

wife loves it

The thing is essentially a magnifying glass. You can barely see the moon. It’s very hard to focus on anything of value. You can’t even see mats with it. It is nice that it is trance, portable with her backpack and everything. It’s a shame that the quality is so low.

This is a good first telescope for the price. It works fairly well and it fairly clear. I would recommend it as a starter scope. Everything about is however has to be judged for what it is and for the $50 price point. Obviously, the with the 16x eyepiece, you may as well use binoculars, but the 67x eyepiece should give some good views of the moon.The skies have been overcast here for the last few days, so I wasn't able to try looking at the sky. Just looking at trees and stuff, I found it worked well. It is easy to assemble, and although everything is a little on the budget side, it all functions quite well. Note that there is no real storage protection for either the 45 degree mirror or the spotter scope. A plastic case for the mirror would have been nice. The mirror does have end caps however, while the spotter scope has nothing. The main scope has caps and ties down in the bag, and the eyepieces each have their own case.The scope seems to need a lot of light, which I assume is because it is not very wide. At 16x, it is like binoculars as I mentioned, but the image quality is notably inferior to my binoculars (maybe partly because binoculars are 3D, but also the I'm guessing the optics quality). The tripod does keep it nice and steady. The 67x eyepiece seems good, but everything looks a bit dim through it. It should be good for the bright moon, but I wasn't able to try it.Lastly, I have to say that the phone cradle is a bit of a bust. At least on my iPhone, the thickness of the cradle gets the phone too far away from the eyepiece to get a good photo. I need to push the phone right up agains the 67x eyepiece without the cradle to get a good image, and then I can't take a good photo because there isn't enough light. The cradle may work better with the 16x. I didn't try it.I'm going to give it 4 stars because I honestly wasn't expecting much for $50. So long as you're not expecting to use this scope to discover planet X, I think it is a decent choice for the price.If the skies ever clear up, I'll try to get a photo of the moon.Update:I was able to try the telesope out on the moon. It was plenty bright, really too bright. With the 67x eyepiece, the moon about filled the eyepiece view. I wasn't able to take any photos. Along with the general issues I mentioned above with the phone cradle, at night my phone was very confused and kept trying to go into night vision mode, and I never could get it to see the moon as anything than a superbright blur. This could have been just me not knowing how best to do it. I have to stress again that this an introductory telescope. I won't go so far as to call it a toy, but it leans in that direction. I believe anyone buying to take photos is in for some frustration.

Picked this up for my kids. Anything science gets them excited.The first thing I noted was the great backpack. No lugging a cardboard box out to the country to look at the stars! Just sling this on and head out to find the optimal stargazing site.The scope itself is compact and fairly lightweight. Easy for even young kids to carry. The tripod is very kid-friendly, and at max height only stands four feet tall (adults bring a lawn chair unless you like to bend over or kneel on the ground).The covers and eye piece holders are nice and snug, but still easy to open for small fingers (NOTE: the 6mm eye piece can be a touch difficult to dig out of the holder).It takes about five minutes to assemble and doesn't fight you too much. The only exception is the "finding/sighting scope" which is a bit difficult to insert in the mounting bracket for younger kids.Once assembled and mounted, it's super easy to use. The ambidextrous focus knob is smooth - making it easy to get a clear image on the 25mm eye piece. The 6mm with it's increased magnification is a bit more challenging. Add to that the speed of the moon leaving the viewing area, and the kids all preferred the 25mm even if they were giving up some magnification.Overall this is a great STARTER telescope. Use it to gauge interest in astronomy and stargazing BEFORE dropping several hundred (or more) on a larger telescope.

I do not know much about astronomy. I wanted something to introduce me to seeing the cosmos. I decided to get this as it has a cell phone attachment and is relatively basic. I found looking through the lens a little tricky, and when I saw stuff with the 25 lens it was small the other bigger but more dull. Either way I wanted to use this with the phone attachment. There is nothing in the manual about setting up this feature, but there is a descriptive video in the listing. I was able to find a view with my galaxy s22 but, it forced the phone to be at an odd angle and the phone kept slipping off and/or the view finder connected to the attachment on the telescope side. I was not going to risk my phone to see a glimpse of a star. I found the telescope to be a good introduction to this hobby/science. It was easy to set up and has a lot of features including a small top sight and plenty of ways to adjust the unit. My biggest problems were with the quality of what you were ultimately able to see, and not being able to use the phone attachment with much success. I can recommend this for children and those who want to get into astronomy without a major financial commitment or more complex equipment. You may also have more success than I did with your phone type with the attachment.