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Your cart is empty.The (MTEL-50) Aim refractor-type Telescope from Carson Optical is rugged and easy to operate, making it perfect for the beginning observer. Features a focal length of 350mm, a power range of 18x-80x and an adjustable tabletop Tripod for steady viewing. At Carson, we strive to make sure our customers are 100% satisfied with the quality of our products. We are so confident in our products that we back them with a One Year Limited Warranty! This Carson product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase. Please contact Carson for additional warranty details.
Angel Painjel
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2018
Good starter telescope for kids. Tripod is short, best used on a table-top. It is sensitive and hard to keep things focused when you zoom in if you are inexperienced because things are actually moving much faster than they appear. So when you get focused in, the moon (example) is already out of your view path.
megan
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2017
haven't used it much but seems to be easy to work and the moon shows up great
john comer
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016
Just got it. Looks good. Haven't used it yet, but looking forward to it.
Wandering Switchback
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016
It didn't take long for the bracket that attaches it to the trips to break apart, which sucks. It's worked pretty well for us up to that point.
Nicola
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2015
Seems to work well does take up to much space looks good.
AOM5531
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2015
Well built, easy to use, good starter telescope for my 9 year old grandson.
dalton42503
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2015
May be okay for a kid, but we found it very unstable. You had to center it as best as you could and not touch it for about 10 seconds before adjusting again due to the bouncing. Also, the barlow lens is useless. It just made everything fuzzy, was okay for looking at the moon, but that's about it. We found Saturn, but due to the bouncing and fuzziness, you could barely make it out. If your buying for a small child just to introduce them to astronomy, it might be okay for that, but don't expect it to be anything spectacular.
J. KNOWLES
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2014
OK, this isn't a super telescope, but for the money and power it's pretty awesome. There is no tall tripod. but you would use the hood of a car or a big rock, picnic table, etc. if height was needed, or sit on the lawn. At 18x power, it's bright and crisp...the oversized shade up frontreally makes the contrast great. Even at 40x you can tell it's a real achromat up front; almost zero color fringing, almost as good as my Swift spotter at 40x. You can make out the moons and rings if you teak the focuser carefully. They chose well to put just a few Kelner eyepieces...the view is wider than most toy telescopes. On a camera tripod this is a real treat. The correct image makes it fun for daytime/nature, and the carry case is good for those trips to the country/lake/mountain or that business hop to Boise. Slightly bigger but much lighter than a spotting scope. Granted, not as rugged, but fun for the money.
Flint Mitchell
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2009
I got this as a free premium for answering surveys. I got ripped off.While it looks well made, there is one rather small flaw: it can't focus. Mechanically the focusing knob moves the eyepiece forward and back, but no matter what, all I see are out of focus globs. I tried each of the two eyepieces, I tried the barlow lens, I tried the prism. The same results throughout: no focus.Do yourself a favor: if you want to buy a cheap telescope, go to Dollar Tree and buy one of the kiddie telescopes there. At least those can be focused.
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