Astronomical Telescope was £119.99 NOW £39.99

scrooze247

Jessops 800-80 Astronomical Telescope

• Reflector Telescope
• 800mm Focal Length
• 80mm Objective
• Astroscope 800-80 complete with Tripod

SAVE £80.00 ( Was £119.99 )

£39.99

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/jessops/800-80-astronomical-telescope-75447/show.html

pretzelnut

Would this be any good for my 10 year old. He's been asking for a telescope for a couple of years now. But i didn't want to waste money on a cheap toy version which would only leave him disappointed.

scrooze247

Sure it would be great !!

pretzelnut

Thank you, I'll get one ordered. He'll be over the moon.

cookie_monster

How far can you see with this telescope?

marleyboy

You can see for as far as the eye can, however it can magnify objects by 80 times their original size.

cookie_monster

So should be able to see the moon craters?

pretzelnut

I've reserved one for collection in store. I shall ask them a few questions about it before picking it up etc etc. Jessops are usually pretty good at letting you try stuff out first, if they have one made up ready.


P.S cookie monster - I hate migraines 2.

marleyboy

cookie_monster wrote: »

So should be able to see the moon craters?

Definitely, you should be able to see the rings of Saturn with it.

thor

The general consensus is that you would be better off getting a pair of binoculars rather than a small objective reflector like this.
A cheap telescope will most likely have lousy optics so you will get blurry images which could lead to disappointment.
Also due to the size of the scope, at higher magnifications it will struggle to gather enough light to produce anything but a faint image. At lower magnifications it might not be so bad but then you might as well buy binoculars as they are cheaper and far more portable and even at 10 or 12x magnifications the Skies can still amaze.
This is what Patrick Moore recommends and he knows his stuff!
If you want a decent starter telescope you need to get a 6 inch reflector but that will cost quite a bit more than 40 quid sadly.

terriandaaron

dont bother its rubbish we got this for my son and took it back.