Is this kid friendly? I want to buy a telescope for my 7 year old grandson...
870848
Yes Patricia. I bought mine for my kids who are 8 & 10. Very pleased with my purchase.
870849
I had bought it for my husband, but he said that he finds it hard to holding it steady while looking at a object. He said it's good to look at the moon and if he can hold it steady he may be able to see the 4 largest moons of Jupiter. He has enjoyed it. But I wish I would have gotten him a more expensive one. But I really think your 7 year old grandson will have some fun with, just looking at the moon and seeing the creators is something he'll enjoy as well. I hope this has helped you. Patricia C.
870850
Returned, too difficult to assemble and use would not work for a seven year old.
1341134
Depends. There are very small peices, so it might be hard for 7 year olds, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
2061513
Its fine for a 7 year old. Learning curve to drive might take a bit, but its not super fast, and it seems fairly durable. Its good at going over stuff and the kids had fun creating little obstacle courses for it. Its as big as a loaf of bread. Hope that helps.
890303
Not at all! My daughter just turned 4, and that's the only thing that she wanted too! Both my 4 and 6 year olds have really enjoyed it. It's especially great for looking at the moon. I feel like it was a good value for the price, and an appropriate product for a child. (Any similar items seemed too advanced for a small child.) Good luck with your purchase!
2095338
To respond to the other person's review: As with all electronics, I'm sure you are not going to allow your kids to throw it. There should be no fear of damage if your kids know how to properly use computers. In other words, most kids these days know that these devices are not toys. Use your judgement and you'll be fine.
1754725
Never used the Edmonds Scientific Astroscan. But I really enjoy this telescope. Im certain your Grandaughter would love it!
1462650
Although its up to you, it may be best as a family activity or project for children between the ages of 7 and up who will enjoy watching celestial events. It's educational too. The product is packaged with software, two CD's with easy-to-follow instructions and a sky map to install. Hope your family will like it as much as mine.
924113
Sounds like fun. My daughter and son both love this scope. New toys are always fun. Working on one myself. Good luck
39362
we used it yesterday at my 2 year old grandson birthday party. a 5 year old little girl sat at it nicely. if I was buying for a 7 year old, I might go with something bigger because they would grow out of it too soon.
779983
I bought it for a child that I tutor. He was a 9 year old at the time and even though it is not fragile, it takes some fine motor skills to get it working well so that you can see things through it, so I recommended that his father help him with it.
1050769
Absolutely, My grandson is 11 and its perfect for him, not to overbearing. The scope isn't the best so we removed it. He cant fire it unless a grown up is with him just cause kids are kids.
1115150
I wouldn't recommend it for kids. It's very finicky on any setting other than auto. The white balance takes a lot of tinkering when shooting indoors or in less that perfect light.
1411681
Not unsupervised, no -- it's not a toy (any real, non-plastic scope is going to have delicate parts and breakable glass, mirrors or both). But this one is pretty simple to set up and use, and with adult supervision a 5 year old could get a lot out of it, not just looking at stars but looking at birds, wildlife, distant scenery etc.
643837
Absolutely! My 3 y/o grandson tinkers with it, but I believe the prime age (to understand all the imagination invoking features) is best suited to the 4 - 7 year old age range and possibly older. Right now he likes turning the light on and screwing in the screws (by hand) into the workbench holes and the prefabbed word-look building materials that come with it.
730729
Yes and no. It depends on what you want to do. This is a great starter scope. If your ideal night is looking out and seeing nothing more than planetary objects, then this will be the scope for you. If you have no experience with other telescopes, and this'll be the scope for you. I enjoyed this telescope however there are two big drawbacks. One is the telescope will only hold a 1.25 inch eyepiece. Once again this is ideal if you're just looking at planetary objects, however larger objects like Andromeda will require at least a 25mm to 35 mm eyepiece. The other drawback is the tripod, unfortunately it's very shaky despite what you do. When trying to look at things through the eyepiece a simple bump or even a little wind will knock it around, this is something that you would adjust to overtime. The upside are that it is very portable, Gives you a fundamental idea of how to use a telescope if you have no idea, and it has good imaging. I would highly recommend investing into new pieces as the two that come with it are very poor. Remember, your telescope is only as good as your eyepieces. If you are newer to telescopes then I would suggest this one, it's a cheap way to get an idea of what you're doing and will give let you know if you want to invest more into this fairly pricey hobby.
891208
Yes, takes about 14 minutes. You'll or an adult will need to set it up though. It's not a toy, but it's not a super expensive telescope, easy to use. just be careful handling it and you should be fine. this is telescope I bulk purchased for kids to use at public astronomy events my group holds
779984
I think he might be a little young for this microscope. I bought it for my 8 year old grandson.