How small does this item telescope DOWN to??
1066763
The pole is approximately 46 inches without the brush attached. The brush is approximately 11 inches.
1066764
mine is 56 inches (4 ft. 8 in.) to the top off the "puff" duster .. close to 93 inches extended (hard to measure: 7 ft. 9 in.) .. best duster ever !
496496
The less light around you, obviously the better. No one can answer your question without a lot of additional information. What is a small town? 1000? 10,000? 30,000? Are you going to use it near street lights? Even your porch light and your neighbors lights can kill you. No better or worse than any other telescope. I actually bought mine for an astronomy class. I have seen the stripes on Jupiter and its four moons. I have seen Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury and the Orion Nebula.
1554883
Sorry Kevin, i am the wrong person. i bought this telescope for my son and he couldn't use it and i am stock now. I bought it cuz i thought it would be just easy. but i was wrong.
142666
This is a basic, basic telescope I got for my 6 year old daughter. The zooming is not very high. It has two glass magnification pieces which are 6mm and 12mm respectively. In my opinion, its good for seeing the moon, but if your interest is more than that, it may not work for you.
391216
I think the 10mm & 20 mm eye piece comes with the telescope, & a basic laser finder, you may find it more enjoyable to order a 2x barlow extension, That mostly makes it a complete setup for the quality the scope
574817
This tabletop tripod is about 7-10 inches tall depending on adjustment. It can adjust to nearly vertical. If you have an extremely small, lightweight telescope and can get your face underneath it, it might be suitable, but I have never seen a telescope that small or a tripod that short.
438037
This is NOT a tabletop telescope. It's about 40 pounds and it has a nice firm handle to carry it. Its a little awkward to carry at times, but if you transport, its really easy to remove the scope from the cabinet base with the snap-springs.
1368943
I did not accurately measure this but from my observation using the unit minimum distance that it will focus is about 8-10 feet. It will not focus closer than that.
2141084
It does telescope. It is for smaller fish. My grandson got a big one and the pole broke.
500160
yes if you want to tinker. If you want to be serious then buy a real quality mount, the mount of this telescope is crap.
941562
The scope itself or optical tube assembly (OTA) is 20 lbs. The dobsonian base is about 40 lbs. It stands maybe short off 5 foot when upright. I dont know how strong your dad is but its quite hefty and ungainly to move in 1 piece. As a rule, you are more likely to use it if it isn't too much of a hassle to bring out in the backyard. But the good thing is you can separate the base from the OTA quite easily, but you'll just have to make 2 trips :) There is also the issue of bending a lot to use the EZ starfinder. Some people readily upgrade to a finder scope that is angled so you don't need to crane your neck or even get down on your knees to align with your target. Its a good beginner scope, but you have to put in the effort, time and money (for upgrades).
1935511
I did not measure it but by the picture I thought it was a standard globe size but it was smaller around. The constellations on mine worked but very tight so hard to really see them this is because the globe size was too small really not worth the amount of money I spent.
1802245
this is for closer ranges like a hundred yards or two, for a mile you would have to get a telescope, this is a small one, handy one hand, easy to put in your pocket monocular. it's good quality for the money but not the best of quality. and remember when you zoom you must refocus.
1739301
Sorry, I don't know because it was a gift. I saw it at a later time and I saw that it wasn't small at all.
454569
It depends on the limiting magnitude (i.e. the faintest objects you can see with the naked eye) where you plan to observe (see wikipedia.org and search for 'limiting magnitude' for more information). For reasonable conditions (lim. mag of 4-5) you'll need an extra ~8-9 mags, so a 10 inch or more should do it. If you plan to observe in 'perfect' conditions you might be able to get away with a smaller telescope, even down to 5 inches, but it would be pushing it. So, &gt;10" if you want to be on the safe side, &gt;5" if the conditions are very good.
64203
Unfortunately with only a 5 inch mirror the only thing you'll be able to see of the furthest planets is what looks like a star only it will be slowly moving across the sky. You should get a fairly decent view of Jupiter and Saturn, also Mars and Venus will look good. My problem was I just didn't have the money I needed to get the size I wanted. Most astronomers recommend getting something not quite so large and learning how to use it properly before moving larger. It all depends on your own expertise and your financial situation as to what you purchase. Just remember that the larger telescopes are fairly heavy and if you intend to transport it anywhere it will take quite awhile to set up plus you will probably have to collimate it each time you set it up. Hope this helps you and good luck in finding the right scope. It's a great hobby.
391215
What you see, and two Lens a 10mm & 20mm and software with some fun things on it. Will get you started and go from there. I was able to attach it t9 my camera tripod as well which made it easier for viewing.But over all I am happy with it as my first telescope.