Budget telescope
Discussion
My wife in her infinite wisdom bought our 8 year old daughter a telescope described as "this brilliant beginner's telescope comes with everything budding astronomers aged seven and up need to start exploring space with 3 magnifications - 20X, 30X and 40X" in reality I could have made something better out of a loo roll and the bottoms of Stella bottles. Even on the lowest magnification there's too much vibration to to see anything.
So rather than her get completely dejected trying to use it, is there such a thing as a useable budget telescope (under £100)?
So rather than her get completely dejected trying to use it, is there such a thing as a useable budget telescope (under £100)?
Thanks for the advice so far
I already have a couple of pairs of binoculars. The larger ones are heavy and need resting on something solid to get a wobble-free view of anything. I'd need some sort of adaptor for my existing camera tripod I guess, or a different tripod. The smaller ones don't let much light in or magnify things greatly. Neither of which are very suitable for an eight year old.
If I get a useable telescope that isn't a toy I can use it myself as well and justify any budget creep to the wife.
I already have a couple of pairs of binoculars. The larger ones are heavy and need resting on something solid to get a wobble-free view of anything. I'd need some sort of adaptor for my existing camera tripod I guess, or a different tripod. The smaller ones don't let much light in or magnify things greatly. Neither of which are very suitable for an eight year old.
If I get a useable telescope that isn't a toy I can use it myself as well and justify any budget creep to the wife.
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