Pig Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I bought one and manged to take this image with it Then i fell out of bed and woke up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrylewis Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Can anyone tell me the aperture of the fryer? FEVER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejay1957 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 One of the reviews on the Tesco website says "My son has recently taken an interest in astrology...".Surely a predictable interest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I used the tesco-telescope to resolve a weed in bottom corner of garden. Well it was raining, catch death going out in that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Reade Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I bought one and manged to take this image with it Then i fell out of bed and woke up Well thats defo put me off it the colours are just silly and as for the focus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Well thats defo put me off it the colours are just silly and as for the focus? hahaha, cheers i needed a laff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman1969 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I'm surprised the box does not have a big picture of Saturn, showing the Encke Division in the rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Clear Skies Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 It's probably not the best scope in the world, but any ants in the neighbourhood would surely be intimidated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveGarland Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 It's probably not the best scope in the world, but any ants in the neighbourhood would surely be intimidated.I doubt the tripod would hold the scope steady enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer_00 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 id be so tempted to print off some stickers to put on the boxes under that arrow to answer the question..answers on a postcard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirva Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Tesco in cumbernauld has a stack of them....slap me now but the box the look and everything and the ten quid price made me want to buy one...then actually looking in the box mmmm poor poor poor.sope focusser looked very cheap n nasty tripod was worse a kid using it would last five minutes. ..cmon Tesco at least asda has a celestron in stock now and again ...this isn't a scope just a nasty cheap toy...do it right.....sell skywatcher. ...bet there would be more sold...imagine 24hrs scopes on sale lol...Davy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer_00 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 can you imagine seeing a 16" dob on the shelf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer_00 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 someone trying to turn a profit on the unsuspecting buyer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/How-cool-is-this-Telescience-Telescope-NEW-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/271192047031?pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL&hash=item3f244e3db7shame you cant post comments on people's sales on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman1969 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Up to 375x magnification. I see that has been pointed out. My 6" Celestron starts to struggle at just half that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bujin Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 While I wouldn't suggest buying it, I should say that when I was a kid I had a telescope not too dissimilar to that one and it was enough to get me interested enough in astronomy to take me on to university level. Sure, it was not of great quality, but it was good enough to be able to see the rings of Saturn and the north and south equatorial bands on Jupiter at highest magnification.Of course, on a forum of people who know their stuff about astronomy and telescopes, going for a more expensive and better quality telescope is clearly the way to go, but cheap telescopes like the Tesco one might just start some kids on the right path who would never have considered it otherwise - few parents are going to want to spend £500 or more for a starter telescope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schorhr Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 New Challenge, what scope would you buy if you only had £10? Or would it be binoculars?Binoculars-Even a bit tight on binoculars, though the Lidl 10x50 are within range :-)-Used 76/700Also my very first telscope was a fleamarket-76/700 newton, though it would require tinkering to get a stalbe (dobsonian) mount.-Getting luckyI also was able to buy a used Lidl/Bresser Skylux on Astro3 for 7€... Some people just don't know what they are selling (or are kind enough to sell it cheaply to beginners)-EducationThe Astromedia hardware-store pipe refractor or their cardboard newton; Very educational and can be fitted into a tube or something to be more durable.http://www.astromediashop.co.uk/Kits.htmlThough for just 10gpb it would only be enough for the optic without the kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 These seem to crop up often, and to be fair, the guy has sold over 150 of em. Vivitar I think, rubbish but at 31 quid you can see why people buy them thinking they are getting a bargain!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-VALUE-50x-100x-REFRACTOR-ASTRONOMICAL-TELESCOPE-/140773066972?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item20c6ba88dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schorhr Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Eep! It doesn't even mention the aperture, but who cares, it can magnify 50-100x! ;-)If people would only buy a 76 dobsonian instead of all those toys, but as said elsewhere already, it's all about advertisement and expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAstra Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Moving slightly upmarket, it seems Celestron is also interested in low cost telescopes!http://www.ebuyer.com/320490-celestron-powerseeker-40az-telescope-powerseeker40az?utm_source=b2c_wednesday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbaz Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Moving slightly upmarket, it seems Celestron is also interested in low cost telescopes!http://www.ebuyer.co...n=b2c_wednesdayLook at the pictures and they have made it look almost good, to an untrained eye it might be a great thing to buy. However read the comments and you will see exactly why it is only 20 quid. (qoute; it's a toy, don't bother) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPloppy Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Do you know, this brings back horrible memories. As a kid, thousands of years ago, I was very interested in astrology astronomy, reading all the books about it I could. So, one birthday I asked my mum and dad to get me a telescope which they duly did from Argos or something. I remember being so excited about what would come out that night, what I could see, I couldn't wait for it to get dark. I imagined amazing scenes of saturn's rings, jupiter's great red spot, the andromeda galaxy and so on; all of which were salivatingly placed as pictures on the box. What did I get? Well, you know. The scope was hardly worth it for burning ants with in the garden under the sun. Afterwards, my enthusiasm for astronomy went down the pan, and I didn't get back into it until I was older and was able to understand about scopes and their limitations. Personally, I'd rather see all these scopes banned - they are completely wrong in every sense. If only I was Prime Minister! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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