Celestron Royal Observatory Greenwich FirstScope
320/2812£69.99
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About this product
World-renowned optics manufacturer Celestron has partnered with Royal Observatory Greenwich to introduce the FirstScope telescope. An easy introduction to astronomy, simply remove the pre-assembled telescope from the box and install an included eyepiece to begin exploring the night sky. Expect fantastic detail of the Moon, Planets and Star Clusters when pointing the telescope on the easy-to-use tabletop base. The 20mm (15x) eyepiece is perfect for wide views of star clusters, the 4mm (75x) reveals incredible detail of the Moon and Planets.
- Optimum magnification 15x.
- Maximum magnification 75x.
- Ready to use out of the box.
- Download Celestron SkyPortal astronomy app for free.
- Weight 1.66kg.
- Size H20, W20, D34.5cm.
- Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
EAN: 050234220262.
4.3
12 reviews
83%
Recommended this product
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Good telescope.
This was a birthday gift for a five year old who is obsessed with Space and Planets. Easy to order, delivered to Argos for collection all in the timescale of 24 hours. Well packaged and very stable. He loved it.
PC, 65 or over, Bucks
Celestial royal observertory telescope
I bought this for my daughters birthday it does most things the more expensive ones do,well pleased and very reasonably priced
Karen K, 65 or over, Bedfordshire
Delighted Grandaughter
I bought this as a birthday present for my granddaughter who is six years old.She is fascinated by the stars and planets. She is very pleased with the telescope and is one of the few people I know who is looking forward to dark Scottish nights to explore the heavens more fully.
Proud Papa, 65 or over, Dunblane, Scotland
Excellent telescope
Great value for money anyone can use it too love it 😊
Mel, 45 - 54, Derbyshire
Would definitely recommend
For this for my 6 year old son, he absolutely loves it, really easy to set up and use, I did buy a extra scope to help him, use with the apps makes it so easy, clear craters on the moon
Mux, 35 - 44, Birmingham
Telescope
Very good easy to use
Sweetpea, Stafford
Poor instructions. Not got it working yet
Still trying to work out how it works
Nanna, 65 or over, Stockport
Disappointing
Having read the previous reviews and the checked the products heritage, Royal Observatory and Celestron I was expecting simplicity and quality. Very disappointed to report that aligning the device was difficult/nigh on impossible and the eventual imagery of the large objects I.e. the moon was not great. x75 theoretical maximum magnification is a pipe dream. The details on the Argos app, no doubt supplied by the manufacturer, talks of using an app with it, except this is a dumb device with no smart features so the app is of no use, but the implication is that it integrates with the telescope - it doesn’t. On the whole I’ll be back this week to return it.
BearInTheBigYellowVan, 45 - 54, Kent, UK
New hobby
Received as a present exalant choice
House cleaner, 65 or over, West Yorkshire
Telescope
Great, love it, recommend
Chel, 45 - 54
It can be used in daylight but you must remember that the image is inverted. You see, when viewing planets, that doesnt matter.
Hi Mark.
Celestron Royal Observatory Greenwich FirstScope is designed for exploring the night sky.
Thanks for using Q & A.
Hello Sue,
Its best used outdoors.
My first telescope was a 40x40 refractor telescope. I spent ages trying to focus on a star that turned out to be a speck of paint on the window.
A decent telescope comes with a ground mounted tripod which has a tray for the other eyepieces.
A normal telescopes tripod is aligned with the north star and the axis is locked. The other axis is used to locate the star,
Hello Sue
The Celestron Royal Observatory Greenwich FirstScope is designed to be used on a tabletop.
I hope this helps
Thanks for using Q&A
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