Explore Scientific National Geographic Nt114Cf Telescope Toy

My nephew loved it!!!

Several years ago, I owned a 60 mm refractor. I could clearly see Saturn’s rings through that telescope. Unfortunately, I gave that one to charity. I thought that this 114 mm reflector would do a better job than my old telescope. It does not. So far, the only thing i’ve been able to see is a fuzzy view of my neighbor’s camper which is 1/4 mile away. I have read that you can align the mirrors in some telescopes, but the instructions included with this one don’t say anything about that. So right now, I have an attractive, but useless telescope unless I can figure out how to do a mirror alignment.

First one we brought we had to send back because it came damage. Received the next one right away fast shipping. It works okay. What do you expect for the price. My son has a hard time adjusting it so I do it for him. It’s not so clear but for fun it’s good

I love this telescope. It’s beginner friendly and easy to operate.

The media could not be loaded. Pésimo producto. 0% recomendado. No tiene nada de estabilidad y se mueve mucho. Estuve horas tratando de ajustarlo y no se pudo. No lo recomiendo para nada, me arrepiento de haberlo comprado. Aveces es mejor invertir un poco más en productos mejores.El soporte para teléfono es inútil, 0 funcional. Lo probé con varios teléfonos y no lo sostiene.

Using the telescope with your eye, it performs as expected for the price. However, we bought it to use with a cell phone to generate interest in photography for our daughter. Here, it is an epic fail. Even the instruction manual cautions, "Warning: Do not leave your device unsupported or unattended on the adapter pad. . . . The pad is not intended to secure, balance or support the device on its own, and the operator should not let the device rest solely on the adapter pad." The result is that I can't get it set up, and then step back to let my daughter look and take pictures. Both cell phones have slid off the pad despite the suction cups. Fortunately, we could see it happening as the picture was lost as it started to move. We also could never get a good picture with a phone, as we always had artifact showing up and the phones had difficulty focusing. If you want to use this as a traditional telescope, the price is hard to beat. If you are looking for something to take photos, you might want to keep looking.

It is a waste of money. Even the moon just shows up as a blob in the view finder. I was excited to use this with my kid but after using it i think he would lose interest in telescopes forever.

In the beginning, I could not get a clear view everything was blurry! I was starting to get frustrated and felt like I wasted my money. Then it dawned on me, I didn't know what I was doing. After watching a couple videos on YouTube on how to use telescopes, I figured it out. I LOVE IT! Don't listen to the reviews about blurriness, people most likely don't know what they are doing. Its not just pop the lens in and view, you have to adjust the focuser. You have to work and play a little with it. I was also able to look at stars within Orion's Belt and within a star cluster. With those, the view isn't so clear because they are so far away. But it is still cool to see them a little closer than what we see with the naked eye. I will be going to an observatory park next weekend, I cannot wait! Hoping to view Jupiter! Its a great beginner telescope. Now, to find lens with a higher magnification!