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High quality Dobsonian style stand with a 76 mm reflector optical tube make FirstScope an ideal entry level astronomical telescope
Portable and lighweight table-top design makes it easy to store, transport and setup your FirstScope Telescope
FirstScope is very easy to observe with, the user simply navigates the night sky by moving the tube in the direction of their desired object
Stylish and decorative design makes FirstScope a wonderful keepsake for anyone interested in astronomy

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Customer Reviews

Celestron 21024 I like many purchased this scope to spark my interest in astronomy, without having to spend a fortune. I purchased the scope only, no accessory kit. Other reviews deemed that unnecessary, so I went without it. The basic scope comes with 2 eyepieces, 4mm and 20mm. Overall the performance of this scope is equivalent to 10X50 binoculars (which I own and have compared side by side) when using the supplied 20mm eyepiece. The 4mm is tough to use, it has no eye relief, and is finicky when trying to focus. With the stock scope I could find Jupiter and it's 4 moons, Orion nebula (not much nebulosity though, more or less the 3 main inner stars) The Pleiades cluster is very recognizable through the 20mm and looks great. Andromeda galaxy is just a faint fuzz of light, and takes some time to find it in this scope. Within a week after having this scope I purchased a 2x Barlow and a 9mm eyepiece. As others noted, if you are purchasing this scope on a budget or cant justify another $50 dollars on eyepieces, I strongly urge it. The difference is night and day. With the Barlow and 9mm I can see tons of Moon craters as if I'm in an airplane flying over the moon surface. This is what to expect when viewing Jupiter and its moons through this scope, this is about the actual size | . . O . . | The periods make up the moons. Obviously with Jupiter's red coloring and moons lit up it makes quite a cool sight. Any other questions feel free to ask me in the comments. 5Fantastic Beginner Table-top I have one regret from purchasing this item, and that is that I'm a more serious beginner than this scope allows. But that doesn't mean that this is not an excellent scope. It is crystal clear and catches a ton of light for its size. I have another beginner scope from T**sRUs (4-inch 150mm), and it is horrible compared to this one. In fact, I almost exclusively use this scope for viewing the night sky (until, at least, I modify the 4-inch to have an adjustable primary mirror).I'm not sure how you would collimate this scope, as it doesn't have an adjustable primary mirror or spider vanes. But it didn't need collimation when I got it (unlike the 4-inch), and it doesn't need it now.The moon is ultra-sharp through this scope, and you can check my user photo of Saturn for what to expect from the planets. 5Great Beginner Telescope For Any Age. I recently purchased the Celestron FirstScope 21024 Telescope along with the Celestron Accessories Kit and 50 Things To See With A Small Telescope. I am an adult, who is new to astronomy, and this is my first telescope. So far, according to the book I've seen Europa. I haven't seen anything else yet due to bad weather. It was really simple to set up and I can take it anywhere I go because it is lightweight. Many people ask about sitting the telescope on a tripod. You can't do it with an actual, traditional tripod because there is nothing to screw it to. However, a friend of mine came up with an excellent idea. I bought a portable, adjustable laptop, projector stand. It is the Pyle PLPTS3 (23"-41"). It's perfect. To begin with, I no longer have to twist, turn or bend into uncomfortable positions to look into the scope. I can now view in total comfort. Also I can take the scope anywhere I go, along with the stand, which sets up in less than two minutes and I can put it at whatever height is comfortable for me, whether sitting or standing. 5Great telescope at a great price! I bought this for my 7 year old nephew who is interested in astronomy. I own two large pro telescopes so I was interested to see how this compares. I was very surprised at how well this works. This is a great starter scope with good optics and I'm considering getting one for myself. My other scopes take about 10 minutes to set up and this scope would make for quick and easy viewing on nights when I don't have a lot of time to go outside and observe. The one suggestion I would make is to buy one or two Celestron Omni eyepieces as they are better quality. I would suggest a 25mm, 12mm or 9mm. The two eyepieces that come with the scope are ok, which is to be expected at this price, but better eyepieces make viewing much more enjoyable. If you are looking for a good telescope but are on a budget, this is the one to get. 5Views of saturn Great starter scope for kids. Out of the box my favorite eyepiece is the 10mm Kellner. I bought the Celestron 94308 observers accessory kit and by using the blue planetary filter on the 10mm kellner with the 2x Barlow you can see Saturn just below the moon. Switch to the 6mm Plossl eyepiece with the blue filter and the 2x Barlow and you can see Saturn at the size of an eraser head with enough clarity to see the space between the rings and the planet. For the moon the 10mm kellner with the 2x Barlow and moon filter works best. You can very easily see individual craters and canyons. We sit in a city of 50k at 5000 feet. 4A fantastic first scope to intrigue young minds! OK. First off. This is not a Takahashi Sky 90. It isn't an Obsession UC22" Dobsonian. I own both of the aforementioned scopes. Plus a Tak FSQ106EDXIII. I am an amateur astronomer. Heck, I even have my own domed observatory in the back yard. So I didn't expect this little scope to afford views like I was accustomed to.I bought the scope for my neighbors 8 year old son. But before I passed it along to him, I decided to try it out on the Heavens. Out of the box I was far from impressed. Sure, it is only a 3" reflector. But the optic problems it was plagued by were enormous. The eyepieces are crap, sad to say. But worst of all, the optic train is even worse, at least my model.Most reflectors have the ability to collimate the optics. That is, align everything with respect to the eyepiece. This scope does not. No way to move the primary mirror, and only "fake" alignment screws on the secondary mirror. On top of all this, the secondary mirror (the mirror that reflects the image from the primary to the eyepiece) was installed crooked. This definitely didn't help any.First thing I did was remove the secondary (small) mirror from the focuser and re-glue it so that it was lined up better. This was done by "eyeballing" but it made a vast difference in the view. Easy to do with some contact cement. This is about all you can do to help the optics in this little scope. This may have just been my scope, but I didn't have time to send it back.Once I made this change, I was impressed. Remember, you're not going to get Hubble views out of this scope. Even after the fix there was a lot of astigmatism and coma in the eyepiece. Stars showed lots of pincushion artifacts just outside of the center field. But when I trained the scope on the Orion Nebula, there it was! With a bit of averted vision (not looking directly at the object, but sort of off to one side) I was treated with the classic nebulosity. The Pleiades were brilliant, and I was easily able to make out the shape of the Andromeda Galaxy. Jupiter's four big moons were obvious, though the cloud bands took some imagination (but there was light thin clouds disturbing my view from Earth). The Moon was very impressive. Even when I changed to the 4mm ocular, the Moon showed lots of detail that should make any kid bubble with joy. The craters were very impressive. Though I did not see myself, I am sure the rings of Saturn would be easily visible.I remember, as a ten year old, looking at Saturn with my brothers 60mm Sears refractor. I was enthralled and it set the stage for a life long desire to explore the Heavens. Since then I've owned an Edmund Astroscan and 6" reflector, two Celestron C8's, a C11, a home made 13.1" Dobsonian reflector, and my current Takahashi refractors, and my new 22" Obsession scope. All of this because of my first back yard views with a Sears piece of junk. This scope is far better in my opinion. Remember, you're not necessarily getting a top notch telescope. The build overall is impressive however. A finderscope would be nice, but I had pretty good luck just sighting down the tube and hunting. But a scope like this might just be the one thing to spark curiosity in a young mind. And there just isn't much of that going around these days.If you have a youngster that you think might like an introduction to the night sky, this is the perfect little gem. Sure, far from perfect, and might even need a bit of tweaking if you are brave enough. But even out of the box it gives descent views of the brighter celestial objects, plus the Moon and bigger planets. And it is easy to carry and a breeze to set up. Go for it! 4Great way to get your foot in the door of astronomy! I am an absolute beginner at using a telescope. Previously I could name a few constellations by sight but have never had or used a telescope of any kind. I knew I would like looking at the night sky in more detail, but wasn't sure if I would like it enough to justify spending hundreds of dollars on equipment. This was a great way to get in and try it for very little money! This telescope is very inexpensive, but because there are absolutely no frills here they put all the money into constructing the basics as well as they could at this price point. I actually like the fact that I have to do everything manually, because I am learning how everything works. Something else that I really like here is that the eyepieces are a standard size (1.25"), and any additional eyepieces I buy can move up with me when I am ready to upgrade.On my first time out, with only the included eyepieces, I was able to see the Orion Nebula (M42), Jupiter with three of the four Galilean moons, and The Pleiades (M45)! By my second time out I had acquired a 2x Barlow lens (Celestron), and enjoyed views of the crescent moon and Jupiter with all four of the Galilean Moons! I have also ordered some additional eyepieces and will update when those come in. I have read in other reviews that better quality eyepieces can improve the view quite a bit, and I will post whether or not that is true for me once I have a little more experience with the telescope.I think the FirstScope is a great buy for someone to get started in astronomy, as long as you understand up front what you are getting. You're not going to see images like the Hubble photographs! Jupiter's moons are teeny tiny pindots, but when you realize what they are it will take your breath away! Jupiter is just a larger bright dot, although the first time out I was able to make out some faint color bands. Nebulae are just stars with a little blur of fog around them, but if you've never seen that "fog" before it is a wonder to behold.The FirstScope is so small it's very easy to take it out to the back yard for 10 minutes before bed. This greatly increases the chances of it actually being used on a regular basis, and that is something I will keep in mind as I upgrade in the future. A bigger telescope is great, but one so big that it stays in the closet is worthless. I am thoroughly enjoying this telescope, and I will have fun looking for everything it will possibly let me see while I save up for a bigger one. I'm hooked! 5IMPORTANT! You will not see Jupiter as large as in the pictures of the "vanilla" FirstScope. IMPORTANT! You will not see Jupiter as large as in the pictures of the "vanilla" FirstScope. This Cometron version comes with different eyepieces than the Celestron FirstScope with the names of astronomers on it (the "vanilla" FirstScope). The Cometron verrsion comes with 20mm and 10mm eyepieces, yielding 15x and 30x magnification, respectively. The "vanilla" version comes with 20mm and 4mm eyepieces, yielding 15x and 75x magnification. You can still see Jupiter and its moons with the Cometron version, but they look like stars.Despite the lack of extreme magnification (which frankly will look blurry with such a small scope), this scope is a wonderful device! I've used it every clear night since it arrived (about three weeks ago), and I am never disappointed. The included finder scope is a bit of a pain to zero in properly, as it is manual and not an electronic red dot scope, but it works well after some effort. The moon is wonderful, as is seeing star clusters which are invisible to the naked eye. I have not gone out to a dark sky location yet, but I am sure this scope will only impress me even more. 5Bad optics, impossible to focus Way out of collimation, nothing comes to a clear focus. The best it can do with either eyepiece are fuzzy stars and chromatically-aberrated moon views. A headache to look at - simple binoculars do a way better job. I'd recommend keeping the box and being ready to return if you get a lemon. Also difficult to find objects in the sky without a finder scope (not included) as everything is backwards horizontally and vertically.Update: apparently mine shipped without a rubber o-ring behind the secondary (small) mirror that allows it to be adjusted with its 3 screws. I made a replacement out of a cut-up rubber band and fiddled with it to get it into decent collimation. But seems like quality control issues. 1Outperformed Expectations I have to admit that I was unsure of what I could get out of such a small scope with an even smaller price but having used this scope for six months I have been really impressed. The build quality is fine, not one complaint, it has an adjustable tension knob for the altitude which is very handy and as long as you loosen it enough it moves quite smoothly. The turntable base is even better and makes this scope incredibly easy to aim even without a finder (It also helps that it has a very large field of view in the eyepiece).Speaking of eyepieces, the ones that come with this scope are not really very good. Sure, you can see plenty with them but compared to reasonably priced sets from places like Orion I would highly recommend you invest in some new eyepieces.Once you do that you can see fine details like the rings of Saturn, the cloud bands of Jupiter, close double stars, and small craters on the Moon. The only limitation I've found for things like this is your maximum zoom is limited to about 120x near as I can figure. The scope simply doesn't focus at higher powers. You'll also be limited to a-focal astro-photography as my DSLR won't focus when using T-Ring adapter.As far as light gathering ability goes for faint objects such as Nebulae and galaxies it won't blow you away but you can still see some of the brightest ones(Smoke Ring, Orion's, Eagle). I have been able to see stars better than I thought too. Stars as dim as Magnitude 10 are visible though not spectacular and that's with heavily light polluted skies.All in all I would recommend this scope for beginners as well as anyone who is looking for a super portable small scope. Its ease of use and solid performance makes this a good buy. Very happy. 5

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