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Galileo CCJRME 600x 50mm Refractor Telescope
$Galileo CCJRME 600x 50mm Refractor Telescope$
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$Galileo CCJRME 600x 50mm Refractor Telescope$
Average customer rating:

Not a good choice

Galileo CCJRME 600x 50mm Refractor Telescope

Manufacturer: Galileo Visions, Inc
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Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

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Product Features:

Refractor telescope with Mars Eye finderscope helps locate objects easily
Rack and pinion focusing for accurate and fine focusing
Includes carrying case and pre-assembled metal tripod
Focal length: 600mm
Objective lens: 50mm

ASIN: B0001AC0BG

Product Description

GALILEO CC-JRME 600mm x 50mm Refractor Telescope 600mm focal length;50mm 2-element achromat air-spaced objective lens;Aluminum tube is fully baffled for excellent visual and CCD imaging; Objective is fully multi-coated and has a resolving power of 2.28 arc sec; Diagonal consists of a 45 Schmidt prism that is fully coated in Magnesium Fluoride with a refractive index of n = 1.38;Galileos Mars Eye electronic Finderscope helps by getting the observer behind the telescope without losing the surrounding field of view when targeting objects;Includes a 6mm eyepiece with 52 apparent field of view, a 20mm eyepiece with 52 apparent field of view and a 3-element 3x Barlow lens;1-year warranty 600mm x 50mm Refractor Telescope

Customer Reviews:

Not a good choice.......2006-12-31

This is not the way to get started in astronomy.

The red flag is the ridiculously high advertised magnification of "600x." Do you know what you will see at 600x in this scope? Nothing but a dim blur. Note that the objective (main) lens is 50mm. All telescope optics have inherent limitations; maximum useful magnification per millimeter of aperture is about 2x. Therefore, with any attempt to use this scope at magnification of over 100-120x, the increase in image size will be more than offset by breakdown, and that's even assuming the quality of the objective lens is any good. The ad's description of the objective is impressive but--given the deceptive magnification claim--not credible.

To their credit, the manufacturers have added a reflex finder instead of one of the ridiculously small magnifying finders that commonly plague these scopes. The 52-degree apparent field of the eyepiece is creditable, better than the junk so often found on these scopes. But it is too high a magnification to be used with this scope, and don't even think of using the barlow.

Using an astronomical telescope is not like playing an MP3 file and but rather like playing a guitar. It is a learned skill. And you must do a lot of homework before you buy a telescope. Buying without prior experience is like buying a car without knowing anything about driving. If you want to see the wonders of the sky, contact your local astronomy club and attend one of their star parties. The members love sharing their hobby and can set you straight as to how to get started. The best way is to learn the sky with the unaided eye and 10x50 binoculars (decent ones are available on this website), then graduate to something along the lines of a 150-200mm (6-8") Dobsonian; good ones can be found on Amazon starting at under $290.

For more information on buying telescopes, see my encyclopedic guide on Amazon: "So you want to buy a telescope."

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