Celestron Inspire 100AZ Beginner Refractor Telescope with Phone Adapter | Great First Telescope for Families, Grab-and-Go Short-Tube Refractor, Capture the Moon & Planets with Your Phone, Easy Setup

My son (7) received this as a birthday present from his grandparents. He has been asking for a telescope since his 4th birthday. He had a small kids scope that barely helped him find the moon and was difficult to look through. My mother wanted something that he could use, but also be able to find what he was looking at and see clearly. This hit the nail on the head. The finder scope was easy to calibrate, and my son is able to find and align the moon and some starts on his own. He needs adult supervision and some help occasionally, but we love that the telescope has encouraged his love of space and not been a discouragement. We also purchased a kit from Celestron that included a moon filter and a 15mm lense and I believe it was smart addition. Even the adults have been amazed by the detail we could see. It also works wonderfully as a day scope. The only downside is the mount can be a bit wobbly and is very easy to bump even when locked, made it difficult to keep on stars as they moved out of view. (But for our beginner purposes this was wonderful).

I have never owned a telescope. This was so easy to set up. I did order a Celestron moon filter kit due to the brightness of the moon. Received it just in time for the Parade of Planets. Now, the planets just look like bright stars through it, although we are pretty sure we saw the rings of Saturn. I do recommend for general moon watching. Or even wildlife/landscape. I am a review reader. And I usually start with the bad lol. BUT, sometimes, the low star ratings are meh. I recommend this for the money, if looking at the moon and some small constellations is what you prefer.

I’m a casual backyard astronomer and I bought this to leave out near my back door to check out a few planets or the moon.I like the way this is built. It looks and feels very solid. It’s a good looking telescope. It’s obviously not that James Webb, but for the money, I think it’s a good deal and I enjoy it. Also, the finder scope works well although it’s a little confusing to figure out how to use it for the first time.

Very nice home use telescope. Definitely stretches the human eye considerably. Very stable, easy to move around, nice looking. The unit comes with two lenses that Very considerably offering a very wide range of application. One unexpected benefit is you can take pictures through the eye piece that provide great photos that can be saved, printed, etc.

Bought as a Christmas gift and just used. Was able to see the moon very well. Kids love it. Sight included needs to be calibrated with the telescope. I didn’t get the chance but still was able to spot the moon without it. Haven’t tried the included software yet

We got this for our son who loves to look at the stars. We’ve gotten telescopes before and couldn’t really see very well so we didn’t want to make the same mistake but also didn’t want to spend a ton of money. Well, this one was a little more expensive but it’s totally worth it!! He’s already been looking through it and it’s so easy to see the stars and planets. So glad we got this one!

Easy to assemble, but nearly impossible to easily move it and track things you want to see. Simple target, line up the viewfinder on the full moon. Okay. Focus, easy enough. Tighten down the screws so it will actually stay on target and the telescope shifts all over, moving well off the target. Any slight adjustments aren't possible, and I haven't managed to get the smart phone adapter to work, since there's no real way to lock down the adjustments, it's too easy to move it, even clamped way down. On top of that the legs are so shaky, anything, a slight breeze, breathe too hard, everything shakes. What makes me madder, is this scope was $100 cheaper not too long ago. All telescopes had a massive price uptick recently. At the $300 price point, no, this isn't worth it. At $150 absolutely as entry level. For $300 though, it'd rather have one with the gear adjustments vertically and horizontally, for making incremental adjustments. This one is impossible to easily get and keep on target. Small adjustments, forget it.

As a total beginner (I’ve never looked through a telescope before buying this one.) I decided to roll the dice on this scope and am very glad I did! When I received the telescope, the finderscope was defective. Celestron’s customer service was fantastic and I had a new finderscope in just a few days. I have been loving using this scope every clear night. Really fantastic views of the planets and the moon, and very easy for the beginner to use, learn, and understand. I haven’t been able to find many deep sky objects, but I chalk that up to living in the city/lack of experience. This really is a perfect beginner telescope, at least it has been for me, and I will love it for years. Highly recommend, but make sure you pick up a Barlow and moon filter!

A great first telescope, easy to set up and use, handle is easy to operate. With the purchase of a couple of additional eyepieces I've even been able to see the banding on Jupiter!

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Lovely product clear and best zooming power

Gutes Produkt, Dankeschön

Bought as a gift for a novice astronomer and it works wonderfully. We've had others in the past that weren't great and caused a lot of trouble trying to get the lens to focus clearly. This telescope works great! Great selections of lenses and my son loves being able to see the moon up close AND also see Jupiter and it's moons and the rings of Saturn. He's excited to get even more lenses and has certainly developed a love of astronomy. With a good camera in your phone you can take some amazing photos.