Celestron PowerSeeker 50 AZ

Good – Top value. Should have more lenses in the box. Does not take up to much room. Overall a good selection and good purchase for the middle level amatuer. It is one of the smaller telescopes that has everything you need to explore the universe without spending either too much money or taking up to much room in your house. hmm hard to calibrate and can be hard to change what you are viewing, but you do get use to it. You have to purchase the extra lenses but that makes sense because lenses cost money and it depends on what you want to focus on depends on what lenses you need.

OK – I guess I was expecting a bit too much from this. You need to know where to look if you want to see planets/constellations etc and it's not like you're going to see much more than a bit of light from stars... Good if you want to see the moon up close (not much else). Very cheap Not sure if it's because I didn't set it up correctly, but I can't see very much through this! I guess I was expecting a bit too much though - it's not like you're going to see planets in detail etc. I can't set the finderscope accurately - very fiddly nut/bolt thingy to hold it in place moves the finderscope to somewhere it shouldn't be.

Good – i bought this particular telescope for my child due to the price. a good price for an 8 year olds boys first telescope. its a great size for his small bedroom and the he really loves the soft ware that comes with it. i can see though that when he is a bit older and if he wants to get really into star gazing another telescope will be needed. it is a bit unstable and delicate fiddly peices, but i think a great peice of equipment for the price and the novice. dont expect to see aliens up close and in all their glory my 8 uear old loves it, price bit unstable

Good – This is quite a decent telescope, nothing fancy, just good to have it in a family. My kids absolutely love it! Very small telescope, doesn’t take up too much room especially if you live in a unit. Very light, easy to assemble not the best, but quite good for the money I spent.

Terrible – you get what you pay for....you'd be better off getting a slightly more expensive telescope, you can't get much out of this one. relatively cheap, that’s about it, unfortunately very small, poor stability - will vibrate a lot, not very easy to set up