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| |  | Telescopes | Home » » Celestron Firstscope 76EQ 76mm Reflector Telescope | | | | | | | Description: | | The Celestron Firstscope 76EQ is a fine instrument for the beginning stargazer, offering many of the advantages of Newtonian telescope design and a 3-inch aperture. Newtonians (also known as catoptrics) usually use a concave parabolic primary mirror to collect and focus incoming light onto a flat secondary (diagonal) mirror that in turn reflects the image out of an opening at the side of the main tube and into the eyepiece. The superb optics of the Firstscope 76EQ offer dazzling images of the Moon; Saturn and its rings; Jupiter, with its belts and moons; even galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. MA Eyepiece (70x) and Focuser Star Pointer Finderscope Sturdy, Adjustable Aluminum Tripod with Accessory FirstScope 76 EQ Standard Accessories - 1-1/4 20mm (35x), 10mm (70x) Eyepieces, Star Pointer Finderscope, Equatorial Mount, The Sky L1 CD ROM | | | Features: | |
• Slow-motion control rod
• Newtonian reflector scope
• 2 eyepieces (35x and 70x)
• Adjustable tripod
• German equitorial, CG-2 mount
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 30.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 20.3 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 15.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 28.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 10.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 19.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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 Very good but...Mar 10, 2010
I'm new to the telescope world, I guess I was expecting the magnification to be much better than we get with this telescope. Other than that, it works great and it's fairly easy to use. My kids love it and use it (weather permits) very often.
 I can see clearly nowFeb 26, 2010
Very well packaged for protection. Came within days. Assembled with assistance. Some further instruction on how to star gaze with it would be helpful. Overall great value.
Nice starter telescopeJan 26, 2010
Fairly easy to assemble. Weights don't really help stabilize it enough. Once you find an object to observe I'd suggest not touching any part of the telescope. The slightest touch will send it out of focus. Otherwise ok product.
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The Moon and beyond!Oct 21, 2008
This telescope was a gift for my hubby. He got it all set up and we were amazed at the quality and clarity of the product! Highly recommend!
30 of 31 found the following review helpful:
A great scope for new comersMar 05, 2006
I highly recommend this telescope for newcomers to astronomy. Assembly is simple and fast. Within 45 minutes of opening the box, I was observing the moon in fantastic detail. I would also recommend that you search the internet for a starmap. I found one on google that shows interesting objects in my local night sky in real time.
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