Galileo 1000 mm x 120 mm Newtonian Telescope (Refurbished)

I brought this telescope for my husbands birthday, he absolutly loved it. He is in the satellite communications business, even does work from time to time for NASA, US Army, Navy etc,so he knows what works and he said this one is great, and he is very happy with it. What I was really surprised at is how fast it arrived, two days is all it took, can't beat that for service.

I was very impressed from the moment I opened the box. Isn't hard to assemble. Optics are great for the backyard hobbyist. The 25mm was awesome for wide field views. The zoom did great but wouldn't recommend full power unless looking at the planets or the moon. I got a 32mm lens to round out the telescope. For as small as it seems, it brings in a lot to see. Great product.

I think I paid about one hundred and fifty bucks for this Galileo FS-120DXtelescope and had my doubts about its quality, but, when it arrived, I was thrilled at how much great stuff came in the box. I'm a professional photographer and so I know something about tripods...and the one with this scope is solid as a rock and enhanced with counterweights to keep it firm on the ground. As for the scope itself, it's not the top of the line from this company but excellent for an amateur like me. After setting up the Mars electronic eye finder (to zero in the focus) I installed the erecting lens and aimed at a house over two miles away across the Gorge and was able to fill the eyepiece image with one of the windows on the side of the building. That seems pretty good to me. It comes with two lenses besides the erecting lens and a cool video that explains how to use everything. I can't wait for a full moon!