Visit space with the Astronomical Telescope
Features of the Beginner Telescope
- Telescope size: 60 cm
- 50mm HD and 360mm focal length objective lens
- 89 cm tripod
- 2x interchangeable 20 mm and 4 mm eyepieces
- 1x 2.3x Barlow lens
- For children aged 8 and over
- Style : Children’s telescope
- Christmas gift toy for children
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included with the Astronomical Telescope?
It comes with a 60 cm telescope, an 89 cm tripod, 20 mm and 4 mm interchangeable eyepieces and a 2.3x Barlow lens.
What age is it suitable for?
The product text recommends it for children aged 8 and over. It is described as a children’s telescope.
How much does it magnify?
Magnification is the focal length divided by the eyepiece. With the 360 mm focal length, the 20 mm eyepiece gives about 18x and the 4 mm eyepiece about 90x. The Barlow lens multiplies the magnification by 2.3.
What size is the main lens?
The objective lens is 50 mm with a 360 mm focal length. A lens of this size is suited to looking at the Moon and brighter objects.
Lab protocol What we guarantee with this order Carefully packed to arrive in one piece.
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Rachel Thornton –
Bought this for my eight-year-old who has been obsessed with space since a school trip to the planetarium. We set it up in the back garden on a clear Saturday night and she spotted the moon’s craters straight away, then spent ten minutes just shouting ‘Mum, come and look!’ She’s now got a notebook where she sketches what she sees. Easy enough to put together without me needing to read the instructions twice.
Gareth Pugh –
Solid little telescope for the money. The moon comes out nice and sharp and my son is chuffed. Tripod is a touch wobbly if you knock it, but nothing a bit of care won’t sort.
Margaret Ellison –
Got this for my grandson’s birthday. His smile when he looked through it said it all. Lovely present.
Priya Nair –
ordered from here a few times now and this one’s another good buy. Arrived quickly, well packed, and my daughter had it out on the windowsill that same evening. The finder scope took a bit of getting used to, took us a few goes to line it up properly, but once we did it was brilliant. Knocking one star off only because the eyepiece caps are fiddly for small hands.
Colin Hargreaves –
Telescope itself is fine for a child, but the box arrived a week later than the date I was given, so I nearly missed the birthday it was meant for. Also noticed it’s a fair bit smaller than the photos made it look. Does the job, just not quite what I’d pictured.
Margaret Hollis –
bought this for my grandson Alfie’s 8th birthday and he hasn’t stopped talking about the moon since. We set it up in the back garden on a clear night and he gasped when he saw the craters, then insisted on staying up past his bedtime. Brilliant little telescope, and the postie delivered it two days early too.
Daniel Whitcombe –
Spot on. Simple to put together, and the eyepieces swap over easily for different levels of zoom.