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THE THAMES & KOSMOS TELESCOPE ESSENTIAL STEM TOOL | CHILDRENS REFRACTOR TELESCOPE WITH 100X MAGNIFICATION & BUILT-IN COMPASS | CLASSIC SCIENTIFIC DEVICE FOR ASTRONOMICAL & TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS
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Set your sights on the Moon and beyond! With this excellent entry-level telescope, Thames & Kosmos continues a long tradition of inspiring people to reach for the stars. This high-quality refractor telescope with glass optics allows for countless exciting space observations. With it, you can see the Moon and its craters in good detail; Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and more! Terrestrial observations on Earth are also possible. The included instruction manual guides you through setting up and using the telescope.
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Great starter kit for kids. Easy to assemble, adjust and just have fun with.
I got my granddaughter and her 2 kiddos (my greats) each telescopes for Christmas. My great grandson was surprised that I remember him talking about wanting one. He want to know if they could see heaven they lost their Daddy last August and of course I told him I know you can. He smiled so big and he said to his sister, now we can wave to daddy 😢 they haven’t used them that much but I get they will. They did look for Santa lolI’ll do a update after the Eclipse.
My grandson got this telescope for Xmas. He is 5. His mom, dad and him got to see the stars in the evening time. He also saw some other things. He was tickled pink when he was telling the exciting adventure he had viewing in his telescope. Great gift. I would recommend. It’s not the best, not the worst but right in the middle!
It wasn’t what we expected. Not user friendly. Was hoping to enjoy looking at stars at night but takes too long to get it focused. It is light weight but unfortunately won’t get used much.
Same telescope you find in the kids' aisle at Walmart. The one at Walmart was $20 Clearance, but I had already went home thinking It'd be better on Amazon but wasn't going to make two trips so here we are. Works good.
1. The tripod is not extendable. You’d better have a table exactly the right height to put this on if you want to see over something like a shrub or fence for something low on the ground or low to the horizon.2. All of the pieces are so flimsy and lightweight that the lightest touch moves pieces out of alignment. The process of turning the focus knob causes crazy jitter.3. The diagonal mirror is not optional for terrestrial viewing, because the tube isn’t actually long enough to deliver proper focus without it. That means that if you’re trying to focus on, say, a chimney or skyscraper to calibrate the finder scope, you can’t easily switch position between eyepieces and you will bonk your head into the tube while trying to use the finderscope, throwing the whole thing out of alignment.One reason why I don't regret the purchase: it's teaching my kid how to look with one eye through a telescope and the basic principles of operation. Can he see anything in the sky? Absolutely not. But he's having fun.
First off, if you’re buying this as a toy for a toddler to pretend to look at stuff, its fine. For anyone that actually wants to look into space it’s useless. It super cheap, flimsy plastic, and the screws don't hold the lens adapters in place. When you try to use it at night, the only thing you can see is a full moon (and not much bigger than if you used your eyes). My son was all excited to see planets, stars, and stuff, felt so bad when I tried it and it was pitch black - except for the moon. As I said, you can see a bright moon, but no way you can see a planet. Regrettably, I threw away the box and I can't return it. It was one of many Christmas gifts and the box got crushed with the rest of the boxes before we had a chance to try it.
Nephews loved it
Now I’m not a telescope pro or anything nor know much about them but I at least thought when I got this for our son he may be able to see the moon at night we tried but it’s always been fuzzy and crappy looking maybe it’s us ‘user error’ I donno because I bought this solely based off the reviews I read thinking it’d work good but it sat in the closet all year I wish I returned it . It’s 2023 and hard to believe there’s nothing out there yet we can see the moon with cheap - I’m not asking for a nasa telescope here but that’s what I thought I could at least use this for - however during the daytime I did use it to look over a field and the resolution wasn’t too bad to see birds from far away after you get the focus to set in just right but if you move it the least lil bit you have to readjust everytime - unfortunately it didn’t work out for us and my 9 yr old had an awful time trying to use it as well.All in all maybe it does work well I’m just reviewing solely based on our experience so if you wanna buy to try it go ahead maybe you will have better luck than us !
انه فقط شكل تلسكوب ولكن في الحقيقة مجرد لعبة لم ارى شيئا ابدا سوى نقطة ضوء بدون ملامح ترى بالعين المجردة افضل من هذه اللعبة لم يعجبني ابدا وتم ارجاعه واسترداد اموالي
كاتبين انه للمبتدئين بس شوي معقد و وماتشوف شي عدل بس شكل تيليسكوب
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Brand
Thames & Kosmos -
Model Name
The Thames & Kosmos Telescope -
Optical Tube Length
13 Inches -
Eye Piece Lens Description
Low-power 20mm, High-power 4mm -
Objective Lens Diameter
40 Millimeters -
Telescope Mount Description
Altazimuth Mount -
Product Dimensions
16"D x 8.5"W x 14.75"H -
Focus Type
Manual Focus -
Finderscope
Reflex -
Compatible Devices
Eyepieces, Adapters, Mounts -
Mount
Altazimuth Mount -
Coating
Coated -
Focal Length Description
400 millimeters -
Field Of View
0.87 Degrees -
Zoom Ratio
5 -
Optical-Tube Length
13 Inches -
Item Dimensions D x W x H
16"D x 8.5"W x 14.75"H -
Exit Pupil Diameter
0.2 Millimeters -
Global Trade Identification Number
00814743016972 -
Manufacturer
Thames & Kosmos -
UPC
814743016972 -
Manufacturer Part Number
677016 -
Model Number
677016 -
Warranty Description
1 Year Warranty Against Manufacturer Defects -
Item Type Name
Kids' Telescope -
Built-In Media
Refractor telescope, high-quality glass optical lenses, aluminum tube with 400-mm focal length tube, 40-mm objective lens, dew shield, precision focus adjustment knob, finderscope (5 x 18; 5x magnification with 18-mm aperture), built-in compass, aluminum tabletop tripod with altitude and azimuth adjustment knobs, low-power eyepiece (20 mm), high-power eyepiece (4 mm), diagonal mirror, dust covers -
Best Sellers Rank
#167,777 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #47 in Kids' Telescopes -
ASIN
B09QH6SDQ3 -
GTIN
814743016972
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