Celestron22403 Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope with Built-in Smartphone Adapter, Blue

This is a perfect beginner telescope for our 13 year old. Easy for him to assemble himself. If you’re new to a telescope there’s a small learning curve but that’s part of the fun.

I’m a casual backyard astronomer and I bought this to leave out near my back door to check out a few planets or the moon.I like the way this is built. It looks and feels very solid. It’s a good looking telescope. It’s obviously not that James Webb, but for the money, I think it’s a good deal and I enjoy it. Also, the finder scope works well although it’s a little confusing to figure out how to use it for the first time.

Very nice telescope. Especially for the beginner. The views are large and clear for a scope this size. The short focal length makes for wider field and easy transport. This is an excellent travel scope. The tripod is very solid with a nice accessory tray. The integrated red flashlight is a handy feature. The mount is adequate but lacks fine movement controls. The reflex finder that comes with it is one of the best I’ve seen.

I have never owned a telescope. This was so easy to set up. I did order a Celestron moon filter kit due to the brightness of the moon. Received it just in time for the Parade of Planets. Now, the planets just look like bright stars through it, although we are pretty sure we saw the rings of Saturn. I do recommend for general moon watching. Or even wildlife/landscape. I am a review reader. And I usually start with the bad lol. BUT, sometimes, the low star ratings are meh. I recommend this for the money, if looking at the moon and some small constellations is what you prefer.

We got this for our son who loves to look at the stars. We’ve gotten telescopes before and couldn’t really see very well so we didn’t want to make the same mistake but also didn’t want to spend a ton of money. Well, this one was a little more expensive but it’s totally worth it!! He’s already been looking through it and it’s so easy to see the stars and planets. So glad we got this one!

Item arrived open and already used.

This is the third telescope that I have purchased from Amazon and the whole household loves it. We have seen the rings of Saturn and the Galilean moons of Jupiter with this telescope, and have marveled at the level of detail we can see on Jupiter's atmosphere. I have also done some stargazing and have seen spectacular views of the Pleiades in particular.

Easy to assemble, but nearly impossible to easily move it and track things you want to see. Simple target, line up the viewfinder on the full moon. Okay. Focus, easy enough. Tighten down the screws so it will actually stay on target and the telescope shifts all over, moving well off the target. Any slight adjustments aren't possible, and I haven't managed to get the smart phone adapter to work, since there's no real way to lock down the adjustments, it's too easy to move it, even clamped way down. On top of that the legs are so shaky, anything, a slight breeze, breathe too hard, everything shakes.What makes me madder, is this scope was $100 cheaper not too long ago. All telescopes had a massive price uptick recently. At the $300 price point, no, this isn't worth it. At $150 absolutely as entry level. For $300 though, it'd rather have one with the gear adjustments vertically and horizontally, for making incremental adjustments. This one is impossible to easily get and keep on target. Small adjustments, forget it.