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Review on πŸ”­ Carson RP-100 Red Planet 35-78x76mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope - Black by Marc Zitnik

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Good optics, poor manual guidance system.

ERROR - Telescope does not aim with finderscope. The viewfinder settings are so mediocre as to be unusable. With a real telescope, everything is fine. If you can find your destination. The alignment instructions say: find something on the ground, far in the telescope, then level the finder.1. When trying to align the viewfinder, the device shakes a lot. By the time you get it where you want it to be (using 3 set screws), your main telescope will already be drifting off target.2. 3 adjustment screws to adjust the viewfinder.3. It's hard to find anything.

Pros
  • viewfinder: 10x30 mm recording | Dimensions: 25.5 x 5.0 x 5.0 | Weight: 8.0 lbs
Cons
  • Expensive