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Review on BARSKA Starwatcher 400x70mm Refractor Telescope with Tabletop Tripod and Carry Case for Ideal SEO by Elmito Yeager

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Pretty good entry-level telescope for the price

I'm not an experienced telescope user or astronomer so some of the issues I had may not apply to others. * At first I was expecting aluminum tubing for the body of the telescope, but the plastic/PVC tubing isn't bad either! * Although the table tripod and its fine-tuning controls are made of plastic, they feel like metal controls and work great too! Increase! However, it wasn't easy to focus on a distant subject with a 4mm lens because it doesn't collect enough light. And I don't know what formula they used to get a 400x increase! I know I've tried to point out the issues here, but like I said, I'm new here and not sure what to do. Expect around $60. I used a 20mm lens during my daytime birding and was very happy with the results - much better than my binoculars!

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