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Galileo Visions CC-2800 800MM*60MM Astronomical Terrestrial Telescope | 
 enlarge | Brand: Galileo
Category: CE
Buy New: $189.95
Rating:  4 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.1
Dimensions (in): 38.3 x 14 x 6.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: CC-2800
Model: CC-2800
UPC: 798932028000
EAN: 0798932028000
ASIN: B0001FEP8W
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 2 to 5 weeks
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| Features:
| • | 900Mm Focal Length | | • | 60Mm Air-Spaced Achromatic Objective Lens | | • | Mars Eye Finderscope | | • | 3 Eyepieces: 6Mm/12.5Mm/20Mm | | • | 3X Barlow Lens |
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Product Description
GALILEO CC-2800 800mm x 60mm Astro/Terrestrial Refractor Telescope 800mm focal length ; 60mm air-spaced achromatic objective lens ; Mars eye finderscope ; 3 eyepieces: 6mm/12.5mm/20mm ; 3x Barlow lens ; Erect image prism (for land viewing) ; 360? rotating focuser ; Micro-altitude adjustment rod; Includes pre-assembled metal tripod, carrying case ;and Galileo Trilogy(R) software with instructional video ; 1-year warranty 800mm x 60mm Astro/Terrestrial Refractor Telescope
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great for land and sky April 22, 2008
Ulysses Perez (Miami, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this telescope for my nephew to use it for views across the land as well as looking at the Moon and planets. As he is a beginner, the pre-assembled tri-pod and altitude / azimuth mount make the scope very easy to set up and use. After doing a little research, I found the 800mm focal length would be an additional advantage for his first views. We also found that the supplied 3x Barlow is useful with only the 20mm eyepiece. If it's used with the 6mm eyepiece, the resulting 400x power exceeds the capability of the 60mm lens. However the 6mm eyepiece used alone provides 133x and works well with bright objects like the Moon. The red dot locater, once I helped him align it to the telescope, proved to be very helpful in aiming at objects in the sky. I also found the diagonal prism enabled him to view objects on the ground right-side-up as opposed to upside down or backwards. Also the Planetarium CD has been very helpful for him as he learns more about his new hobby. I would recommend this telescope for any beginner who is interested in owning a telescope suitable for daytime and nighttime use. I am sure I'll be buying a larger more sophisticated telescope for him in the future.
T5Alive April 10, 2008
T 5 Alive (Bend OR)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought this was a great product for the price. Easy to set up and easy to use. I would suggest this as a purchase.
 Stay away from this scope March 9, 2007
Doug Rice (Twin Falls, ID USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a good example of the kind of scope astronomers warn beginners against.
The first red flag is the ridiculously high maximum magnification of "800x." Do you know what you will see at 800x in this scope? Nothing but a dim blur. Note that the objective (main) lens is 60mm. All telescope optics have inherent limitations; maximum useful magnification per millimeter of aperture is about 2x. Therefore, with any attempt to use this scope at magnification of over 120-140x, increase in image size will be more than offset by breakdown, and that's even assuming the quality of the objective lens is any good.
To their credit, the marketers have added a red-dot finder in place of the useless 5x20 finders that plague most of these scopes. Still, the rest of the scope is not worth the money.
Using an astronomical telescope is not like playing an MP3 file and but rather like playing a guitar. It is a learned skill. And you must do a lot of homework before you buy a telescope. Buying without prior experience is like buying a car without knowing anything about driving. If you want to see the wonders of the sky, contact your local astronomy club and attend one of their star parties. The members love sharing their hobby and can set you straight as to how to get started. The best way is to learn the sky with the unaided eye and 10x50 binoculars (decent ones are available on Amazon), then graduate to something along the lines of a 150-200mm (6-8") Dobsonian; good ones can be found on Amazon starting under $290.
For more information on buying telescopes, see my encyclopedic guide on Amazon: "So you want to buy a telescope."
Junk! August 19, 2005
James Koenig (Minnesota)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This scope is not a good starter scope for anyone interested in astronomy. Here's why:
1. The objective is too small, only 60 mm, 2.36 inches, so it is too small to bring in the light necessary for even a beginning look at the universe. I suppose it is adequate for the moon, but that is it. The planets will appear as very small disks. One will be able to see Saturn's rings, but the image will be very small. Forget it for deep sky objects, clusters, galaxies, etc.
2. The mount is an altazimuth, which will not follow the celestial object in the sky. The earth is rotating, and anyone focusing on a star or moon will quickly find the object drifting out of the field of vision. A better mount is an equatorial mount which makes it much easier to track objects.
3. The mount will vibrate when touched, which will cause the image in the eyepiece to "shiver", which is very frustrating.
Even for the low price, don't be enticed by this scope; it has too many flaws. Save your money for a larger scope with a better mount.
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, astronomy buff
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