Mak60 with Finderscope

Great all around small telescope l. It's works well for the moon, close planets, and terrestrial targets. Will not work for deep space objects.

Completamente conforme con la compra. Como lo señalan las reseñas en internet, el Mak60 es un excelente telescopio portatil y una muy buena elección para comenzar en la observación astronomica, con un tamaño insuperablemente compacto y liviano, construcción en plastico que se siente de buena calidad, y una calidad optica destacable (sin aberraciones opticas, sin necesidad de colimación y una calidad de imagen excelente para el rango de precio). Ahora, hay que recordar que es un telescopio pequeño, con 60mm de apertura, y un campo visual estrecho, por lo que si bien es muy bueno para observación lunar, solar (con filtro) y planetaria, no es el más adecuado para observación del espacio profundo (para lo cual es más adecuado un telescopio reflector de un tamaño mucho más grande. Un punto mejorable, sería el tripode incluido, que si bien cumple su función, es muy suceptible a vibraciones, lo cual es notorio al momento de apuntar el telescopio o realizar cambios en el enfoque a grandes aumentos (como por ejemplo, utilizando un Barlow). De todos modos, para el rango de precio es más que correcto, y un tripode de mejores caracteristicas podría llegar a costar más que el telescopio, así que mi recomendación no cambia. De igual forma, recomendaría comprar un Barlow 2x o 3x, para poder observar con mejor aumento los crateres de la luna, y las caracteristicas de los planetas (que aún no hago, debido a que Jupiter y Saturno no son visibles ahora, y Marte se encuentra muy lejos)

Finally got around to reveiwing since ive been busy enjoying it so much.Compared it to my buddies old celestron and actually got better looks in mine.this scope has been excellent, especially for the price. I can see planets with decent detail, ive had to buy some additional eye pieces and now waiting on some filters but the image so far is satisfactory.Its small so easily movable but not TOO sturdy. The axis adjuster bent pretty quick as i was in a rush to see the next object.Focus knob is simple and easy but not most convenient location when it comes to switching views or following objects moving a little faster like the ISS.Its maybe 3 or 4 primary pieces so simple to put together and put away and travel with.Phone mount is on point as well, doesnt lose the image if the phone moves and allows for extra imaging techniques which take some time to get the hang of.The case is slightly too small.All in all, the only reason ill upgrade from here is a higher aperture.

Great value for the money and easy to setup and breakdown when needed. It’s a perfect starter telescope that will let you see the moons of Jupiter and get the astronomy fire going in your child.

I'll start with what I like - the telescope. For a 60mm aperture you get a lot and that's down to its long focal ratio, which is characteristic of the Maksutov design. They call this the Planet Mate and that's what you should expect to use it for - the planets and the Moon. Even with the included Amici prism much detail could be seen with very little chromatic aberration (CA) on the Moon. Whatever CA there is due to the included prism diagonal and not the telescope itself. However, the diagonal is very well suited to terrestrial observation. For astronomical observations, you will need a mirror diagonal adapted for .965" to 1.25". These are easily found and inexpensive.But this review is for the total package - tripod, mount, finder, and eyepieces. My version is with the full size tripod. The tripod is good since the 'scope is so light, but it's permanently wedded to the mount and the mount is not good. It's serviceable for the Moon, but it's frustrating to use since it doesn't hold your targets in view when you find them.Which brings me to the included finder, perhaps the most useless finder I've ever used. If this were a wide-field 'scope this wouldn't be a problem, but a finder is essential at this focal ratio because of the narrow field of view. I quickly gave up trying to find anything with it. I did manage to find the Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn without it but nothing else. You can replace the finder even though the finder shoe is non-standard - I used Scotch Extreme mounting tape to attach an inexpensive red dot finder I had lying around to the non-standard finder shoe.No complaints about the included 20mm eyepiece. A decent higher magnification eyepiece in the 10-12mm range would be useful, but this telescope doesn't need expensive eyepieces.I rate this package a 3.5 because I could never recommend it to a beginner. I'm taking a half point off for the useless finder and a point off for the mount/tripod. What we have left is powerful little telescope that is excellent on the Moon and pretty good on Jupiter and Saturn for its aperture. If you already have a photo tripod or astronomical mount and tripod, then I can recommend this for what it's ideally suited for - the Moon, planets, and splitting some of the more widely separated double stars.It's just a shame the total package undermines the good optics and novel design of this powerful but tiny Maksutov telescope. I'm keeping it because I have everything I need to make it work. You might too. If you don't, check the reviews for those who bought the Dobsonian version since that might be the better package.

Plastic garbage