I have an Orion 60mm spotting scope that I won at a star-party Saturday-night raffle...

http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/...1/c/1/sc/16/p/

It has a 20x to 60x zoom, but although it is sharp at 20x, it is not so sharp at 60x. Nevertheless, it has a terrific feature, in that it converts from straight-through to 90°, or anywhere in-between, and the object under consideration stays nicely framed right in the center of the FOV.

I observed the amazing eclipse from Eastern Oregon, under perfect skies, and when fitted with a white-light solar filter, this little spotting scope gave very nice views both before, and after totality, and was one of the most popular instruments used by my little group of friends.

\Paul A