Epsilon Eridani wrote:
Now about that new Orion $50 FunScope 76mm Reflector Telescope,
maybe compared to the $50 Celestron FirstScope. Any comments on them?


Sounds like typical, made-in-China garbage. Parents who'd buy their kid a
$50 telescope probably spend the rest of their money on crack, cigarettes
and beer.


I got one, but not for viewing, but for all
the outreaches I do at schools. Between that,
and the Galileoscope, they make excellent indoor
presentation tools !!! Great for young kid's to
paw all over.

Never looked through mine, but hundreds of kid's
have played with it indoors.

Worth it for that alone !


And BTW, the Chinese made Meade UWA eyepieces are
very nice............


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