Telescopes - is this ****?

[Dolby]

So browsing BoB for fun and saw this at R300.00 - and it says new :/

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/22012268/Telescope_60700_Aperture_60mm_Focal_Length_700mm.html

How ****ty is this thing?

 

[Hosehead]

How ****ty is this thing?

Binoculars do a better job. But if you are literally living on the beach and like to perv at passing ships. You'll see something, but it won't be a hell of a lot.

 

[copacetic]

GAZE AT SKY AND MARVEL AT BEAUTIFUL STARS MOON AND MORE,

PERFECT FOR AMATEURS THAT WANT SERIOUS TELESCOPE TO

EXPLORE THE STARS

That should say it all.

 

[Dolby]

LOL

You're right .... rush of something to the brain

 

[Rosaudio]

Haha dont pay sheap prices like thtat for something if you know it will be crap and useless

 

[Crusader]

Definitely stay away from this scope and similar versions. The optics are decent enough for the Moon and star clusters. That's it. The eyepieces are plastic and the diagonal as close as. The mount will be practically useless for astronomical use.

 

[Crusader]

I decided to mess around with the seller and asked a couple of basic questions:

What type of refractor is it (achromatic or APO)?

What material is the eyepieces and diagonal made from? (I know that it's plastic).

Does the mount have slow motion controls? (Nope, not ones that function anyway).

What does Jupiter look like through the scope? (Large disk without any details).

Not surprisingly it's been over a week and no replies to any of the questions and they don't appear on the product page.

 

[Dolby]

Thanks Crusader!

I was just tempted because its a night out and relativly inexpensive