Ron from United States, KS Public Profile

This is a very hand set of additional accessories for anyone to use with their telescope. The two eyepieces are 1.25 inch in size. The filters are very handy too: one moon filter, and two filters for viewing planets. Also, by getting this set rather than buying the individual pieces, you are saving money.

This is a very hand set of additional accessories for anyone to use with their telescope. The two eyepieces are 1.25 inch in size. The filters are very handy too: one moon filter, and two filters for viewing planets. Also, by getting this set rather than buying the individual pieces, you are saving money.

This is a very handy set of extra 1.25 inch eyepieces and filters. There are two eyepieces: A 15mm and 9mm Kellner eyepiece; a blue planetary filter; a red planetary filter; a moon filter; a micro fiber cloth; and a very handy plastic carrying case with foam. Most telescopes do not come with these additional accessories, and this is an economical way to acquire them.

This is the second Solar Telescope I have owned, so I do have something to compare it to.

My other Solar Telescope is a Celestron Portable Solar Telescope or PST.

1. This telescope is lighter. The PST is heavier and you will need a heavier duty tripod to maintain stability of the image.
2. This telescope has a 50 mm objective lens versus the 40 mm objective lens of the PST
3. This telescope is much easier to aim at the sun because the sighting mechanism is external and mounted on top of the tube.
4. The focal length on this scope is shorter than that of the PST, so the field ov view is wider and the Sun will remain in view for a longer period of time before an adjustment is necessary.
5. This telescope comes with its own tripod, whereas the PST does not.
6. This telescope is about $100.00 whereas the PST is (or was) about $700/00

However, what you are going to see in this scope is different, because the PST is looking at the Sun in the Hydrogen-Alpha wavelength of light. In the PST you can barely see small jets of plasma coming up from the surface of the Sun around the edge of the disk. You will not be able to see that in this telescope, since it is using a glass solar safe lens to view the Sun. In this telescope, the Sun will appear as a white disk and in the PST the surface will appear reddish-orange in color.

Sunspots will look the same in both telescopes. And Sunspots are about all you will ever see anyway.

Considering the difference in cost and the other factor

The purpose of this little "see through" cover is to keep rain or moisture from damaging the electronic parts of the digital display on the metal detector. It is made specifically for this detector and fits perfectly. I think it is an ideal way to ensure that if you are out with your detector and it starts to rain you will not have to worry about water doing any damage to the internal electronic which are behind the various buttons on the display.

I own an older "Bounty Hunter" metal detector, and this new Garrett is far superior. It came with an instruction manual and also an instructional DVD which is very helpful. It has some factory set discrimination features which help to identify what type of metal it is detecting. For example, it can be set to detect coins and will also show at what depth they are located. It has a visual display which can help to identify iron, gold, silver coins, etc. You have numerous choices of ways you can electronically tune the device to aid in not pursuing junk such as nails or screws, etc. It will still show you something is there, but it will also indicate it is junk iron, etc.

And it can also be used to "pin point" the exact location of an object.

I have already used it to find some lost empty brass cartridge cases and it was very effective and very easy to use.

Since it comes with ear phones you can concentrate on the audible signals more carefully. And the digital display also is very helpful.

I think it is a very advanced device and it is very reasonably priced.

Definitely recommended!

These are outstanding binoculars. Very well made, with top quality optics. You will need a sturdy tripod to hold them steady. I got these for looking at the stars. A simple 60mm refracting telescope is sufficient to see 4 of the moons of Jupiter and also able to see the rings of Saturn. So with these 70mm objective lenses you will definitely be able to see more. They will also be good for looking at regions of the night sky where the stars are closely packed, such as the region of as the center of the Milky Way. They would also be good for use at the firing range to check your target, etc.

I have another 8 inch Dobsonian telescope that has a solid tube and does not readily fit in car. So I got this model since the tube folds down and it is much easier to transport.

It is well made; however, I do have some concerns.

First, one reviewer stated that he could see nothing with this scope. Please be aware that the secondary mirror is wrapped in tissue which is held in place with a rubber band. Unless you remove this protective tissue, you will indeed not see anything.

Secondly, the locking screws for the primary mirror adjustment require a 2.5mm Allen Wrench which was not included with my scope.

Third, no matter what I have tried, I have still not got the primary mirror to be properly aligned (collimated). I think it might be "close enough" but I prefer to have it exactly lined up with the secondary mirror. I am going to try removing the primary mirror with its holder, rotating it one-third or one-fourth turn and then reinstalling it to see if this makes a difference. WARNING: Never touch the surfaces of the two mirrors.

Fourth, in another review it was mentioned that a 4mm eyepiece which is one of the two that comes with this scope is not appropriate for a scope of this size. However, a "rule of thumb" is that the maximum "power" of a scope is about 50 to 60 "power" per inch of diameter of the objective lens or the mirror. In theory then, an 8 inch mirror could achieve a power of 400 to 480X under ideal conditions. Since the focal length of this mirror is 1,200