Compact & yet powerful scope - Barska 88x Compact Refractor Telescope 400mm x 70mm w/ Table Top Tripod & Carrying Case

This is a good scope. Compact & portable. Chromatic aberration presence, but minimal. Useful magnification should be around 100X, without significant image darkening. I can see cloud bands of Jupiter, Saturn's ring, Orion nebula & much more with this telescope (But of course, you need basic astronomy knowledge to see all this) Worth the buy for this price. If they include a full sized tripod would be nicer. I you want to use with star diagonal, you can only reach focus with pulling out the diagonal & eyepiece a bit, so that I can reach the focal point.
Pros: Good light gathering capacity, can use high magnifications
Cons: Image appears soft

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.