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Reviews & Ratings for Meade NG70-SM Altazimuth Refractor A-Series Beginner Telescope, 20218 — 17 reviews

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Meade NG70-SM Altazimuth Refractor A-Series Beginner Telescope, 20218
Meade NG70-SM Altazimuth Refractor A-Series Beginner Telescope, 20218
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Most Helpful Positive Review Great for a start
I got this for myself (33) and my kids (3&4) to get them interested in science/ astronomy. Setup was really easy and quick; it's barely a setup process at all. Then I threw it outside, pointed at the city during the day to see some buildings to get accustomed to the eyepieces and knobs and all, th...
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Most Helpful Negative Review Meade NG70-SM telescope plastic gear
Telescope was a Christmas gift to 6 yr old grandson. Small verticle adjustment plastic gear was found broken upon assembly. Meade customer service offered to replace telescope but could not replace 2 cent gear. Unrealistic to pay return shipping of telescope and deprive boy of present for this minor...
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Horrible manual

by Legacy Reviewer, Written on August 3, 2012
More power to you if you can put this together following the directions. Customer support acknowledges there are errors but treats you like their target market. A child.

Hey, maybe it is one of those products only a child can put together
Pros: Attractive packaging
Cons: Instruction manual
Would recommend: No
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Engineer

by Legacy Reviewer, from WA, United States Written on March 26, 2012
Good for beginners
Would recommend: Yes
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BEST TELESCOPE FOR THE MONEY

by Legacy Reviewer, from WA, United States Written on January 9, 2012
Great starter telescope. Everything needed and quick to put together and set up right out of the box. Excellent value for the money and a very respected name brand. Too bad it took two weeks to be delivered.
Pros: Excellent viewing land objects as well as planets and some stars.
Cons: Took two weeks to be delivered.
Would recommend: Yes
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Good value for money scope

by Legacy Reviewer, Written on September 4, 2011
I brought this telescope a month ago its a good quality telescope for its price.The telscope give clear and crisp images of the planets and moon but one problem i ve with this telescope i recently found was when i use the ep directly without th diagonal it doesnt focus the image.does any ve the problem
Pros: good objective,clear and crisp images
Cons: cheap eyepieces and tripod
Would recommend: Yes
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Best $80 scope on the market!

by Legacy Reviewer, from TN, United States Written on June 22, 2011
Amazing optics for so little money. Has a few cons, but overall an incredible first telescope for an adult or child. Better eyepieces will improve performance but they can cost more than the scope!
Pros: Excellent optics, no "false color", incredible bargain
Cons: red dot finder too bright and hard to align
Would recommend: Yes
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Great telescope!

by Legacy Reviewer, Verified Owner from NY, United States Written on May 30, 2011
I would recommend this to any beginner.
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Outstanding product and service.

by Legacy Reviewer, Verified Owner Written on January 10, 2011
Excellent product for the money. Very easy to use and set up. Excellent service from this company.
Pros: easy to use and easy to setup
Cons: nothing wrong with this product.
Would recommend: Yes
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Best (Big) Bang for the Buck!

by Legacy Reviewer, from WA, United States Written on January 8, 2011
This in an excellent "entry-level" telescope, especially for kids 6-16. It allows great viewing at minimal cost; it's a great learning tool, and inexpensive enough that if the user isn't 100% sold on star-gazing you're not out a lot of cash.
Pros: Easy to set up, easy to use. Great instruction sheet.
Would recommend: Yes
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Equipo Facil de usar

by Legacy Reviewer, Verified Owner Written on November 7, 2010
El equipo por el precio es aceptable, pero bibra mucho al hacer los enfoques, lo que da mucha inestabilidad y el ajuste de altura se muve con el peso del tubo optico
Pros: tiene buena optica
Cons: Es muy inestable y bibra mucho al enfocar
Would recommend: Yes
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An excellent choice for a first telescope or second scope for the seasoned observer

by Legacy Reviewer, Verified Owner Written on July 26, 2010
Performed far better than expected with equipment provided for the money. Used with better quality eyepieces it was very impressive.
Pros: Very good quality optics for the money and ease of use
Cons: Light weight and subject to wind movement
Would recommend: Yes
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