Aomekie Kids Telescopes for Astronomy Portable Astronomical Telescope with 10X Phone Adapter Backpack Adjustable Tripod Moon Filter and 3X Barlow Lens

Firstly I want to say that after reading mixed reviews I was a little dubious as to what I would receive - however I should not have worried at all, because for the price, this telescope is fantastic! It does work, it does focus, and you can attach the phone adapter and take photos (with a bit of practice) I will give you my tips to make the best of it - If it doesn't work then you have not set something up quite right.Firstly, READ the instructions from start to end. Once you have done this you will have a feel for how you are going to set it up. Get out all the pieces and using the instructions once again, build it step by step - the diagrams are really useful if you're not sure of the wording.Every part of this telescope has a locking screw and its anti-clockwise to untighten/take out screws and clockwise to tighten or screw back (depending on what you're doing)First the tripod - all 3 clips you see together on each leg, all unclip and extend in its separate part. Once all legs are extended you can unclip the wheel turn and wind it up further (tighten screw once at desired level so it doesn't move)Taking the locking platform off the top of the tripod and attaching to main part of telescope is tiny but tricky but totally doable - once you have attached telescope to the platform, make sure you pull out the locking key again so it can slot back on. then close clip.The eyepiece was also easy to fit on. Just check the diagram for numbered pieces so you can check right way on etc.Once all set up you can play about with the lenses. take off the covers, and unscrew the little silver screw to allow you to put the lens you want in.. screw it back in place. Point telescope towards a practice scene ( I went for over the vast fields to see what was there that I couldn't see with the naked eye) Once I moved the telescope around to find something, I used the focus wheels (attached to main telescope) slowly turn them both ways until you find the perfect focus - it was SO clear. I was so happy with it.There is also a Barlow lens if you wish to use - I haven't yet but if you do you just screw it in between the eyepiece and the main tube of telescope.Phone adapter: This was the most tricky for me as there is no real instructions on it - I mean, its fairly self explanatory but my tips are: take phone out of case - easier to align phones camera to the top of the adapter's lens this way. Its another screw to place your phone in, but my advice would be to not put the phone in first as I did - but screw the adapter lens into the eyepiece first and tighten it - this makes it MUCH easier to focus once you attach phone. Then attach phone aligning the camera on phone to lens piece and tighten screw to hold in place. I find that the focus is harder to find via phone but is possible if you move around slowly. Once you have the view, it moves very very easily as the phone weighs down the scope. so I would suggest using a phone Bluetooth remote to take the pictures to avoid unsettling the focus/view. you can buy cheap ones. (they connect and pair over Bluetooth)Overall, I am really pleased with this. It does the job, you can see a long way and it focuses perfectly. I am waiting for a clear night sky to try it at night so will update once I do but I am optimistic for good views! For the price this is amazing for beginners and kids.

Bought it for my partner, the kid is still in him, chasing the stars 🌟 he put it together in minutes, has a cool backpack as well, we looked the moon and we saw cheaters 🥳🥳 it’s worth it!

Let's face it, this is essentially a toy. You can point it at the moon, if you can find it through the cheap optics, but can rarely hold it still enough due to the flimsy, minimal budget light weight tripod and unsecure locking mechanisms which mount the main barrel that have so much play in them that the crappy telescope loses sight and you can spend the next 20 mins getting back to where you were. Yes, it comes with a mobile phone holder, but most modern phones have multiple lenses, and are heavier than the molded plastic can handle so can rarely use with any affect as your handset slides through the "holder" because it isn't strong enough. Honestly, save your money and get a proper telescope, because this isn't worth a dime.

Very pleased with this travel telescope, perfect size! Great quality, only problem is that I have an IPhone 11 Pro Max and it seems to be too heavy to use with the phone holder, as the telescope isn’t heavy enough to hold it! Other than that, absolutely perfect!

Bought this for star-gazing with my 7-year-old daughter as she's doing an astronomy project at school. This telescope was very easy to set up, put together in 5 minutes. Simple to use - find the object you want to view through the small Finder Scope and then focus by turning the Focus Knob. The only drawback is it's a little wobbly - so best not to knock it too much as you're using it. Apart from that, does what it says on the tin.

I bough this as a started for my kid and I and couldn’t be happier.I showed her all of the constellations, and now she is thrilled every time she finds one.It work well for a starter telescope. Very easy to set up and store.

Terrible. I should have expected this for the price but the telescope is just so flimsy it’s almost unusable. As soon as you manage to locate something and focus it, the thing is so flimsy that the slightest touch like your eye going to the eyepiece will knock it out of view. You can’t finely tune the equipment, it’s all done with hand knobs which again, are flimsy and do not hold, as soon as you’ve tightened them up to keep your view in place it will instantly move when you let go. There are much better telescopes out there for not much more money, I would advise people to get a telescope which allows you to make minuscule adjustments with a tube and knob mechanism.

This looked too good to be true and is - it’s difficult to see anything out of it with any clarity - very disappointed and my daughter just ends up frustrated. Don’t use the Barlow lens as this makes it even worse to see out of not better. The iPhone adapter is only good for really small old iPhones as the telescope can’t hold it and the tripod is pretty pointless