{"product_id":"70mm-astronomical-telescope","title":"70mm Astronomical Telescope","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe first thing a telescope has to do is get used, and the telescopes that do not get used are the ones that are complicated to set up. This is a 70mm refractor on a tripod - a simple, light, alt-azimuth format that a beginner can carry outside and be looking through in five minutes. The aperture is what decides how much light the instrument collects, and 70mm is the sensible entry point: enough to show the moon in real detail, Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons, and a good deal of what is on a bright-sky list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 70mm aperture refractor on a tripod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterchangeable eyepieces for different magnifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA finder to help you line the scope up before you look through it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn adjustable tripod height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe listed maximum magnification of 375x with the supplied eyepieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it is like to use, honestly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe moon is spectacular in a scope this size, and it is the right first target because it is impossible to miss. Planets are small but unmistakable once you have found them. Deep-sky objects appear as faint smudges of light rather than photographs, and that is true of every telescope at every price - the photographs you have seen were taken with long exposures, not with an eye. Magnification is the number everyone asks about and the least useful one: on most nights the atmosphere caps usable magnification well below the figure on the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping and duties\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShips to United States addresses only, from United States stock held by our supplier partner. The supplier's published delivery window for United States addresses is 4 to 10 days, and tracking is emailed once the parcel is dispatched. Standard shipping is $8.00, orders of $125.00 or more ship free, and express delivery is $15.00. Any customs duty or handling fee raised on arrival is the recipient's responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood to know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe listing states a maximum magnification of 375x; usable magnification on an average night is far lower, so do not buy on that number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the scope stand outside for half an hour before you look - a warm tube gives a soft image.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere this comes from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTidilo does not hold this item in stock. It is supplied by a vetted third-party supplier partner and shipped to you directly from that partner's stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Tidilo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54583237116188,"sku":"AE-3256812433062193","price":147.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/tidilo.com\/products\/70mm-astronomical-telescope","provider":"Tidilo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}