Starsense Explorer 150mm Tabletop Dobsonian

The 130mm optics give clear, sharp views of the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky objects, and the StarSense app makes finding targets incredibly easy for beginners. Setup is quick and the Dobsonian mount is solid, though in hindsight I should have bought a tripod version — that one’s on me, not the scope. Overall, a brilliant bit of kit that’s fun, intuitive and very capable for casual stargazing

Great piece of equipment. Got it for my son who's really developed a passion for the stars and moon. We only used it to see the moon so far as we do have lots of light pollution where we live and it gets dark quite late for the kids to be up. But looking forward to the longer nights in winter. Telescope is easy to set up, and easy to maneuver. Ive not used the app much yet so can't comment on that. The moon on the other hand looks amazing. My son loves to track the apollo landings

This is my first telescope and i goggled alot of them, i spent about a week looking for the right one and then found this and I'm not dissapointed, it was easy to set up and very easy to line up, the image quality is brilliant and the base is very sturdy though i did get a tripod as well, am already looking at the 150 version

Nice quality product, but need to do a collimation out of the box. Maybe better off getting the one with motorized tripod stand yes dad for the same price. Cool software for finding the night sky objects.

This telescope is the BEST I’ve had. Just for people who want to know, you see everything upside down, which is normal as the telescope uses mirrors to reflect light instead of refracting light. This product has really good magnification and I can even see Jupiter with it! Plus , this would be the BEST telescope under £300, and the eyepieces are very good quality! Definitely recommended

Easy to set up and use

Bang for buck, telescope. The Star sence app is like having a professional astrologer at you side, No problem finding the planet or star, you want.

This is not a cheap telescope. The build quality is undeniable. It comes well packaged and only requires basic assembly as well as alignment and all the tools required are included. The star sense app makes it so user friendly that my four year old who can not read yet can pretty much make great use of it and if you can read it is incredible, I still can not believe that it is included for free. Reason I give it three stars is because besides the moon nothing else seems clear. We tried looking at Jupiter, Venus and Mars and they just look like distant stars even with an additional 2x Barlow lens and 6mm eye piece. The stars were a waste of time in my opinion because they just look like bigger lights than you would see with your naked eye. We took it on a glamming trip in the country side to escape the light pollution and ended up looking at the sheep instead and even this was a little awkward because they appear upside down. Also worth mentioning, the weather conditions in the north of England make it difficult to get regular clear skies and in the cold weather be advised that your breath will constantly steam up the eye pieces. I can not recommend because I do not see the value for money in this.

have not tried the telescope to be honest, the assembly manual is very very bad, the instructions are very vague, and the worst part is the pictures that are supposed to guide you on how to install are not making sense what is showing as the front in the picture for example is the back in reality see photo below to understand ( the dial that is showing in the picture as front, in reality is in the back, so now you don't know where to place the pieces that are shown in the photo, this is just a small example the entire manual is as messy as this example. I bought Orion before, it is not as confusing to install as this one, also there were missing screws to attach the telescope to the base

really nice little portable dob. Excellent optics. Ships with decent eyepieces. Assembly instructions are clear.

ESTA GENIAL

Great beginner scope and StarSense makes finding things a breeze , as well the red dot scope is an easy alignment to the OTA

I never review, but this scope (130 mm) deserves one! Fantastic packaging, crystal clear instructions, easy assembly, very high level build quality, beautifully executed, overall. I had the DX 130AZ - FORGET IT!!! This scope, currently, is considerably cheaper and WAY better, in all key aspects. Like what? Tube connection and mount are rock solid on the 130 mm DOB. TERRIBLE, SHAKY, WOBBLY MOUNT ON THE DX! The DOB has no Bird-Jones lens (that's a good thing) AND has a parabolic primary mirror. Build quality is MUCH better on the DOB. Focuser is superior. Take the money saved on the DX and get the dedicated Celestron tripod AND invest in better optics (check out Celestron's E-lux line; get a 25 mm and a 5 mm, or go telescoping high power like the SBOVNY 6-18 mm). Overall, couldn't be happier. Optics are stunning. Highly portable. Remove tube, put in a padded zipper case, base can stow easily in car, RV, etc., grab the tripod and see the night sky like NEVER before!!