Product Description

The Galileo FS-90 reflector telescope is a great beginner's reflecting telescope. The large 90mm primary mirror cell collects 50% more light than a 60mm refracting telescope. 1.25 focus housing permits the use of larger higher quality 1.25 eyepieces. Yoke mount makes the telescope easy to manage through altitude / azimuth (Up & Down, Left & Right) movement, and altitude slow motion control rod for precision adjustments. Also included is the Galileo Multiple Ocular Holder, allowing the user to switch between up to different 3 eyepieces at one time just by rotating the bezel of the MOH. No more fumbling with eyepieces, just rotate to the next and enjoy the view! Galileo Trilogy software includes instructional videos and Planetarium program to help you pinpoint any star or planet at any given time. All of these features, along with all of the included accessories, ensure that you will have all you will ever need to observer the world around you just as Galileo did with your Galileo FS-90 reflector telescope.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #246410 in Camera & Photo
• Color: Hammer Tone
• Brand: Galileo
• Model: FS-90
• Released on: 2005-05-01
• Dimensions: 66.00" h x 36.00" w x 42.00" l, 12.00 pounds

Features

• Yoke Mounted 800mm x 90mm Reflector Telescope w/ Altitude Slow Motion Control Rod
• Pre-assembled metal tripod with accessory tray and retractable rubber feet.
• Unique Features: 1.25" Format, Multiple Ocular Holder.
• Included Accessories: Multiple Ocular Holder, Mars-Eye Finder, 2 Eyepieces(6.8mm to 16mm Zoom & 20mm), 1.5x Erecting Lens, and 3x Barlow.
• Galileo trilogy software set - Planetarium (Star/Planet location) progam, instructional telescope videos, and Britannica "Touch the Sky, Touch the Universe" educational program and 1 Year Warranty

Customer Reviews

Fun for beginners
My husband bought this telescope for me, as I had always wanted one. The optics are sharp. The electronic finder works well enough, but I keep forgetting to turn off the switch, so a $4 battery often lasts only one night. Focusing is easy.

The main difficulties are the stability of the attachment to the tripod and the ease of fine adjustments. Since you are looking at a small field of view, any little jiggle can cause you to completely lose what you are looking at. And since you have to follow the object as the earth rotates (it moves faster than you'd expect), you need to constantly make tiny adjustments to keep the object in view. This telescope's rod adjuster is hard to control for small movements. I don't know how it compares with other telescopes.

I have enjoyed it, but wish it had a sturdier tripod and adjuster.