Vivitar (1607225) Telescope

Pros: Easy to use, great for the money. Clear bright image with both eyepieces.

Cons: Crappy tripod (only like 2 feet tall) Would like 3mm or 4mm eyepiece

Review: I received this telescope as a Christmas present and thought, "Oh great, a toy...thanks hun" but when I mounted it on a better tripod and pointed it out the window I got a spectacular view of the moon. There was no quadruple view that the previous poster ...

Pros: nice daytime views of local neighborhood

Cons: poor resolution of moon, left-right image reversal, unstable tripod, inability to keep image steady

Review: My stepson received a Vivitar 50x/100x Refractor Telescope for Christmas. He excitedly took it out to our balcony, from where he got a nice view of the nearby mountain and the local neighborhood. When he tried to use it to look at a crescent moon at ...

Pros: you can see through it during daylight hours.

Cons: Can not see through it at all during the night.

Review: I recieved this for christmas this year. I can Not see anything at all through it at all. The tripod is crappy and you cannot for the life of you keep it steady! I do not know what I am doing ...