National Geographic Telescope

Product Description

This may be the perfect first telescope for your child or grandchild to foster their wonder of the universe we live in, and to give them a hands-on experience that often leads to a lifetime interest in science.
Lightweight and highly portable, the National Geographic 50mm Alt-azimuth Telescope makes it easy to explore the celestial and the terrestrial at a moment’s notice. This air-spaced double achromatic refractor has a true 50mm optical glass aperture that can reveal wonders like the intricacies of the lunar terrain or some of the brighter deep sky objects.

Product Highlights

• With the 50mm aperture, you can explore the Moon’s cratered surface and see intriguing planet features like Jupiter’s Galilean moons or Saturn’s rings.
• Two interchangeable Plössl eyepieces give you magnifications of 18x and 28.8x, both are coated non-polarized lenses.
• Panhandle mount control allows you to smoothly move the telescope up, down and side to side.
• Fullsize adjustable tripod.
• Simple to assemble and easy to use.
• National Geographic is the #1 brand in exploration