I really like the scope and thus far it has met all my expectations. I have experienced a few issues with the star finder thus far but once I sort out the alignment I am sure it will be a great help. I also wish that there was the option of a finer focussing mechanism.

This is our first scope and we are loving it. Nice crisp views with a 32mm eyepiece. I don't care for the supplies 20mm eyepiece or the star finder. Overall it's nice and I'm happy with the purchase.

Compact; Strong Construction

Heavy

Grab a star chart and set out to explore the sky as the greats from centuries past did with the first scope. Very good telescope with high range. Its picture quality is also too good, you wont be seeing blurry.

This is a very nice telescope, a bit on the heavy side but nice. The 20mm eyepiece that comes with the telescope is an erecting eyepiece which is very nice for terrestrial viewing. The only complaint I have is the star pointer, it is practically useless.

Overall a great starter scope. f/5 focal ratio is impressive. However, looks like Celestron cut corners in the basic requirement to locate any object, esp. R.A setting circle. Reading on RA setting circle wasnt making any sense when comparing it with SkyX astronomy software that comes with the...

Strong Construction

Difficult to Use

I tried to research things as best I could before making my first telescope purchase, and was led to believe that this was the best value. The unit is decent, by all means, however it is rather unstable.

A winner in the budget category

Affordable; competant

CG-3 is not the sturdiest of mounts

Gets the kids out of the house (and out of my hair)! We bought this as a xmas present for our 2 kids. For the price we paid, we think the results are excellent (admittedly we aren't experts). Perfect for a young family.

Good for a second telescope after that horrible refractor you got at some chain store.

Beautiful design - looks like a professional scope in many ways

Cheap eyepieces, wobbly tripod; Good for beginners

Bought this telescope for my daughter at Christmas. Put it together in 30 min. and we were off to view the moon. She is in Astronomy, so she knows where to look in the sky. Nice telescope, focuses well. It is manual, so it does take time to find the object, but this is okay for her. Thankx.