Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I'm only rating 4 stars to echo the complaint about the tripod. It's really not sturdy if extended at all. Holding a constant angle (altitude or azimuth) is tricky. Nonetheless, I'm pleased with this scope so far. I've only used it a little bit, but it does do decently well with viewing the moon. This picture were taken with an iPhone 6 held up to the 10mm eyepiece, so hardly a quality setup. I primarily bought this scope because I was looking for something cheap and portable. I live in the suburbs of a medium-sized city (~250,000 people) so light pollution takes out most of what I can see. I wanted something I can just put in my car and take with me to somewhere darker without having to plan for tedious transportation and 20 minutes of setup/takedown. This is very small and easy to carry with the included backpack. It sits nicely on the hood or roof of my car when I want to set it up and only requires me to take off a few lens caps and slip in a lens, 5 minutes max. Overall, it so far does what I want, and for a price that beats even the junky telescopes at toy stores. The tripod is my only gripe.