Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT (296 x 130mm) Telescope

Pros: Quality: High, Ease of Use: Great, Universe: Awaits.

Cons: Nothing significant that affects my enjoyment of the sky.

The Bottom Line: If you want to go see things in the sky tonight, this is the scope for you.

Review: Summary This was the least expensive reflector in the 5" range that also included a GOTO feature. The telescope has functioned wonderfully and I am quite pleased with it, and highly recommend it. Background As an astronomy enthusiast, I finally ...

Pros: Well, it's a telescope and it looks real cool in the living room.

Cons: For novices the manual is pitifully lacking. Eats batteries like candy!

Review: We just got this one as a Yule gift to ourselves. We're rather inexperienced but with a Masters degree and a Phi Beta Kappa we figure we're fairly high on the learning curve. Having said that if you try to do this by the instruction manual you're gonna ...