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Barska Starwatcher Astronomical Refractor Telescope 300x Magnification for Beginners & Kids with Barlow Lens, 2 Interchangeable Eyepieces, Finder Scope, Table Top Tripod

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Brand BARSKA
Model Name Barska Starwatcher Refractor Telescope
Optical Tube Length 400 Millimeters
Eye Piece Lens Description Barlow
Objective Lens Diameter 70 Millimeters
Telescope Mount Description Table Top Mount
Product Dimensions 13.5"D x 3.75"W x 3.75"H
Focus Type Manual Focus
Finderscope Reflex
Item Weight 1 Pounds

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  • Entry-level telescope with 300x power and 400mm focal length
  • Coated glass optics for enhanced image brightness
  • Interchangeable eyepieces with 3x Barlow lenses for versatility
  • Includes beginner's version of Deepsky Astronomy software

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The journey to stars and planets begins with BARSKA. Barska's Starwatcher telescopes are ideal entry-level telescopes for the aspiring amateur astronomer.

The Starwatcher Telescope is easy to set up and includes everything necessary to begin the adventure of a lifetime including telescope, finder scope, eyepieces, mount, and tripod.

40070 - 300 Power Starwatcher Telescope

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The 300 Power Starwatcher Telescope is a practical way to start a lifetime journey to the stars and planets. It is easy to set up and comes with the basics; a finderscope, 2 interchangeable eyepieces, 3x Barlow lens, 45° erect image diagonal, convenient table-top tripod, and carrying case. It boasts coated glass optics for enhanced image brightness and has been engineered with a smooth functioning mount. The 300 Power Starwatcher Telescope is good entry level telescope for any beginner.

  • 400mm f/5.7 Refractor
  • 2 Interchangeable Eyepieces
  • 45° Diagonal
  • Coated Glass Optics, Finderscope, Table-Top Tripod
  • 1.5x Barlow Lens
  • Eyepiece #1: SR4
  • Eyepiece #2: K20

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  • The Barska 40070 Starwatcher Compact Refractor Telescope with Table Top Tripod and Carrying Case is an ideal telescope for the aspiring amateur astronomer.

For Students and Kids

  • This telescope is ideal for students or those interested in learning more about the night sky. The 70mm objective lens can zoom up to 300x power.

Adjustable Table-Top Tripod

  • Included with the telescope is a sturdy adjustable tripod, excellent for astronomy enthusiasts and professionals.

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  • Rska Starwatcher 400X70Mm Refractor Telescope
  • Carry Case
  • Tabletop Tripod
  • Product Description

    Product Description

    Glass-coated optics for enhanced image brightness Includes Beginner's version of Deepsky Astronomy Software Soft carrying case allows you to bring the Starwatcher anywhere

    A Telescope For Any Skill Level

    The Barska 40070 Starwatcher Compact Refractor Telescope with Table Top Tripod and Carrying Case is an ideal telescope for the aspiring amateur astronomer. Ideal for students or those interested in learning more about the night sky, the 70mm objective lens can zoom up to 300x power. Use one of the interchangeable eyepieces with a 3x power Barlow lens for increased viewing capability.

    Easy to use functionality

    Included with the telescope is a sturdy adjustable tripod, excellent for astronomy enthusiasts and professionals. Also included is a soft carrying case, allowing you to take this portable telescope outdoors at night to watch the stars open up before your eyes.

    Deepsky Software

    Barska's beginner's version of the highly popular Deepsky Astronomy Software is also included with purchase. Deepsky is packed with features that will satisfy both novice and experienced users. The software includes a searchable database of over 10,000+ nebulae, star clusters, double stars, variable stars, and other celestial wonders. Simply download it to your PC and begin your journey to the stars.

    Product Features
    • 300x power and 400mm focal length
    • Finder scope: 5x24
    • Draw Tube (inch): 1.25
    • Coated glass optics for enhanced image brightness
    • Interchangeable eyepieces with 3x Barlow lenses
    • Eyepiece #1: SR4
    • Eyepiece #2: K20

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    Customer reviews

    4 out of 5 stars
    4 out of 5
    665 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers have mixed opinions about the quality, value, performance, optics, and ease of assembly of the telescope. They mention that it's small and unstable, and that it can't focus well.

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    95 customers mention61 positive34 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the telescope. Some mention that the objective lens seems to be reasonable quality, while others say that it's cheaply made and the tripod is not very sturdy.

    "...The tabletop tripod was too short for us (although it's really sturdy, there's no tables in the field!) Very lightweight and great for camping...." Read more

    "...The tripod was also better than I was expecting. I'm not using it, but it is a functional tabletop tripod and I'll find a use for it...." Read more

    "...The table-top tripod it comes with is not very sturdy to begin with and it is next to impossible to solidly attach the telescope to it...." Read more

    "...The barlow is plastic but the lens is actually of quite good quality and does not stretch or blur the image noticeably around the edges...." Read more

    70 customers mention45 positive25 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the telescope. Some mention it's great for the price, while others say it'd be better off buying a different product. The optical tube assembly and focuser are excellent for the money. However, some customers say the tripod is cheap and doesn't keep the scope perfectly stable.

    "...These were well worth the money for a beginner telescope, since you do get a table top tripod with it...." Read more

    "...good: The objective lens, optical tube assembly and focuser are excellent for the price...." Read more

    "...This Barska is junk and not worth the money. It's made entirely of plastic with glass lenses...." Read more

    "...If you are looking for something cheap, not for a professional use (deep space) that helps you learn about sky, even take some pictures, this is the..." Read more

    54 customers mention22 positive32 negative

    Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that it works great, is very successful in its usage, and has a low magnification eyepiece that functions well. However, others say that it couldn't even use it, is not very powerful, and is basically worthless.

    "...this out somewhere where it is completely dark, but it is not that powerful of a telescope...." Read more

    "...it last night to grab some shots of the November full moon and it worked great! If you are a tinkerer like me, for 60 bucks you can't go wrong...." Read more

    "...made and, as stated by several of the other reviewers, only one of the eyepieces works (the one with the lowest magnification)...." Read more

    "...laughable to a "serious" amateur-astronomer but they do actually perform very well...." Read more

    48 customers mention26 positive22 negative

    Customers are mixed about the optics of the telescope. Some mention that the optic quality is very clear, while others say that it can't see anything up close or the moon as clear as expected.

    "...The oculars were also better than expected and are going into my collection...." Read more

    "...end up with a set-up that is extremely unsteady and next to impossible get a good view of anything...." Read more

    "...You will get stunning views of the moon using this scope, you will also be able to see the bands on Jupiter and the rings on Saturn as well as track..." Read more

    "...3x magnifier is absolutely useless on this as the optics' quality renders it a blurred haze even in daylight...." Read more

    39 customers mention18 positive21 negative

    Customers are mixed about the ease of assembly of the telescope. Some mention it was fairly easy to set up, manage, and get focus on it, while others say it was extremely difficult to put together, cumbersome, and difficult to set it up right.

    "...easy at all - even with the three mount screws, it was much difficult to set it up right!*..." Read more

    "...It was fairly easy to set up, and we are planning to do some daytime field scoping to practice using them, before using them at night to look at..." Read more

    "...They were so confusing i went to a friendly local place and smiled nicely and asked for assistance in assembling it...." Read more

    "...It worked great! Was surprisingly easy to use and clear...." Read more

    21 customers mention5 positive16 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the size of the telescope. They mention that the tripod is small, the base is too small to use by itself, and the stand could be a little longer. Some say that the picture makes the telescope seem larger than it is in real life.

    "...The tabletop tripod was too short for us (although it's really sturdy, there's no tables in the field!) Very lightweight and great for camping...." Read more

    "...the only lack on this product is the tripod, it's useful but too short, I mean it keeps the telescope standing but not very confortable for long..." Read more

    "...I bought it exclusively for camping, and it is just the perfect size for traveling...." Read more

    "...The only down fall is the tripod size. The small tripod just isn't practical...." Read more

    14 customers mention0 positive14 negative

    Customers find the telescope unstable, with a wobbly tripod and difficult to stabilize. They also say the telescope is not powerful enough for astronomy, and the tripod is cheap. Customers also mention that the telescope does drift and is difficult to solidly attach to the tripod.

    "...As a result you end up with a set-up that is extremely unsteady and next to impossible get a good view of anything...." Read more

    "...The tripod is far to unstable for maximum magnification (unless you're OK with watching Mars wobble around in a blurry circle)...." Read more

    "...This telescope is not very stable as the tripod is cheap plastic as well...." Read more

    "...Tripod is pretty cheap and therefore doesn't keep the scope perfectly stable." Read more

    12 customers mention0 positive12 negative

    Customers find the focus of the telescope difficult to adjust. They mention that it takes a lot of patience and effort to focus.

    "...In any case I am going to have to return this scope because of the focus issue." Read more

    "...for 6 year old and it is a little above him right now, takes a lot of patience to focus and figure out all the pieces that go with it...." Read more

    "...It is very difficult to focus with the 4mm lens. It is a great size for travel." Read more

    "...when you get to the 100x lens then things get very dim and very tricky to focus." Read more

    A great low-budget OTA for customizing and experimenting. Replace the diagonal and it's a great spotter for the price.
    4 Stars
    A great low-budget OTA for customizing and experimenting. Replace the diagonal and it's a great spotter for the price.
    I bought this scope because it was under $60 and I wanted something that I could customize and experiment with for imaging. I was pleasantly surprised!On the bad side, the diagonal was not good. It produced a double image. I didn't care since I wouldn't be using it anyway. The finder was also not great. It worked, but was somewhat tricky to align. Again, I wasn't planning on using it so I didn't care.Now for the good: The 70mm objective lens is surprisingly good for a "beginner" scope. It's actually a decent piece of glass. The rack & pinion focuser is just fine. With a little tension adjustment it worked better than I was expecting. The tripod was also better than I was expecting. I'm not using it, but it is a functional tabletop tripod and I'll find a use for it. The oculars were also better than expected and are going into my collection. The carrying case is great and I'm using it to hold accessories for my other scopes.Now for the really good: The objective lens, optical tube assembly and focuser are excellent for the price. The focus tube is long enough for use with any CCD or CMOS camera. I mounted mine on a fluid pan-head mount, swapped out the finder, and am using it with a Celestron NexImage 5 camera for taking pics of the moon. The 400mm focal length combined with a 7mm CMOS chip provides the perfect field of view for lunar imaging. Put a decent 45-degree correcting diagonal on it and it makes an excellent spotter for birds, etc.. I'm using it for an ultra-light wide-field grab and go imager. I used it last night to grab some shots of the November full moon and it worked great! If you are a tinkerer like me, for 60 bucks you can't go wrong. If you are willing to spend a few extra bucks on a decent diagonal it can make an excellent spotting scope for under $100!
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    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014
    I bought two of the BARSKA Starwatcher 400x70mm telescopes for my two grandsons. Their faces lit up when they opened them - boys love their toys. It was fairly easy to set up, and we are planning to do some daytime field scoping to practice using them, before using them at night to look at the moon and stars. These were well worth the money for a beginner telescope, since you do get a table top tripod with it. You can always purchase an inexpensive larger camera tripod later. I also got The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book for each of them. I liked what I saw in the book, but haven't heard from the boys what they think. I thought it would be good to have some type of easy to read reference for them.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015
    I bought this for my husband as a Christmas gift. All pieces come packaged in a carry bag. Leave yourself plenty of time to assemble the scope, and look up a video on how to focus it if you've never used telescopes before. We have had so much fun using this. The barlowe lens is incredibly sharp. My only thought would be, if you know anyone that has an old photo tripod, you could mount this on there. The tabletop tripod was too short for us (although it's really sturdy, there's no tables in the field!) Very lightweight and great for camping. Comes with protective holders for each of the eyepieces. Definitely wrap it in plastic if you're visiting anywhere with sand!
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    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
    I bought this scope because it was under $60 and I wanted something that I could customize and experiment with for imaging. I was pleasantly surprised!
    On the bad side, the diagonal was not good. It produced a double image. I didn't care since I wouldn't be using it anyway. The finder was also not great. It worked, but was somewhat tricky to align. Again, I wasn't planning on using it so I didn't care.
    Now for the good: The 70mm objective lens is surprisingly good for a "beginner" scope. It's actually a decent piece of glass. The rack & pinion focuser is just fine. With a little tension adjustment it worked better than I was expecting. The tripod was also better than I was expecting. I'm not using it, but it is a functional tabletop tripod and I'll find a use for it. The oculars were also better than expected and are going into my collection. The carrying case is great and I'm using it to hold accessories for my other scopes.
    Now for the really good: The objective lens, optical tube assembly and focuser are excellent for the price. The focus tube is long enough for use with any CCD or CMOS camera. I mounted mine on a fluid pan-head mount, swapped out the finder, and am using it with a Celestron NexImage 5 camera for taking pics of the moon. The 400mm focal length combined with a 7mm CMOS chip provides the perfect field of view for lunar imaging. Put a decent 45-degree correcting diagonal on it and it makes an excellent spotter for birds, etc.. I'm using it for an ultra-light wide-field grab and go imager. I used it last night to grab some shots of the November full moon and it worked great! If you are a tinkerer like me, for 60 bucks you can't go wrong. If you are willing to spend a few extra bucks on a decent diagonal it can make an excellent spotting scope for under $100!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars A great low-budget OTA for customizing and experimenting. Replace the diagonal and it's a great spotter for the price.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017
    I bought this scope because it was under $60 and I wanted something that I could customize and experiment with for imaging. I was pleasantly surprised!
    On the bad side, the diagonal was not good. It produced a double image. I didn't care since I wouldn't be using it anyway. The finder was also not great. It worked, but was somewhat tricky to align. Again, I wasn't planning on using it so I didn't care.
    Now for the good: The 70mm objective lens is surprisingly good for a "beginner" scope. It's actually a decent piece of glass. The rack & pinion focuser is just fine. With a little tension adjustment it worked better than I was expecting. The tripod was also better than I was expecting. I'm not using it, but it is a functional tabletop tripod and I'll find a use for it. The oculars were also better than expected and are going into my collection. The carrying case is great and I'm using it to hold accessories for my other scopes.
    Now for the really good: The objective lens, optical tube assembly and focuser are excellent for the price. The focus tube is long enough for use with any CCD or CMOS camera. I mounted mine on a fluid pan-head mount, swapped out the finder, and am using it with a Celestron NexImage 5 camera for taking pics of the moon. The 400mm focal length combined with a 7mm CMOS chip provides the perfect field of view for lunar imaging. Put a decent 45-degree correcting diagonal on it and it makes an excellent spotter for birds, etc.. I'm using it for an ultra-light wide-field grab and go imager. I used it last night to grab some shots of the November full moon and it worked great! If you are a tinkerer like me, for 60 bucks you can't go wrong. If you are willing to spend a few extra bucks on a decent diagonal it can make an excellent spotting scope for under $100!
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    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2011
    I am a pretty advance amateur-astronomer and have used a few different telescopes. I bought this as a "travel scope" and to use as a guide-scope for astro-photography.
    I suspected it would be plastic and rather "cheapo" looking, and I was right... it is!
    But, it is not wobbly or bad to handle, surprisingly sturdy and good optics considering the price.
    You do get what you pay for when it comes to telescopes and expecting to see "Hubble" images through this scope is bound to make you disappointed.
    I was actually pleasantly surprised by the crisp image this scope gave when looking at the moon.

    The supplied barlow (3x) and eyepieces are laughable to a "serious" amateur-astronomer but they do actually perform very well. Unfortunately a 4mm eyepiece is too powerful for a scope like this, it would have made more sense to ship it with a 8 or 12 mm instead. The barlow is plastic but the lens is actually of quite good quality and does not stretch or blur the image noticeably around the edges. If you already have a set of eyepieces you can throw the supplied once in the garbage without any regret, if not, the supplied ones will work pretty good but don't expect any 300x magnifications to work, that's utter bull and shouldn't even be mentioned...
    Make sure to use the 45 degree diagonal as you will not get focus otherwise...

    You will get stunning views of the moon using this scope, you will also be able to see the bands on Jupiter and the rings on Saturn as well as track their moons.

    I would rate the image quality of the scope to 4 stars considering the price but the poor quality of the eyepieces and the finder-scope takes it down to a 3 star.
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    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
    Bello y útil regalo para el niño aún lo usa
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2011
    This product looks and feels cheaply made. The table-top tripod it comes with is not very sturdy to begin with and it is next to impossible to solidly attach the telescope to it. As a result you end up with a set-up that is extremely unsteady and next to impossible get a good view of anything. The finder scope is impossible to adjust reliably so one should just forget about trying to align it with the main scope. In fact, it is probably best to leave it off entirely. The eyepieces have a very unsubstantial plastic feel to them. On the one I received, the carrying strap for the included bag had one of the snaps broken off. I contacted Barska's Customer Service a via email and was told to "send a picture of the damaged area". I did that and never heard from them again. Not worth bothering about, really. One more thing: The enclosed Astronomical Software will not load on a 64-bit computer. I assume that if you still have a 32-bit machine it will work, but since all my PC's run on 64 bit systems, I was out of luck. All in all, spend a few dollars more and get a decent scope for star gazing. Attached to an old camera tripod, it DOES make a decent spotting scope, but is not the purpose I bought it for...
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    Erik Engar
    5.0 out of 5 stars excelente producto
    Reviewed in Mexico on March 4, 2021
    me gusto mucho se arma facil, facil de usar, muy portatil y excelente calidad, quedamos muy agusto.2
    Nathalie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, compact, great quality at a low price. Affordable hobbie for all ages.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 15, 2019
    I am very amazed by the overall quality of the product. Easy to assemble and compact, light and a delight to carry on trips. I will buy more from this store and from same brand because of great quality.
    Nitin Aggarwal
    4.0 out of 5 stars This is the best thing as could be
    Reviewed in India on October 24, 2015
    At this price, This is the best thing as could be. I only sees the moon first. its a little shaky. Big size lense was good. But small lense was best. Moon's crater can be seen very zoomly. I was surprised. I was reading reviews for this telescope. After very research on internet i buy this product. Packaging was very good, i can say the best. Assembling it was also quite easy. You cannot see star perfectly cause they are so far. But moon can be seen very nicely. The problem is only that because of its bit shaky nature you have to work hard a little. There were clouds around the moon in the sky. But when it came out of clouds it was a light bulb, so beautiful. I was thinking to watch. Best buy. I surely recommend this. Just remember one thing that dont expect too much as hubble telescope.
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    Miriam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente producto
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 21, 2021
    Me gustó mucho, tiene buen tamaño y buena mira
    Shishir Singh
    1.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfied
    Reviewed in India on July 30, 2016
    Not satisfied as named starwatcher but not able to see any planet, star or satellite except moon.
    Very disappointed with this product.
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