Meade Instruments 216006 Polaris 130EQ Reflector Telescope

It was a birthday gift and was very much appreciated

very good telescope for a beginner

Hard to get on target with stars and planets. Viewing of moon good.

Instructions were appalling! Had to use pictures on the box to work it out. Nothing on how or why to use the lenses or even what the different lenses did etc. Had they got that simple, pictorial and word part right, I would have given 5 stars

Doesnt really focus really well. Bit of a clumsy piece of kit.

This was purchased for me as a Christmas present. I've no doubt technically is a good telescope but so far it has been a struggle to use. The instructions and manual are very difficult to follow (I recommend watching the video on the Meade website first). The photographs are poor quality and its hard to see which numbered part is where; and sometimes confusing for example if refers to focus knobs (31) but these are in a completely different place by the eyepiece. You switch off the red dot viewfinder by turning the knob clockwise, contrary to the instruction manual. My other observation as a beginner is that the telescope is very heavy to move to an outside position, even when detaching from the tripod. Having moved it outside, I then had to rebalance and align it all over again. So unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure how practical this telescope is unless you can leave it a permanent position. A final group is that the DVD software doesn't work on a Mac - this is pretty poor given the ubiquity of Mac computers. There's not much on the Meade website either other than the instructional video (tip: slow down the playback speed as the voiceover speaks very quickly and with poor diction).

what a load of crap ! the instructions must have been written on another planet, by an alien! its made in China but should be suitable for anyone, Instructions are a laugh, a little sense has made it possible to assemble this OBJECT !!!

Great telescope iv used it a lot since i got it 1 year ago, Wish the mount was better but for 300$ wroth every penny... Iv had a few problems balancing it with heavier after market eyepieces besides that i would recommend this to anyone

Leichter bis mittelschwere Aufbau. Da schon Teile vormontiert waren gings leichter.Von den mitgelieferten Okularen fand ich nur 2 brauchbar , aber das war mir schon klar da muss man sich selber seine Okulare nach Bedarf kaufen.Das fertige Teleskop wiegt 12 kg ist also für lange Transportwege nicht geeignet aber vom Vorraum in den Garten kein Problem für mich. Leider spielt das Wetter nicht immer so mit....dennoch konnte ich schon die Mondoberfläche samt Krater bewundern. Zum Anfangen ein tolles Gerät.Von mir Kaufempfehlung ganz klar.

El telescopio ha sido un regalo para mi marido, el modelo es el Polaris 216006 130, estamos muy contentos , aún no lo hemos investigado bien pero tiene muy buena pinta!Recomiendo por prestaciones este modelo y no el anterior. Por ponerle un “pero” es bastante pesado ( 20k aprox) y entretenido de montar aunque eso lo hace más gratificante y aumenta el deseo de tenerlo listo 😊

Outil impressionnant pour 200 euros, mais la qualité n'est pas top.Arrivé avec le miroir secondaire désaxé, les 3 vis de collimation sous la peinture, complètement collées. Impossible de les bouger sans les casser.Retour, en attendant quelque chose de mieux. Zhumell Z8?

Telescopio meade 130 polaris arrivato ottimamente imballato e in condizioni perfette.Tutti i componenti e gli accessori sono stati inclusi come da descrizione.Il telescopio è di un bellissimo colore blu, esteticamente accattivante.La montatura equatoriale eq2 è molto solida e garantisce stabilità. Il treppiede è in acciaio.Gli accessori sono tre oculari(25, 9, 6.3 mm), la lente di Barlow 2x, il Red dot finder, un software astronomico in DVD, libretto istruzioni in inglese.Buon rapporto qualità - prezzo.Le prime osservazioni già molto soddisfacenti.Un telescopio completo, ottimo per qualità e solidità.Molto contenta.