Meade Instruments – Infinity 60mm Aperture, Portable Refracting Astronomy Telescope for Kids & Beginners – Multiple Eyepieces & Accessories Included – STEM Activities for Children & Adults

The media could not be loaded. Meade Infinity 102mm Refractor Telescope review:UPDATE June 12, 2016: I've since upgraded and now own this Meade Infinity 102mm Refractor telescope and sold my Meade 90mm Refractor Telescope.Why Amazon have the reviews all mixed up for the different Meade Infinity series is not nice, especially when I had purchased two different telescope and have to use the same review to either rewrite or add to it is beside me and I think that is not the way it should be.Anyway I got this Meade 102mm telescope Tuesday 07, June 2016 and it came well packaged, all items intact and am fully satisfied with what I received. It took me less than 10mins to setup and have it ready for use for first light. I also got the Red Dot viewfinder set into the Telescope and did my adjustments, focusing the telescope on an object a few miles away. It took me about 5mins or less to get the Red Dot viewfinder perfectly aligned. I then looked at Saturn to see if the Red Dot viewfinder was perfectly aligned and all was OK.I then took out my Meade 90mm Telescope to compare the difference in viewing, using on both of them the same eyepieces. I selected the 26mm eyepieces, seeing I now have 2 eyepieces of the same from both telescopes.I placed both telescopes side by side and set it upon Saturn. I elected Saturn seeing its the smallest and easily seen planet at the moment, that way I can actually see how well both will display Saturn. Looking at Saturn from both telescopes have shown me quite a difference.Lets consider the 90mm; when you look at Saturn you definitely see it but much smaller and can make out the ring around Saturn but not the Cassini band and i.e. bare in mind using the 26mm eyepiece.Looking through the 102mm using the same 26mm eyepiece at Saturn brings the planet a little closer to your eyes and have a clearer and brighter view also you have a very marginal wider field of view but not much to make a fair comparison with the 90mm. I did not see the Cassini band using the 26mm eyepiece on the 102mm Telescope.The next day I took them out and decided to look at a communication tower located several miles away in the horizon and when I looked through using the same 26mm eyepieces you definitely have a much closer and detailed view of the top of the tower with the 102mm telescope. Whereas the 90mm you have a clear view but its seeing the tower a little further away and don't see too much details but just barely.In summing up I'd say that the Meade 102mm is much brighter and better viewing enjoyment than the Meade 90mm. All in all I still love both Telescopes but a friend of mine came by and saw the 90mm and asked me to buy it and I sold it. So now I have only the Meade 102mm which I'm enjoying very much.Meade Infinity 90mm Refractor Telescope review:This is the first Telescope I've ever owned, and also the very first time I ever looked into a Telescope. Setting up everything was just around ten minutes or less.I got a small packet of tools, 1 Phillips screwdriver, 1 triangular shaped flat head screwdriver and 2 different size spanner. I did not need to use any of the tools to setup the entire apparatus.I love the red dot viewfinder and found it very easy to align with the telescope. I aligned it using a distant object in the horizon with the Telescope, centering the eyepiece with the Telescope then taking the red dot viewfinder to align with the red dot. All that I did late in the evening time. I then used it at night and looked at a distant star with the red dot viewfinder then in turn looked at the star through the Telescope and it was perfectly aligned. AmenThe tripod came already assembled in its own box while the Telescope came wrapped in its own box, all items was placed in a bigger box so it looks as one item. As advertised on Amazon I got everything as described and was not disappointed.As described with the Telescope all is seen completely upright as if you're looking through a binoculars with one eye. For terrestrial use this is ideally suited for me. So up is up, down is down, left is left and right is right.I will later on look at the planets and star clusters etc to see what more I can see and as much as I can see.I had a quick look at the Moon and its quite breathtaking seeing the craters of the Moon with so much details.UPDATE MARCH 19, 2016: I got up this morning approx 1:30 AM and could not go back to sleep and decided to walk out my back step and what did I saw was both Saturn and Mars with the Moon approx 30 degrees (i.e. from the horizon to the Moon) setting at the west. I decided to take my Telescope and view those planets. I was really amazed, it's the first time I've ever seen Saturn & its rings using all the different eyepieces. I also had a good long look of Mars and was all excited about my short night events.A few nights ago I also viewed Jupiter and was amazed with so much details to see the bands on Jupiter and seeing 4 of Jupiter's Moon.Coming back to the red dot viewfinder; I did some very fine tweaks to it and now its spot on. Once you find the object with the red dot and you look into the Telescope its right on the target.

I read many reviews for various telescopes in this price range before choosing this one. In the end I chose this for the following reasons:1. The specifications of the scope. 90mm is the largest refractor scope in this price range.2. The image is not reversed or upside-down. This means daytime terrestrial viewing is possible.3. The mount is not a typical alt-azimuth. It has fine tuning knobs so you can track during celestial viewing.4. This scope came with 3 eyepieces and a 2x Barlow lens. It also has a red dot view finder.I was very skeptical due to the lack of reviews but it came with everything I wanted as a first time buyer. It arrived professionally packaged and with all the pieces. It was simple to assemble and I was outside calibrating the view finder within about 10 minutes. The moon is amazing, especially when less than half full. I can see Jupiter with 4 of its moons and if focused properly I can see the two major bands across its surface. To see Jupiter clearly I found the best method is to choose your eyepiece, focus it using the surface of the moon, and then use the view finder to target the planet.The only thing I think this telescope could benefit from is a finer focus knob. It is however adequate if you are patient or use the method I mentioned above. I am attaching a photo of the moon I took my first day of use. I took the picture using my phone by just holding it up to the eyepiece so it is not crystal clear. The image you see through the eyepiece is very clear. I hope this helps others who are considering this purchase.

When it comes to telescopes, I am a true beginner. This is the very first telescope that I've owned. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to figure out how to work it, but fortunately, this model is an entry-level telescope, so it was rather easy. It's non-computerized so finding, viewing, and focusing are all done manually. This allowed me to get an idea of how to work a telescope, as well as to familiarize myself with the different parts.The telescope comes with everything that you need, including three lenses and a Barlow lens. Putting the entire thing together took about fifteen minutes with the included instructions. You pretty much just mount the telescope to the tripod, mount the viewfinder, and install the lens you want to use. At the bottom of the tripod, you attach the accessory plate where you can place your additional lenses for easy access.It's fairly ease to use and move around. It's lightweight, so picking it up with the entire tripod is no problem. The mount is point-and-look which makes it easy to rotate and move around.Most of the problems lie in the telescope being unsteady. Finding the celestial bodies that you want to view is somewhat difficult. I found that aligning the viewfinder and telescope was quite difficult because the tripod shakes. Once you do focus, you can barely touch the telescope if you want it to stay in view. We had a few instances where we would just slightly touch or bump the telescope and had to completely start over to find the moon again. We did, however, see a great amount of detail on the moon. We have yet to see any planets, but the moon view is phenomenal. You can also use this telescope to view landscapes and animals—such as birds—from afar.There is still a lot to learn, so I intend to see if there is anything I can do about the unsteadiness of the telescope. I also intend to purchase a camera attachment so that I can take photographs.* Product provided for review without cost. All opinions are my own.