This beginner's telescope gives you a 'crystal-clear shot of the moon' — nearly 50% off, it'll arrive by Christmas

For the person who wants to go on a cosmic journey, you might be hard-pressed to find a ticket to outer space — with a $100,000 price tag and a ten-year wait, time and money is definitely an obstacle if you're shopping for this Christmas. But with just a few days until we start doling out gifts from under the tree, Amazon has the next best thing: the Gskyer Telescope for Beginners. Right now, you can get it for $70, down from $130 (nearly 50% off) and it'll arrive in time for Christmas.

Gskyer

Gskyer Telescope for Beginners

$97$130Save $33

To help you see the lunar landscape, this telescope has a 70mm aperture and a 400mm focal length and it has an altazimuth (AZ) mount which gives you smooth movement horizontally and vertically.

$97 at Amazon

Why is it a good deal?

If you're looking for a telescope for the stargazer in your life, these gadgets can cost over $300, but this one is a starter telescope and this is the price we have ever seen for it.

Why do I need this?

If you want something simple that gives you a celestial window into the galaxy around us, this telescope is about as easy to assemble as it gets. Equipped with coated glass lenses, it minimizes distortion and improves image clarity while protecting your eyes. It comes with a 25mm eyepiece that lets you magnify images up to 16 times and a 10mm eyepiece that can blow up the image 40 times its size.

The telescope kit also includes an adjustable aluminum tripod for stability and a smartphone adapter to let you take pictures and videos to share with friends and family. It's also small enough to travel with and comes with a handy carrying case.

What reviewers say

Amazon shoppers rave about this telescope — it already has 16,000 perfect five-star ratings.

"I bought this telescope for my dad who has been wanting a telescope to take in his RV with him as he camps," wrote a grateful gift giver. "It has a small footprint and is easily broken down. He has found it to be very easy to use, and has already been able to watch a Space X rocket go up into space with it! Highly recommend this telescope!"

"I purchased this item to go stargazing in the backyard," a newbie stargazer wrote. "Never having a telescope before it was relatively easy to assemble. Would suggest it for beginners and those who love looking up at the stars in the night sky."

"I bought this mostly for viewing the moon and using it as a travel telescope," shared a five-star fan. "It works really well if you have the patience to use it. Realistically, you can’t see much more than the moon at night. You can see Saturn and its rings but not super well and you’ll need to be quite patient. Fairly easy to set up and use and super portable. I would recommend this to anyone willing to spend time outside looking at the sky."

"I bought this for my mom because she’s been wanting a telescope," wrote a rave reviewer. "I put it together for her and we fell in love with this product. It’s so clear and we love that we can use our phone to take a picture and to look at what it is we are looking at in the sky."

"Made the Moon extremely close up, along with anything passing over it!" raved another fan. "Using just the 25mm lens, I got a crystal-clear shot of the Moon"

Gskyer

Gskyer Telescope for Beginners

$97$130Save $33

Stargazers on the go appreciate this compact telescope and the carrying case that comes with it. 

$97 at Amazon

Need a lens cleaner to go with your new telescope? This kit is a favorite among Amazon shoppers.

Altura Photo

Altura Photo Professional Lens Cleaning Kit

$17$20Save $3

This kit includes a lens cleaner, cleaning pen, brush, blower and microfiber cleaning cloths.

$17 at Amazon

"I bought this kit because I didn't have any tools to clean my astronomy binoculars and telescope eyepieces," wrote a rave reviewer. "It has all you may need to remove any kind of dirt from your optics, I totally recommend it. [It] worked perfectly removing dust."

If you have Amazon Prime, you’ll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $25 or more.)

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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