The eyepieces provide 16X and 40X which are well suited to the scope. I would recommend using a hood over your head when using these eyepieces. Light from streetlights or your neighbor’s front porch can cause reflections on the lens which can seriously degrade the image in the eyepiece. While they work well they lack eyecups to block out stray light. The included eyepieces appear to be of a Kellner type design which is to be expected in a package at this price point. You could buy a 90 degree diagonal to add to the scope. This is why astronomical diagonals, often called star diagonals, are 90 degrees, not 45 degrees. This is unfortunate as viewing near the zenith is an excellent area as the atmosphere is thinnest in that direction causing less atmospheric distortion. Viewing near the zenith, straight up, would be very difficult. Unfortunately, we would normally give preference to viewing objects between 30 to 90 degrees above the horizon when viewing the sky so most of the time the eyepiece will not be in optimal position for astronomy with this diagonal. However, viewing targets approximately 40 degrees above the horizon or higher will become awkward and may require the user to kneel on the ground to get low enough to use the eyepiece. If you plan to use the scope primarily as a daytime spotting scope or to view objects in the night sky that are below 30 degrees above the horizon that will work OK. The first feature that caught my attention was the 45 degree diagonal. Telescopes in this price range from Meade, Celestron, Orion, and others usually include some kind of a user guide in the package or online. Take this into consideration when evaluating the price. It appears to be assumed that the user knows how to use a telescope or will buy a separate guide. I checked to see if there was an online manual, but the website address does not work. There are no instructions on how to focus or align the finder scope and no information about how to use the scope to view astronomical objects. But there is no owner’s manual/user’s guide. There is a pictorial assembly instruction sheet that does a good job of showing you how to assemble the telescope. The scope, like a lot of the consumer telescope products available today, is made in China. The product name references German Technology with no explanation. The Gskyer line seems to be sold primarily on and eBay. It is clearly targeted at the lowentry price first-time buyer. It includes a 45 degree diagonal, a carry case, finder scope, two eyepieces, and a 3X Barlow lens. The Gskyer’s AZ70400 Telescope package is a 70 mm short focal length refractor mounted on a camera type tripod.
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