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The Galileoscope Kit includes everything you need to build your own refracting telescope.
The Galileoscope is a high-quality telescope kit created by astronomers, optical engineers, and science educators. Because it was produced and distributed by volunteers, it is still available at low cost to support science education worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of kits are already in use in more than 100 countries.
While assembling the kit, which requires no tools or adhesives, you can learn basic optical concepts, including how lenses form images. With your completed 2-inch-diameter, 25- to 50-power telescope, you can enjoy sharp views of lunar craters and mountains, Jupiter and its moons, and Saturn’s rings. The kit is augmented with free, standards-based optics-education and observing activities, available in multiple languages. The Galileoscope is suitable for students of all ages from 8 to 88!
School Children use the Galileoscope in Flagstaff, Arizona
Photo: Stephen M. Pompea, NOAO
About Us
Based out of Springdale, Arkansas, Explore Scientific is an optics company committed to designing, building and selling high-quality observation instruments and accessories for all skill levels. Since 2008!
Luciene
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2024
I've been obsessed astronomy for quite some time now, and I can say that this telescope is not that bad, sure, the price might be higher than it should be, but it's exactly what is advertised, the only problem I found with it was that the first time I bought it, these was a missing lens. Although I changed it and everything was okay, no need to pay extra shipping tax and it was alright. So overall a nice product.
BigShoppingRiver Cruiser
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022
Its worth only if you actually really want to assemble a telescope. Otherwise why buy this for $70 instead of a Celestron 70mm travelscope(twice the aperture area) for $80 , and includes tripod, diagonal and much better eyepieces for $80 ?If you do want to build it, and experiment with it - and it is fun to do that - then get a cheap 10mm Celestron Plossl or svbony or gso for $10-15, and a 2x barlow. And paint the internals with a non-reflective black paint especially the focuser tube its terrible. It will completely transform the performance of this telescope.Tip on focusing - it is hard to focus but the trick is to twist the focuser tube while pushing/pulling it to focus. This will make it easy to move the tube. A little lube compound on the tube won't hurt either.Have fun!
Charlie
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
You learn how lenses work. A bit hard to point. Reasonable images
jose s hernandez
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022
I hate to armed the product when.is difficult to.do that
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