SkywatcherEvostar-90 EQ-2 Refractor Telescope Black

I chose to look for a telescope on a whim and starting out can seem daunting.It took a fair bit of browsing "best starter telescope" articles to arrive at a decision between three different models and I eventually ended up here.The Sky-Watcher Evostar-90 is a competent enough telescope that is easy to get to grips with and should serve you well whether its an impulse buy or if you're looking to go further with star-gazing.Sure, you'll find telescopes with higher magnification, or wider fields of view, but I'd say this strikes a good balance and the supplied 10mm, 25mm, and 2x Barlow lenses offer a good starting tool kit that can be expanded upon, but mathematically make good use of the telescope already.This unit comes with an EQ-2 mount, and this may seem daunting to begin with but with just a bit of research you should easily be able to get to grips with it.I have no real point of comparison yet, but I'll say this, overall the mount feels well-made. The RA and Dec axes rotate smoothly with no apparently grinding or manufacturing issues. It balances sell, and the fine axis adjustment is also good, so once you're set up its a breeze to track your chosen target.To finish it off, the tripod seems to be standard fare. Good enough quality but nothing extravagant; its easy to setup and includes a basic tray for storing your bits within easy reach while you're using the telescope.Overall, a fair quality telescope that is capable enough for anyone getting into stargazing.One final point to note: the unit received appears to have come from an Italian outlet called Auriga. This isn't a problem per-se, but the included documentation was lacking - I'd suggest just going straight to Skywatcher's website which seems to have more relevant manuals for each model.

It’s my first telescope and I haven’t used it in anger yet. First impressions are it seems well made but is a lot bigger and heavier than i had envisaged. They do seem to take a lot of setting up but I am looking forward to using it properly in the near future.

An excellent telescope. With the right camera and equipment you can take such a photos

very,very,very good...

Really good for an amature astronomer.

not used it yet but am starting an Italian language course . The telescope comes with a 37 page booklet all about the assembly and use of the skywatcher . ALL in ITALIAN .This is great if you're only selling it in Italy .

I'm happy with product, everything works just fine, there is just one thing Instruction manual that came with it.That I hoped would be in English, was in totally different language, how I suppose to use it, if I can't read anything.