20 Most Recent Edu-Science (10166) Telescope - Page 8 Questions & Answers

We receive more complaints on that telescope than just about any other. Many people post the same problem -- unable to focus. Take it back to where you bought it, and never buy that brand again.

All astronomical telescopes show the image upside down. It's tradition and there is a good technical reason for this, but you can get an "erecting prism" to make the image upright. This does not have to come from Edu-Science if your eyepieces are the standard size (1.25 inch outside diameter). If you search Amazon or eBay for "erecting prism" you will find a few available. You probably won't want to pay the prices though.

Many on line retailers sell finder scopes. Her is one:

http://www.telescope.com/control/accessories/telescope-finder-scopes

Do you mean a FRONT lens or an eyepiece?

You cannot get a replacement front lens.

Eyepieces are sold by many retailers and come in 3 sizes: .965, 1.25, and 2 inch sizes.

Here is one retailer:

http://www.agenaastro.com/

Sorry no parts for this telescope which is being sold by Toys R Us.

This is one of the worst telescopes you could have purchased. Plastic eyepieces and a plastic focuser! We receive many complaints about not being able to focus, and breaking very quickly. Sorry.

Try again--- next time get one of these which is the best value in amateur astronomy.

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=classicdobs/~pcategory=dobsonians/~product_id=08942

Just buy a small photo tripod from any camera store.

Toys R Us who sell that scope, do not sell parts.

No manuals are available for that telescope-- it is being sold by Toys R Us. Maybe they have one??

I do not understand your question???

NONE-- this is a toy telescope being sold by Toys R Us. Avoid this telescope.

I would be surprised if ToysRus told you to contact FixYa. This is an advice site largely manned by volunteers, with no connection to ToysRus or Edu-Science. I would suggest that you contact Edu-Science to get the missing CD, or insist that ToysRus refund for the defective (missing parts) item they have sold you.

Don't worry about Jupiter. It is not going to disappear. I have been watching it for decades and it is almost always up there.

Don't bother putting a finder scope on this. It is not worth it.Spend the money for a Meade or Celestron. Both have relatively inexpensive starter scopes.
Below is a good scope from Orion for under $100
Orion Dob

Not a real telescope, its a toy.

We receive more complaints on this scope than any other brand. You never said which model you own? Is it a refractor or a reflector style???

Read this page and look at the pictures. Notice a refractor has a lens in the front and the eyepiece in the back.

The reflector has MIRRORS and the focuser end is on the UP end of the telescope-- the mirror is the BOTTOM of the telescope.

http://texasastro.org/telescope.php

Measure the hole in the focuser-- diagonals come in 3 sizes:

.965, 1.25, and 2 inch sizes.

Your scope is probably a .965 contact Surplus Shed and see if they have one:
http://www.surplusshed.com/

or Telescope Warehouse:
http://shop.telescope-warehouse.com/

You can buy a PHOTO tripod from any camera shop or on-line.

Here are two places:

http://www.stellarvue.com/Accessories/Mounts/Tripods/tripods.html

http://www.telescope.com/control/mounts-and-tripods

You cannot get a manual for that small telescope being sold by Toys R Us.

The manual would only have assembly instructions it will NOT tell you how to use the scope to see objects in the night sky.

The mirror is BEHIND the metal "spider" pointed toward the main mirror in the bottom.

Watch this video:
http://www.andysshotglass.com/Collimating.html

in science All the elements are listed in the periodic table. The first five elements are hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium and boron.

You never told us which model scope you have?

However-- put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the focuser. Practice focusing on a distant object during the day time. Turn the knob slowly in each direction until you get a sharp image in the eyepiece. Just as you would do with an old film style camera.

You posted this question in the TELESCOPE topic.