Lidl Telescope

Well since I have absolutely no need for a scope like this I went out an bought one at lunchtime.

Looks good, easy to put together seems sturdy enough and the scope will fit on the LXD55 mount. Though too cloudy to put it to the test. They eyepieces look a little flimsy, though mabye I'm just used to the luxury of £99 eyepiece deals!

One curious thing... the software. Its actually from Meade and "May only be purchased with a Meade Instruments Product"... Nothing else to give clues to the scopes origin though.

Cheers,
~Al

Just a silly question from a beginner, is it possible to purchase additional eyepieces for this telescope, are eyepieces standard. :

Just a silly question from a beginner, is it possible to purchase additional eyepieces for this telescope, are eyepieces standard. :

Eyepieces come in two main sizes, 1.25" and 2". The most common size is 1.25". The Lidl telescope is 1.25" eyepiece size. So yes, the Lidl telescope will take any 1.25" eyepiece.

There's a smaller size as well, 0.925" (I think) - Don't worry about this one, it's mostly found on dept. store scopes.

Does Lidl count as a dept. store? :lol:

John.

The two eyepieces you get are actually fairly ok, though the 4mm one is a bit tedious to use. Managed to get the shadow on the rings of saturn last night with it though. just.

Someone mentioned that the celestron eyepiece/filter deal is being sold separately, if so that would make an ideal accessory pack for this scope.

Its sucks a bit at deep sky though, Orion nebula was only visible with averted vision last night (thoough there was an almost full moon to contend with), perhaps I'm just too used to a 10" mirror

Cheers,
~Al

Where in Ireland can you buy the celestron eyepiece/filter :

Where in Ireland can you buy the celestron eyepiece/filter :

Just so you know, you're not limited to just Celestron eyepieces for this scope. There are other eyepieces that are also excellent quality (Meade for example)

Try Andromeda Optics for a start: www.andromedaoptics.com Jimmy/Wally should be able to sort you out.

As far as I know, the celestron eyepiece kit (deal) is only available mail order from a limited selection of US suppliers, and it's quite difficult to get hold of! (This is the kit that you can only buy when you buy a Celestron scope at the same time, but some dealers are also offering it on its own)

John.