Celestron - TrailSeeker 80 Spotting Scope - 20-60x Zoom Eyepiece - Bright, High-Resolution Viewing with Fully Multi-Coated XLT Optics - Dual Focus & Rotating Tripod Mount - Birding & Wildlife

Product comes with two plates that can easily mount a tripod and camera. I suggest practicing with it in your home prior to going in the field. It's SO customizable and fits nearly every scenario for height/location. It's very nice to be able to pan and tilt with the handle.

The media could not be loaded.  I bought this scope for birding after seeing it on the National Audubon Society website. Honestly, at this price point I was expecting MUCH less from it. The photos and video were taken from my backyard using the Celestron cell phone adapter and my Galaxy Fold 4. The phone does best with about 2.5X zoom on it. The phone zoom generally takes care of the black circle you see around a lot of these type of photos. I'm beyond impressed and can't wait to get out into the field with it. Highly recommend this for a beginning birder like myself.

This is my first scope and I primarily use it for birding.The scope has fantastic optics for the price (especially on the lower magnification). It also feels well built, the images are sharp. I do not see any chromatic aberration while using it. The eye relief is generous (and much appreciated since I am an eyeglass user) and the field of view is pretty large considering its a scope. It's not terribly heavy to carry around.While the focussing knobs are on paper easy to use (with fine and coarse focus knobs), in the field, it is just absolutely terrible. No matter what I do, at a distance of 200 yards or more, its nigh impossible to focus on a bird properly, even on 20x zoom. While a more expensive scope, I compared it against my birding mentor's Swarovski ATS, and the focusing mechanism of that (and other more expensive scope just blows this one out of the water).The scope is also pretty unusable at 30x zoom and above, and the image brightness drops precipitously and the focusing problems just absolutely compounds. I would say for birding anything above 30x on this scope is a non starter.The scope also suffers from bad design in places. There is a metal cap on the eyepiece that needs to be screwed in, instead of a more sensible rubber cap, making it a bit challenging to use in rain. There are no sights on it. The body is constructed of two parts with a threaded section in between and that loosens up from time to time (not a huge problem since I can thread it back in, but it never feels solidly fit together despite what I do).I would say for the low price its a very nice scope for beginners but if you can spend more money, definitely go for a higher end scope, field test it with lots of drills of the focussing mechanism.

Great general purpose scope for the money. Image is bright and reasonably sharp image with limited fringing. As with most modestly-priced optics, the image quality degrades noticeably as you zoom from 16x to 45x, but even at the top magnification it's decent. Dual focusing knobs are nice to have, and the twist-up eyecup is effective. At this price you're not getting a Swarovski, Zeiss, or Kowa, but it meets or exceeds any reasonable expectation in the price range.

The media could not be loaded.  I did a lot of research before buying this scope. It's an older scope that came out in 2018 or 2019 and I think is being replaced which explains the great price I paid for it. I don't think Celestron even sells it on their website anymore. In any case, it checks off all the boxes found on higher end spotting scopes except for a few found on $2000+ spotting scopes and works very well for what I use it for which is viewing wildlife.

I use this scope at the shooting range and look at the night sky with the kids. For the range, I'm able to see quite clearly out to 200 yards. It may go further but that's the furthest I've tried to track my shots on target. For night use, I think you may need different filters to look at the stars at night. Moon is easy to see but is too bright with the lens it comes with. We were not able to focus on Venus very well. Will need a good tripod to avoid a lot of vibrations. Good scope for modest expectations.

SUPERB PRODUCT.AMAZING OPTICS far beyond my expactions .THE eyepiece seems to be a 8-24 mm that yields a focal lenth of 384 mmDIVIDING FOCAL LENGTH BY OCULAR DIAMETER GIVES US :aroun 5.9 F number .Those are fantastic numbers ,in reality this scope is even better than expected i got it as a length for my pentax k 50 DSLRi'll coment about it in the future .i had low expectations and was quiet worried about narrow depth of field and too nerow field of viewbut i was wrong about it awsome depth of field and more then acceptable field of view /i'v asked a lot before purchasing it and read a lot .Thanks to this wonderfull comunity for precious advice .great product very haopy with it .Thanks celestron and amazon .

I purchased this scope and a solar filter to watch the 2017 solar eclipse. The scope is outstanding and came with a reasonable tripod mount. Optics are clear and the scope is easy to use. The scope is large and it doesn't come with a long term storage option. You'll wan to consider storage options if you plan to move it. This is also a great scope for viewing the moon - lots of light gathering and crystal clear views.

I loved the scope when it arrived mounting it on a sturdy tripod. I was viewing birds and animals clearly over a kilometre away. Optics not the best but great for price, hue around extremity. First trip in back pack strapped tripod to side and went off to see what was around. When I set up on tripod from vantage point it didn't feel right, removing from protective cover found it had broken in half at the rotation ring. Further inspection showed how thin this area is. I sent it back and will buy a metal bodied scope next. Optics good but whole scope is not strong enough to be children's toy.

Always wanted a spotting scope, this one is for Christmas 2016. I was allowed to check it out on arrival, fits on my Feisol carbon tripod perfectly. It is now back in its box until December 25th!!!!Image quality is very good, bright and sharp, slightly darker at maximum magnification, though this is to be expected.Well protected body and the focusing is a breeze to use, the fine focus in particular is very good. I really do like the rotating tripod mount, a simple idea that is really handy as you can rotate the scope to allow the viewer to be at 45 degrees (in fact you can rotate the scope to any angle you require), making this really useful for a slightly shorter person, beats shortening the tripod legs (for the wife). Built in lens hood is also very welcome.Overall very pleased, in my opinion very good value for money, I wished I had purchased one of these sooner.

I bought this as a replacement for an Acuter scope. The Celestron has the advantage of having a dual-speed focuser and the ability to take 1.25inch telescope eyepieces. The scope gives clear, crisp views and is easy to focus, so no complaint on that score. For the price, the optical performance is good.However, the case is cheap and flimsy. Not only that, but the case must be taken off when using the scope. The case supplied with my scope had a broken zip. Only a small thing, but perhaps it says something about quality control.However, the case wasn't the deal breaker. I tried several eyepieces in the scope and couldn't get any of them to focus properly. I think it may have been something to do with the length of the barrels on the eyepieces but I sent the scope back and didn't investigate further.Four stars for the overall quality - minus one for the case.

This was a gift for my husband 's birthday. He has been delighted with the quality and clarity of the lenses.

Very pleased with it