Redsmile Telescope for Adults and Kids, 80mm Aperture 500mm Refractor Telescope for Beginners, High Powered 20x to 50x Astronomy Optics, AZ Mount Tripod, Portable for Moon, Stargazing, Birding, White

Most first telescopes stop at 60mm; this one starts at 80mm, and you can see the difference the first night. The Redsmile AX-F50080 pairs a fully coated 80mm objective with a 500mm f/6.25 tube, gathering about 78 percent more light than a 60mm starter refractor and resolving detail down to roughly 1.45 arcseconds, so Saturn reads as a ringed planet rather than an oval smudge and Jupiter's cloud belts stop hiding in the glare. Two eyepieces are included, not one: the 25mm delivers 20x with a wide field that makes locating a target genuinely easy, and the 10mm takes the same view to 50x once it is centered, a sequence that matters because hunting at high magnification is the single most common reason beginners give up on a telescope. Pointing is just as direct, since the alt-azimuth head pans and tilts in plain up-down and left-right motions with no equatorial theory, no counterweights, and nothing to align before dark, and the adjustable aluminum tripod rises to roughly 53 inches for standing adults while dropping far enough for a child to observe seated. The 48-degree erecting mirror corrects the image both ways so the view stays right side up for daytime wildlife, harbors, and mountain ridges, and at about 4.9 pounds in a 24.6 inch box the whole kit hand-assembles without tools and travels to a campsite or a dark road past the streetlights without a second trip to the car.

Specifications

• Model: AX-F50080
• Optical Design: Refractor
• Aperture: 80 mm (3.1 in)
• Focal Length: 500 mm (19.7 in)
• Focal Ratio: f/6.25
• Magnification: 20x and 50x
• Eyepieces Included: 2 (25 mm for 20x, 10 mm for 50x)
• Optical Coating: Fully Coated Glass
• Light Gathering vs. Unaided Eye: Approx. 130x
• Resolving Power (Dawes Limit): Approx. 1.45 arcseconds
• Erecting Mirror: 48 Degrees
• Mount Type: Alt-Azimuth (AZ)
• Tripod: Adjustable Aluminum
• Assembled Height: Up to 53.54 in
• Assembled Width x Depth: 30.7 x 30.7 in
• Product Weight: 4.85 lb
• Color: White
• Telescope Type: Refractor
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Suitable For: Adults, Teens, Kids, Seniors
• Assembly: Tool-Free
• Batteries: Not Required
• Package Dimensions: 24.6 x 5.5 x 9.1 in
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 lb

Package Includes

• 1 x 80mm Refractor Telescope Tube
• 1 x Alt-Azimuth (AZ) Mount
• 1 x Adjustable Aluminum Tripod
• 1 x 25mm Eyepiece (20x)
• 1 x 10mm Eyepiece (50x)
• 1 x 48-Degree Erecting Mirror
• 1 x User Manual

Note: Never look at the Sun through this or any telescope, finder, or eyepiece without a certified full-aperture solar filter; doing so can cause immediate and permanent eye injury. Assembly is tool-free and takes only a few minutes, and we recommend a first run-through indoors in daylight so the controls are familiar before dark. Measurements are taken by hand and may vary slightly, and screen settings can make the finish look different from the product in person. Store the tube with both caps fitted in a dry place, clean the optics only with a blower and a dedicated lens cloth, and contact us any time if a part is missing or a question comes up.

• 500mm of Real Refractor Optics: An 80mm fully coated objective sitting at the end of a 500mm f/6.25 tube is what separates this from a toy: it pulls in around 130 times the light your unaided eye can, and a fast f/6.25 focal ratio keeps the field wide and bright. Lunar craters, Jupiter's moons, the Orion Nebula, and bright open clusters all come in from a normal backyard.
  
• Two Powers in the Box: The included 25mm eyepiece works at 20x for sweeping the sky and catching your target; the 10mm takes it to 50x for a close look at the Moon's terminator or Saturn's ring plane. Having both in the box matters, because a single high-power eyepiece is exactly how beginners end up staring at empty black sky and giving up.
  
• 80mm Beats the 60mm Class: Aperture is the one telescope number that cannot be faked by marketing. Against a 60mm starter refractor this 80mm collects roughly 78 percent more light and splits detail down to about 1.45 arcseconds, so faint objects stay faint on the smaller scope and become visible on this one. Same night, same sky, a genuinely different view.
  
• Alt-Azimuth Head, Zero Setup: Skip the equatorial learning curve. The AZ mount pans and tilts in plain up-down, left-right moves, so a first-timer can track the Moon across the sky on instinct. The adjustable aluminum tripod stands roughly 53 inches tall for grown-ups and collapses far enough down that a child can use it sitting on the back step.
  
• 48-Degree Mirror, Right Side Up: The erecting mirror corrects the image both ways, so text reads normally and birds fly the direction they are actually flying. That makes daytime use practical, not a footnote: wildlife, harbors, mountain ridges, and distant landmarks all work through the same tube you use for stargazing after dark.
  
• Under 5 lb, Travel Ready: At roughly 4.9 pounds assembled and shipped in a 24.6 inch box, this is a telescope you can actually take somewhere. It hand-assembles with no tools, fits behind a car seat for a camping trip or a drive out past the streetlights, and sets back up in the dark without a flashlight hunt for missing screws.
  
• Built to Be Given: Rated for beginners and sized for adults, teens, kids, and seniors, it makes a birthday, holiday, or graduation gift that still gets used in year three. Important: never view the Sun through any telescope without a certified solar filter. Keep the caps on and the optics dry between sessions and the coatings stay clean.