The celestial objects have always been one of my passions in my free time. I began this interest watching documentaries about this amazingly beautiful science ever since I was a kid. However I had a time when I forgot about it a bit and concentrated my attention on other things. Just recently I wanted to take up some astronomical observation by my own means. That is why I thought buying this economic telescope was the best to start over aiming at the stars and planets near the earth. I bought it for just under £20 on Amazon.

The National Geographic 30x telescope is a very portable one which includes a tall enough tripod to enjoy a clear night sky, I would say, more as a hobby rather than for serious purposes. I also have a nephew who I look after a lot and since this is marketed more for children and teens I figured I could watch stars together and I could see if I used it enough to warrant buying a better one if need be. Its yellow colour looks great and it even makes your room look geeky but still cool due to its modernity.

The best of this telescope is its portability which allows you to take it everywhere, especially if you are going camping, since being far from the cities pollution makes it perfect to spot new corpuses and constellations in the vast universe. Nevertheless, I have to say it is not the best telescope in the market, and you can infer that from its price. That is because the 30x is not as potent when you want to look for further planets or look at stars in more detail. I kn ow that other uses it may have, would be for viewing wild life or actually to spy on people around you, even if I have not used it to do so. I think it would work better for doing these kind of observations.The issue with this use is that I guess a pair of binoculars would serve this purpose better, being smaller which means even better portability.

I think the National Geographic is more suited for younger people who rather want a educational toy. That is why I was not completely satisfied by this product. At least it was not expensive and that is another plus if you want to give it to someone you reckon might appreciate toys of this kind. I still would recommend it but it is definitely not for adults who demand more and get really into things more seriously.

Regarding its quality, I have to say it is just fine for its price. Having plastic parts, it sometimes feel fragile. Summarising, I cannot complain much about the product because I think for its price is the best you could get.