Skylux EL Refractor Telescope LIDL

Bongalongherb · 27-06-2015 2:36pm #1

Skylux EL Refractor Telescope on sale sunday 28th june in LIDL stores shown in red on the bottom of the page, it's a good deal for anyone starting out in astronomy. Lowered from 79.99 to 39.99, definitely a bargain.

$Skylux%20EL%20Refractor%20Telescope_zpsakyjfrq0.jpg$

tigershould · 28-06-2015 5:11pm

Picked one up in Omni. There was a whole pallet still there. Will hook and report back in quality. Certainly looks decent for €40

Bongalongherb · 28-06-2015 5:20pm

tigershould wrote: »

Picked one up in Omni. There was a whole pallet still there. Will hook and report back in quality. Certainly looks decent for €40

I have the bresser skylux NG and have been using it for the last year and it's great. I have a video control set-up on it and it does the job very well. Great starter scope for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1D8n5W73zE

Arthur Daley · 28-06-2015 5:56pm

Thanks OP. Got one in omni also . Used the 10 euro voucher from the indo for an even nicer little BA.

Charlie19 · 28-06-2015 7:33pm

None of the stores on the South-side involved:(

unklerosco · 29-06-2015 8:06pm

Anyone know if these are still available, wouldn't mind picking one up..

toddunctious · 29-06-2015 8:20pm

Yes I got one in Omni this evening were plenty left

superflyninja · 01-07-2015 12:52pm

Anyone know if these are in coolock?

tigershould · 01-07-2015 9:36pm

superflyninja wrote: »

Anyone know if these are in coolock?

Says on the flyer coolock but don't know about stocks.

I gave mine a run last night, took some time and trial and error to get anything in focus. Finally was able to zoom into some leaves in the distance. Got some good views of the moon last night. Took the attached just by pointing my phone at the lens. Pretty impressed so far.

ozmo · 02-07-2015 2:09am

Brought my scope along to one of these guys free meetings once and learned a lot.

http://www.irishastronomy.org

Thargor · 02-07-2015 9:33am

What are my chances of getting one on Saturday anywhere does anyone know?

Marhay70 · 02-07-2015 9:43am

Got one in Omni last night, at least twenty left so judge from there.

AhrSkidar · 02-07-2015 9:51am

Thargor wrote: »

What are my chances of getting one on Saturday anywhere does anyone know?

No sure where in the country you are but there were 10+ in Athlone yesterday.

Thargor · 02-07-2015 10:03am

Oh right thought it was Dublin only, interesting, might shoot up to Omni on Saturday and see, thanks.

karlyk1 · 02-07-2015 9:41pm

Thargor wrote: »

What are my chances of getting one on Saturday anywhere does anyone know?

Nabbed one (Santry omni). About 10 left as of 4pm today....

superflyninja · 02-07-2015 9:50pm

I picked one up tonight tonight in Lidl Coolock. They had a fair few.

Pious14 · 02-07-2015 10:40pm

Any good for viewing a planets and stars? Is tripod sturdy?

superflyninja · 02-07-2015 10:42pm

Havent used it yet, its cloudy last i looked. Tripod seems nicely sturdy

Pique · 03-07-2015 1:54pm

Pious14 wrote: »

Any good for viewing a planets and stars? Is tripod sturdy?

The planets will look like slightly brighter stars.

To view them decently, you'll need a large aperature Dobsonian type rig.

Or build your own: http://infinigeek.com/40-epic-homemade-telescopes-how-to-make-guides/

ozmo · 03-07-2015 2:33pm

Pique wrote: »

The planets will look like slightly brighter stars.

To view them decently, you'll need a large aperature Dobsonian type rig.

Or build your own: http://infinigeek.com/40-epic-homemade-telescopes-how-to-make-guides/

I had a similar scope a while ago - I got so see Saturns rings with it - and saw it moons. No detail though, just like a tiny flat all white paper cutout silhouette. Great to see though. Every other planet you could make out it had colour, but nothing else really. Good for moon.

ronano · 03-07-2015 11:26pm

Bought one in coolock this evening, there were about ten left.

Skylux EL Refractor Telescope LIDL

Comments