One of the greatest assets of this solidly built telescope is
portability. The light-weight optical tube (1.5kg) and the compressed length of about 480mm (18") makes it a "take it with me" telescope.
The optical tube can be adapted to fit into an airline carry-on bag, or into a hiker's backpack. Whether it's to be used as a beginner's telescope, a backup, a guide scope or a travelling telescope, the very reasonable price makes them a choice to seriously consider.

Quick and easy to set up and the low-maintenance, enclosed optics come fully collimated from the factory. Alignment of the finderscope and mounting on the supplied aluminium alt-azimuth or a photographic tripod is quick and simple with the supplied multi-function mount plate. The optical tube assembly is held firmly by hinged, felt-lined "tube mounting rings" which allow easy installation and optical tube rotation and balancing.

The telescope performs well as a fixed aperture lens for terrestrial photography. The "fast" focal ratio, combined with today's high speed films or digital cameras, make it useful for capturing lunar and solar eclipses as well as nature photographs.