Up-down, left-right, and nothing to align · review
A 114/900 Newtonian on a simple alt-azimuth mount, supplied with three eyepieces, a 6x30 finder and a 1.5x erecting lens, recommended by the maker from age eight.
The bottom line A capable mirror on the simplest possible mount, advertised with a magnification figure eighteen times past what it can use.
A 114 mm mirror at 900 mm — f/7.9, the forgiving geometry. On an alt-azimuth head the whole instrument is ready the moment the tripod is level, which is exactly right for a telescope recommended from age eight.
Twenty-five, nine and four millimetres. The first two are useful; the 4 mm gives 225x on its own, which is already at the aperture’s limit, and with the 1.5x erecting lens it reaches the 675x the listing advertises. That figure is arithmetic, not performance.
A 6x30 is a real optical finder with a 30 mm objective. On a 900 mm telescope with a narrow field that matters more than on a short one, and cheaper sets in this class fit a 5x24 instead.
A long tube on a light alt-azimuth head amplifies every touch. Nudging rather than pushing, and letting the view settle, is the technique that makes this combination work.
German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 142 € to 159 € on the day of the survey.
American and British Amazon stores list it in local currency, which the euro range above sets aside.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Payload rating | Not published by the maker. |
|---|---|
| Slow-motion control | Not published by the maker. |
| Clutch | Not published by the maker. |
| Tension | Not published by the maker. |
| Dovetail fitting | Not published by the maker. |
| Tripod construction | Alt-azimuth with tripod |
| Setup time | Not published by the maker. |
| Supplied optics | Newtonian reflector · 114 mm (maker’s bullet) · 900 mm (maker’s bullet) · f/7.9, the quotient of the two figures above · 25 mm, 9 mm and 4 mm · 6x30 |
| Amazon reference | B009X5QPM0 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4007922201528 |
From the 4 mm eyepiece with the erecting lens applied. The conventional ceiling for a 114 mm is around twice the aperture in millimetres; past that the image enlarges without adding detail.
For visual use, rarely. Two controls instead of one, and the target drifts diagonally rather than along a single axis. What it loses in elegance it gains in there being nothing to set up.
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