A steady mount beats a big number on the box · review
The BRESSER JUNIOR 70/400 in its backpack version, with three 24.5 mm eyepieces, a star diagonal, a 1.5x erecting lens, a tripod and a phone holder.
The bottom line A well-judged children’s set whose eyepiece fitting decides, on day one, that it will never become anything else.
A 400 mm tube, a backpack, a light tripod. The design decision that matters most here is not optical: it is that a child of eight can pick the whole thing up and take it into the garden alone. Telescopes that need an adult to carry them get used when an adult is free.
The supplied-items list names the three eyepieces as 24.5 mm. Almost nothing is made in that size today, which means the path most beginners take — buy one better eyepiece, see the difference — is closed. That is worth knowing before rather than after.
An H20, an H12 and an H6, a star diagonal for the sky, a 1.5x erecting lens for the ground, a 5x24 finder and a phone holder for the Moon. As a complete package for a first year it is coherent; as a starting point for a growing collection it is not.
A near-identical JUNIOR 70/400 exists under a different manufacturer reference and a different listing. The optics and the contents match; the codes do not. Note which one you own before ordering anything for it.
German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 64 € to 80 € 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.
| Mount steadiness | Not published by the maker. |
|---|---|
| Aperture | 70 mm (from the title) |
| Focal length | 400 mm (from the title) |
| Eyepiece fitting | 24.5 mm, named in the supplied-items list |
| Finder type | Not published by the maker. |
| Tripod height | Not published by the maker. |
| Assembly effort | From 8 years, as the maker states it |
| Supplied contents | H20, H12 and H6 · Backpack, 5x24 finder, star diagonal, 1.5x erecting lens, tripod, phone holder |
| Amazon reference | B0BHX68T4C (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4007922077697 |
The two share their optical figures and their supplied-items list, and they carry different manufacturer references and different marketplace entries. Check the reference before ordering a spare part for either.
Barely. The supplied eyepieces are 24.5 mm, and the modern ranges are 31.75 mm and 50.8 mm. Treat this as a complete set to be used as delivered.
70 mm aperture · 300 mm focal length
A 70/300 refractor for beginners with two eyepieces, a 3x Barlow, a 1.5x erecting lens, a metal Moon filter, an aluminium tripod and a phone adapter.
Best for: A wide, bright first view of the Moon and star fields at low power
≈ €39
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A two-in-one STEM device for children: a 1000x digital hand microscope and a 10x telescope attachment, recording 1080p stills and video to a memory card.
Best for: A child interested in insects, leaves and stones, with occasional distant viewing
≈ £28 / €28
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A NASA-branded children’s telescope for the Moon, with a wide-angle and a zoom eyepiece, a finder and a tabletop tripod — and no aperture or focal length in the listing.
Best for: A young child whose interest is the Moon and who needs no more than that
≈ £40 / €50
