Daylight optics that double for the Moon · review
A 20–60x80 angled spotting scope with BAK4 prisms, a 21 mm eyepiece for long eye relief, a second-generation desk tripod and a universal phone adapter.
The bottom line The best-angled and best-threaded scope of the budget group, waiting for a bigger tripod than the one in the box.
An angled eyepiece means the observer looks down into the scope rather than along it. For anything above about thirty degrees — which is most of the sky — that is the difference between comfort and a crick in the neck, and it is why almost every astronomical telescope uses a diagonal.
A large eyepiece lens with long eye relief suits spectacle wearers and reduces fatigue over a long session. The maker states both; neither is quantified in millimetres, which is the figure that would let it be compared.
A UNC 1/4-20 socket is named, which is the smaller of the two threads defined by ISO 1222 for photographic tripods. The supplied desk tripod is described as second-generation and stable; an 80 mm scope at 60x will still benefit from something larger, and the thread means anything will fit.
Field of view at either zoom setting, and weight. Those are the two figures that would place it against the Bresser scope on this shelf, which publishes both.
German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 105 € to 117 € on the day of the survey.
British Amazon store lists it in local currency, which the euro range above sets aside.
American Amazon store gave no result whatever, so the buy button there opens a search rather than an empty page.
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.
| Aperture | 80 mm |
|---|---|
| Zoom range | 20x to 60x, variable |
| Exit pupil | 4 mm at 20x falling to 1.3 mm at 60x |
| True field of view | Not published by the maker. |
| Body shape | Not published by the maker. |
| Glass type | BAK4 prisms; multi-layer coating on all lenses and prisms |
| Coatings | Not published by the maker. |
| Close focus | Not published by the maker. |
| Focusing | Not published by the maker. |
| Sealing | Not published by the maker. |
| Weight | Not published by the maker. |
| Eyepiece fitting | 21 mm, per the maker · Angled, described by the maker as more comfortable |
| Supplied accessories | UNC 1/4-20, named explicitly by the maker · Universal, for phone widths of 55–100 mm |
| Amazon reference | B07BL1B4CX (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 0609378743030 |
Angled is easier for anything high up — including the sky — and easier to share between people of different heights. Straight is quicker to aim at something at eye level. For astronomy the angled body is the clear choice.
Because the supplied desk tripod will not be enough at 60x. A named UNC 1/4-20 socket means any photographic tripod or clamp will take it, and that is the upgrade that changes what this scope shows.
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