Can this be used as a terrestrial scope? I read some of the reviews and was wondering if they weren't seeing things "upside down".
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Yes, you can use it as a terrestrial scope, no "upside down" issue. But don't expect the image quality same as a DSLR camera lens, or a good binocular. This scope is designed to see small and low-luminance objects on a dark background. Anything bright look like washed out (low contrast), because the aperture here is max.
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I'm not really sure. We purchased this as a gift for our grandsons. That said, their parents who get the telescope ready for the boys to use have not indicated that images were upside down. Sorry I can't be more specific.
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Hi! Yes, the GoScope can be used as a terrestrial scope and you can take wild pictures with it, too.
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Hi Mark, The GoScope 80mm can be used as a terrestrial scope: the image is not inverted (upside down), but reversed left/right, much like a mirror image. So when used as a terrestrial scope it is best for scenery, that is, things standing still. It wouldn't be useful, for example, for watching a baseball game, as the players would be running the bases backwards. Read my review on Amazon. The one drawback of this scope for terrestrial use is that the star diagonal is made to screw into the telescope back. It is not like your standard refractor that lets you slip in any 1.25 inch diagonal, including the 45 deg. terrestrial prism diagonals that give an erect image with true right/left orientation. If you are looking for something only for terrestrial use, you would be better off buying a spotting scope. Orion, Celestron, and other telescope makers sell some very good units which have variable magnification capability, for example 22X-66X. Hope this helps. ..........Joe R.
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Yes it can,and very well I might add. My girlfriend used it for a few things before it was stolen :-(
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Yes, the GoScope can be used as a spotting scope. The image will be flipped but right side up. As well as astronomy, I use my scope to watch birds at my feeders. Also good on sunspots [with the proper safety filters].
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Yes it can tilt towards the Sky --- just not 100 percent straight up. I use it to mount a small catadioptric telescope.
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This is A heavy scope with a less than perfect center go gravity. I am using an alpena plastic with a fairly wide footprint. It's barely enough. It's plastic. it wiggles a lot when you focus or zoom. Do you own this scope now? Are thinking stars or on the ground. I would not recommend ultima 80 for astronomy. Blue shift issues. Works fine on the ground.
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If you want to use it terrestrially like that, you will need to purchase and image inverter so that the image is not upside down.OOOppss!! My earlier respons is WRONG, the scope has a built in erector, which most astro-scopes don't so there should be no problem.
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Yes! Refractors are the only type of telescope that can be used for terrestrial viewing as well as space. Just make sure you get a 90 correct image angle so your images are not upside down. On a boat it will be difficult to use because it zooms so far that the boats movement will make it hard to keep the image still.
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The pix's fool me, first note it is a 30mm ring, second it appears to be an offset, it is not, depending on your scope, the front site will be in the view, most times it is to close and will not cause a problem. I was looking for a mount that set slightly off center. Hope that helps
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In my opinion, No. This is a very cheap, although serviceable, telescope. It is not very big and is not conducive to precise settings. It is just not designed to be a top notch scope. Putting expensive eye pieces on it would not help appreciably, but they certainly would improve the view over the EP that come with the scope.
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It works at different heights off what you are trying to magnify. There is no magnification if it actually is laying on what you wish to magnify.
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Yes! Refractors are the only type of telescope that can be used for terrestrial viewing as well as space. Just make sure you get a 90° correct image angle so your images are not upside down. On a boat it will be difficult to use because it zooms so far that the boats movement will make it hard to keep the image still.
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Not in my opinion. The scope doesnt have enough eye relief for a heavy recoiling rifle. These scopes are a bottom of the barrel optic from a great company, mine had issues out of the box. Wont be buying any more cheap Burris optics. You are better off springing for the US made $300-400 versions from Burris, way better quality and materials than the overseas produced models like this.
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Depends on the size of what you're looking at. This telescope is certainly not purposed for land viewing, since it's a reflector, which inverts the image. There are things you can do to correct the inversion, but that would be too much trouble and not worth it. You'd be better off getting a refractor telescope, and something on a tripod, since you need the scope high up to look at things on the same plane.
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We have ours mounted upright on the dash. I do not know if it would work upside down or not. I guess that it would work upside down? It took quite a while for me to get it calibrated, going in circles a lot!!
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Just to add to the previous answer by Smile'in Jack, when practicing during the day. As the manual says, the object you practice focusing on is going to be upside down when you view it through the scope. Also, you must be able to focus on an object that is several hundred yards away, with no obstructions. This is when you should align the red laser finder. Without the finder aligned, you'll never be able to find an object in the sky. Double check that the eyepiece is inserted properly & the screws tightened. Good luck! This scope has worked great for me. I love it's portability.
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I can only assume you mean "is there any elevation built into this scope mount," and the answer is no. If you're planning on shooting at ranges that require more elevation than you can get from you scope's adjustment, this is the wrong mount. It's simply not made with that kind of precision. Look at a more expensive mount.
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You might be able to co-witness fixed sights through this optic [Monst Tac S330P] but the optic can still be used in daylight with dead batteries like a traditional cross-hair-type scope. This enabled me to save weight and money by not mounting 45 degree offset back-up iron sights on my latest sporting rifle.
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This scope produces "correct" images: right-side-up, with no left/right mirror-imaging. Newtonian reflector scopes and most astronomical refractors will invert the image vertically. Catadioptric scopes like Schmidt-Cassegrains (SCTs) will provide a horizontally-flipped mirror image. Since spotting scopes are used by shooters, birdwatchers, and for other purposes besides astronomy, all of them that I'm aware of produce a correct image. This is true regardless of whether it has a "straight-through" eyepiece holder or an angled one, like the Celestron 52306 has.
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Not convieniently...everything in viewfinder is upside down. I would suggest a good pair of binoculars instead of this item.