This is a normal procedure required on any telescope and is best done during the day. You will have to align the finder with the optical tube. The bracket is sturdy and provides ample adjustment so that you can align it with the optical tube assembly. In side by side comparisons it compared well with my Meade 80 mm scope. The OTA works well and presents a good image. The Optical Tube Assembly – This is what you might normally think of as the telescope. This is a level of flexibility you don’t typically see in a package at this price. The finder scope uses a standard dovetail mount so other finder scopes could be used. ![]() It also includes a standard 1/4 20 stud on top of the mounting rings which can be used to mount a camera or other accessories. Note that it uses a dovetail attachment for the optical tube which means that the mount could be used with other optical tubes or other dovetail mounted accessories in the future. The mount of the Gskyer 80 is an outstanding feature of this package. The tripod/mount of the Gskyer 80 mm is solid, stable, easy to direct and does a good job. The Mount – This is a shining feature of this package. The simple operation and stable mount make it an good first scope. Based upon my tests, it works well during the day as a spotting scope and at night as an astronomical telescope. It includes the optical tube assembly (the telescope), a mount/tripod, three eyepieces and a 3X barlow. This is an entry level 80 mm short focal length refractor telescope/spotting scope package. My review is based on this background and is a fair and honest assessment of the package both for daytime use as a spotting scope and as a night time astronomical telescope. I am not an employee of Gskyer, I am an astronomy hobbyist. This is a review of the Gskyer 80 mm refractor telescope. Overall I am pretty pleased with the purchase and fully intend to keep using it regularly and hopefully, I'll remember to post updates as I get more accomplished in it’s use. My next step will be trying to find something specific (a planet or something) and not just pointing at random lights in the sky! I took it out into my back garden and unfortunately my first night was a little cloudy so it was a bit of a struggle to find something worth looking at, however, setting up the sighting scope against a neighbour’s satellite dish did the trick and eventually I was able to get a clear view of a couple of stars and once I found them, focussing was pretty simple. It has a pretty robust feel to it and comes with a variety of lenses so that you can view whatever you are looking at with different magnifications. ![]() As other reviewers have noted I do think it would benefit from a guide or something to accompany it, however, a quick search online gives you all sorts of information so that’s definitely not essential. The build of the telescope was pretty simple, nice clear diagrams showing the process in a step by step manner. The reviews on the Gskyer AZ80400 seemed pretty decent all round so I thought I would give it a try. ![]() I’ll start of this review by firmly stating that I am not a star gazer and have absolutely no experience of or knowledge of astronomy, I just thought it would be interesting to give it a go and I didn’t want to shell out huge amounts of money to do so.
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