Well I did buy but for a bout $15 dollars a Tasco... bad choice at a good price though. My binoculars are just as good as the telescope I think but we are going to try to use it this weekend to see saturn and jupiter. I have question about a specific star it is just below and to the east of schedar, it appeared to be blinking off and on, kinda like a beacon... is it really doing that or was I just blinking...