At last, if you are searching for an inexpensive general purpose telescope, for a youngster or an adult, to watch wildlife, birds and perhaps shipping or aircraft but they would also like to do some astronomy and checkout the Moon, planets, nebulae and galaxies - then the Visiomar 60mm telescope is what you need!

Powerful optics at a low price.

Classic 60mm spotting scope design, with a powerful (20x to 60x) and comfortable high-eye-point zoom eyepiece and exceptional close-focus ability (under 5m to make the telescope perfect for field and garden close-up wildlife watching) and with great features like a slow-motion tracking tripod head to make the instrument an ideal starter scope for terrestrial and astronomy use!

This classic 60mm refractor benefits from an up to date makeover and features a lightweight adjustable height all-aluminium table-top tripod with manual slow-motion movement on one axis for easy target finding and tracking in altitude (up and down).

Ideal for explorers young and young at heart, the Visiomar Monoscope is the perfect instrument to discover the wonders of nature, from your back-garden bird-table to the remote wilderness of the night sky.

Free: you choose either Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe book or a useful 4-piece cleaning kit

To get the most from the Visiomar we will included either a cleaning kit or a copy of a bird identification field guide book with illustrated pages covering most species of bird found in Britain and Europe. This well written guide (in English) is fully illustrated by Martin Woodcock and provides expert, easy-to-understand guidance on bird identification, habitats and tips on practical birdwatching for all the seasons of the year. Fully illustrated with colour ID diagrams and easy-to-use habitat maps. This great guide will help you to discover the great diversity of wild birds to be found in your own back garden!

Features:

60mm two-element air-spaced achromatic primary lens

20 to 60x magnification infinitely variable zoom eyepiece with long eye-relief and soft rubber eye-cup that folds down easily for spectacle wearers.

Smooth and precise helical focuser

Close focus point: just 5m (16ft)

Folding variable height table tripod with easy-to-use slow-motion altitude head

Threaded fitting point for standard camera tripod

So what's so great about the Visiomar Monoscope?

If you are looking for a universal telescope for terrestrial use and with the ability to observe astronomical targets - look no further. The Visiomar is a great little scope that's easy and fun to use and delivers rewarding views of both terrestrial/wildlife and astronomical targets! It is an ideal family use telescope and has useful features that make it perfect to enjoy the widest possible observing usage.

The terrestrial views of birds, nature, shipping etc are breathtaking and are fully corrected (not inverted or mirrored) via the built in optical erecting system. For astronomy viewing Visiomar is has a bright 60mm lens and a starting magnification of just 20x making it easy to pick up small targets The smoothly adjustable (with slow-motion altitude)tripod ensures that targets (terrestrial or astro) can be followed easily without taking your eye from the eyepiece. The altitude even has an adjustable slipping-clutch for easy target centering.

The Visiomar has a superb high power zoom eyepiece with long eye-relief and fold-down soft rubber eye-cup offering full field of view observing for users with or without spectacles. Any magnification between 20x and 60x can be selected instantly at a simple twist of the wrist! Complimenting the zoom eyepiece, a minimum backlash helical focusing system snaps the image into pinpoint focus accurately and quickly - the smooth motion offering the absolute minimum image shake.

What can you expect to see in your back-garden sky?

This telescope will show you some of the most amazing sights in the solar system right from your back garden! If you haven't seen the surface of the Moon in a quality telescope then get ready for some incredible views. The Moon is an awesome spectacle any month of the year - its desolate and ancient surface showing thousands of impact craters and some of the most spectacular mountain ranges in the solar system! (and this from YOUR back-garden - and for under 800 kr!) The phases of the planet Venus, going rapidly from almost a full disc to a thin crescent can easily be seen and tracked over the weeks of its seasonal apparitions.

Under favorable conditions the planet Mars will show surface detail and at the right time of year the white frost of its polar cap. The giant planet Jupiter, just a bright star to the unaided eye, will, at 60x magnification, show the observer a larger image of Jupiter's globe in the eyepiece than the full Moon appears to the unaided eye! Jupiter's four major moons can be tracked through the evening and can be seen transiting the disk or being eclipsed.

The famous rings that encompass the giant planet Saturn can be seen (and are truly unforgettable) as can Saturn's enigmatic attendant moon, Titan. With the addition of a solar observing filter (not included) sun-spots and other active phenomena can be seen on the surface of the sun and studied in detail. The brighter nebulae and galaxies millions of light-years distant can be seen with the Visiomar with beautiful asterisms (groups of stars) like the Pleiades and globular clusters (swarms of stars in a clump) like the famous M13 can be easily viewed on any dark night when these targets are over the horizon. And, a little closer to home, you can watch the behavior of birds on your bird-table just 5 meters away!