How's this telescope? I'm trying to win it in a sweepstakes.?

Diffraction limited Optical Tube Assembly (λ4)


Super glide altitude azimuth mount w/slow-motion controls


CIR electronic finderscope


Large 2” metal helical rack and pinion focuser


1¼″ 25mm astroscopic eyepiece


1¼″ 6.8mm-16mm eyepiece


CD-ROM w/instructional telescope tutorial


One year warranty





I appreciate all feedback. Thanks!!

How's this telescope? I'm trying to win it in a sweepstakes.?
It sounds like one of the Galileo brand telescopes.





Like this one:


http://www.opticsale.com/galileo-super-g...





They are made in India and have a poor reputation, lots and lots of plastic everywhere it shouldn't be.





The vendor's description reads:


Galileo Super Glide Models 135x1100 FS-135DX Deluxe Finderscope Telescopes with Free UPS Ground!








Regular price: $499.95, sales price $299 (though I recent passed one up for $70 NIB)
Reply:I don't know - it doesn't give the size of the primary mirror. Since that's the biggest factor in how good a telescope is, I'm going to guess it's not all that impressive since they didn't mention the most important part.
Reply:I agree with the first answer. From what you've given it sounds gimmicky. 1/4 wave is not specific either. That is a minimum for the wavefront error, but maybe they refer to the mirror surface, which doubles any error. Rack and pinion? The better scopes come with Crayford focusers. Never heard of super glide and I am familiar with a lot of scopes. Sounds like creative ad writing. Probably not worth the .41 postage to enter the sweepstakes relative to your chance of winning.
Reply:You do not give the single most important fact. The size of the primary mirror if a reflector or lens if a refractor.