LeapFrog Magic Adventures Telescope, Kids Telescope
LeapFrog Magic Adventures Telescope, Kids Telescope for Beginner, Star Gazing Astronomy Toy, 100+ NASA Images & Videos, Real Telescope, Tripod, Gift for Kids & Adults, 5, 6, 7 +, English Versio
| Dimensions: | 58.2 x 63.9 x 85.3 cm; 2.12 Kilograms |
| Model: | 614503 |
| Material: | Plastic |
| Colour: | Black/White |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Age: | 5 – 10 years |
| Assembly: | Yes |
| Dimensions: | 58.2 x 63.9 x 85.3 cm; 2.12 Kilograms |
| Material: | Plastic |
Came packaged well and was built very quickly. The instructions were clear and straightforward. It’s not your typical telescope, everything is displayed on a screen, a little different, but I think for kids this is perfect as it gives a chance for more than one person to be viewing what the telescope is picking up at once.
The screen also has lots of trivia and facts about space. It’s a really good way to get kids excited. I would definitely recommend this over a normal telescope for kids as a lot of the boring search for objects can be split with looking through the digital display and learning fun things about space.
This is a great starter telescope designed for ease of use over amazing functionality. I think it pretty much succeeds in its aim to make it fun and easy for kids to find celestial objects.
Where you are and light pollution will impact what you can see with this (and any other telescope) but the way it’s designed have made it usable for my 10 and 8 year old.
I kind of wish it had a viewfinder as well as the screen although that may make it more expensive. The magnification is pretty good, although again, in more traditional telescopes, you’ll find higher magnification for similar prices.
Really recommend this for beginners/ as a first telescope.
This is a really good starter telescope for younger children. My 7 year old soon got the hang of this and enjoyed that it is interactive. We took it on a trip to a log cabin in the country, somewhere with very little light pollution at night.
I think the reviews saying this isn’t a serious telescope are kind of missing the point, of course it isn’t. We have an actual proper telescope with a view finder and that is much more difficult for my 7 year old to use. Yes you can’t quite see as much with this but the pros outweigh the cons.
I think this is good for up to around 10 years of age as an introduction to using telescopes. After that a ‘proper’ telescope is worth it if they’re still interested in space but they are much more fiddly to use.
This is well worth the price. It is a telescope, perfect for use day or night as well as having preloaded information from NASA about the universe with facts and pictures that capture the imagination. Not overly fiddly to put together and batteries included – though if you want to store your captured pics, you will need an SD card which isn’t included. I do find it’s a shame the legs don’t fold in for ease of storage, especially when transporting out and about like to a woodland or park but this isn’t too much of a hassle compared to a much larger scope! This for me is a great pressie for the budding space explorer and reasonably priced for what you get. My little one will love this as he gets older and is already happily exploring what he can see in the world around him at night. Perfect to engage future space explorers!
My child is really into astrology and loves to explore the space. So saw one of these and he loves it. He always loves to look out in the night as images is more clearer in the night sky. He’s never had issues before with it and loves to explore with it.
Leapfrog are a brand synonymous with technology and learning. This telescope ticks all those usual boxes with interactive elements as well as a camera to aid your stargazing.
The telescope requires some construction. It isn’t too hard to put together and I would recommend some adult supervision. The telescope comes fitted with a screen and there is no optical view finder. This is probably for the best as it prevents children from directly looking at the sun and damaging their eyes. The screen isn’t just a screen for the camera it’s also smart and includes a range of videos and pictures from Nasa, as well as facts and information about the universe. Pictures can be captured from the telescope and while there is some internal storage there is space for a microSD card. When you are all done stargazing there are few little games built in to pass the time. In terms of operation finding objects like the moon is fairly straight forward. However smaller objects like planets and stars are a lot harder to acquire and the sensor isn’t really sensitive enough to resolve detail.
If you’ve got a young child who is curious about astronomy then this is a nice little telescope with lots of fun activities.
This was a gift for my nephew who’s astronomy mad, tbh I love astronomy too, probably where he gets it.
When this came up I decided to order it and I’m so glad I did.
It’s not just a telescope, it’s also an educational tool.
It has digital viewfinder which can be used at night or day, does 25x -110x magnification and the viewfinder also stores your images. You can add up to 32gb SD card and the internal memory will store upto 100 images depending on quality.
This in itself is a brilliant feature. The quality of the images is fine for the magnification and you can share those images if you see fit or keep them as a record of your stargazing.
What’s more, it can be used during the day to view distant objects. Take it to the park for example to view birds in the trees or other natural objects.
There’s also 20 cosmic cards which give information on planets etc, plus many other images and videos with facts about space.
The telescope was easy to set-up I’m told and can be stored easily too. For what you get it’s a great tool if your child is interested in space.
Large, adjustable, an absolute fun for kids as well as for adults. Has a few games build in, pretty decent quality, good view and the whole telescope it is super interesting. Helps to learn about planets and solar system, my nice is an absolute fan of this telescope. Great experience also quality time spend together combined with learning. Would recommend in a heartbeat.
This is more of a toy than for serious stargazers.
Assembly instructions are clear and my 7 year old happily helped to build it. There were quite a lot of plastic bags inside which I wish had been substituted for something environmentally friendly instead.
Once assembled, it is all light-weight and child-friendly. However, the middle mount that is meant to add rigidity kept springing off from the frame. This was despite re-building the tri-pod and I could not get it to stay in position. This was really irritating. Furthermore, it is worth pointing out that this does not fold up at all, so you have to take it apart if you are not intending to use it for a while. It is a shame the design did not allow the legs to fold in. The footprint is not massive but it is a shape that takes up space and the legs do not extend, so once you are a certain height, you are having to use it whilst sitting on a chair.
The telescope uses 4 AA batteries (included) and it chews through them incredibly quickly. There is a micro SD card slot; the card is not included.
The telescope is easy to navigate and is child-friendly with its ‘How to’ guidance. I like how this guides you though the different features. My 7 year old picked this up very quickly.
The zoom quality is impressive and you can use it for daytime outdoors and low-light conditions. Moon pictures are possible but not star constellations: the camera chip is not sensitive enough to capture the light. There is no view finder so you are reliant on the screen itself. I found it easier to point the telescope at larger objects in the daytime — such as looking at nature and bird spotting — because at night, the screen is not bright enough to judge what you are trying to focus on.
I was disappointed that games are included on this telescope. It has proven more appealing to my child than the educational elements. Indeed, the fact cards were hardly touched as the appeal of playing games was stronger. I am sure this could have been omitted because this just becomes another electronic device for children to play on. The fact cards, Cosmic Cards, do not interact with the telescope but have lots of interesting facts — I liked reading them, even if my child was not interested.
There is a volume control, thankfully, but these do not seem to be remembered when changing the batteries. When using this at night, you cannot see the buttons in the dark because they do not have a back-light glow to them. This is quite disappointing because even though there is a dedicated side button, it is not always easy to find in the dark.
I would agree with the age rating of 5+ but think their enthusiasm of star-gazing at night-time on a winter’s evening may not be very appealing because of the colder temperatures. Older children are more likely to want to play games on it rather than look at the night sky. It is definitely more of a winter toy to ensure good light conditions for the moon but I also think it is ideal for spotting wildlife. However, it is definitely not for serious star-gazing and I think this is more intended as a toy.
This digital telescope is lightweight and easy to use, the magnification on it isn’t great for looking at space or looking at anything far away in high quality, but it’s good for kids and definitely makes things bigger, it can capture images of what appears on screen and has a built in game, I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking for a serious telescope, but if it’s just for a kid with an interest in space it’s great!