I bought this Newtonian reflector telescope about two months ago and the only thing I did with it was take it out of the box, set it up, and put it back in the box. It hasn't seen any light yet. It's a great amateur scope and has a full computerized mount with over 30,000 objects it can automatically locate and track. The tripod is sturdy with 2" legs and is perfect for this size scope. Here is a link that covers all the info on the scope, mount, and tripod: Click. And here is the manufacturer's website: Click. You can't find these anywhere right now, there is a wait of at least 2 months. My asking price is $700 firm (msrp was $995, just reduced to $795 by manufacturer) and I'll throw in the collimator and power tank which are worth $100 and both are required to use the scope. I'd rather do a local sale since there are two boxes that are quite large and heavy, but let me know if you are interested and we can work something out.