This unusual pick-up-and-go elbow telescope is easy to transport and a joy to use.  It’s a wide-field right-angle refractor married to a Dobsonian mount.  The objective is almost 5” across, and it has a single fixed eyepiece.  Telescopes don’t get much simpler than this, nor easier to use.  Pull out the eyepiece for coarse focus, twist it for fine focus control.  The field of view is about one quarter that of 7×50 binoculars and rivals that of many larger telescopes.  The stars are crisp, with very little distortion until the edge of the view. 

Unlike all other designs of telescopes, the eyepiece always remains at the same height no matter where the telescope is pointed. The mount can be placed on a picnic table or attached to the optional tripod. Very suitable as a grab-and-go during winter. Highly recommended.