Great scope for Astrophotography beginners. It is well constructed and made solid. It's compact. Easy to breakdown, pack it up and move around. However, I only had once chance to use it since received. Mostly cloudy nights, not good for observations. During the one night used, it performed great with my onboard planetary software, PHD2, Sharpcap and CDC. I was able to capture the M42 briefly as a test run. It turned out well for the first time. This is a great scope considering the cost. I was looking for something that wouldn't break the bank. I'm totally satified with it. I went further installing the ZWO EAF auto focuser. It works great and perfect match for the scope, easy to install. The ZWO ASI533 mc pro camera is compatible with the scope. Perfect match. I highly recommend this scope for beginners, like me!