Omegon MightyMak 90

Highly portable, simple to use and ideal for beginners on a budget, this small telescope is an excellent introduction into astronomy

If you’re looking for a telescope that’s easy to carry and set up ready for your very first venture into observing, or perhaps you have children that have been hassling you for a ‘scope, but you don’t want to spend a fortune on a hobby that could end up being a fad, then the Omegon MightyMak 90 is a worthwhile option to consider. Omegon’s affordable product provides two types of mount – a tabletop tripod and a Dobsonian – ideal for quick wildlife watching and night-sky viewing – as well as a Kellner 25mm eyepiece and a handy transport bag.

Unusually, however, there doesn’t seem to be a finderscope or red dot finder to assist with finding objects, something that may hinder a novice astronomer’s observing sessions to a large degree. For the purpose of this review we attached an in-house red dot finder to the telescope in order to test it sufficiently.