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The Inspire 100AZ is a 100mm refractor on a manual alt-azimuth mount, aimed at beginners who want a simple, no-fuss first telescope. Its standout feature is the smartphone dock built into the mount, which lets you shoot through the eyepiece without a separate adapter. The 100mm aperture gathers noticeably more light than the common 70mm starter scopes, so globular clusters and the brighter nebulae hold up better, though chromatic fringing on the Moon and planets is visible. Owners like the tool-free setup and the red-dot finder; experienced users find the bundled eyepieces and the lightweight tripod the weak points.
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Lowest price we've seen: $339.99 on Nov 10 at Best Buy. Tracked across 3 stores since Nov 10.
Beginners generally rate the Inspire 100AZ well for easy setup and the phone dock, and the 100mm aperture is a real step up from 70mm kits. More experienced owners criticise the color fringing, the flimsy tripod and the weak bundled eyepieces.
