I decided to see just how bad things were for innocent newcomers who didn't know much about telescopes, so I went slumming. It comes with a 12mm Huygenian eyepiece, a 2x Barlow lens, and a 17mm erecting eyepiece. I figured that even if it didn't give me my money's worth as a telescope, I would be able to obtain fifty dollars worth of satisfaction complaining about it on the internet. The Tasco 301051F isn't good enough to burn ants. Its major flaw is lack of an achromatic objective.
Daytime views are similarly, unnaturally, colorful.
The Moon was not up when I was observing, but I expect it would look as if the American flags left by the astronauts had been made with rather runny dye. Not all Tasco instruments are this bad. I have two Tasco binoculars with which I am well pleased, and I suspect that more expensive refractors do have achromats. I have observed with a 1960s-vintage 60mm refractor bearing the Tasco label, and it had excellent optics. Thus one might also be wary of other telescopes certified to meet ASTM or European National Standard.