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Out of thousands of reviews for 37 products, over 20 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Design. These 4 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 (267 x 114mm) Telescope $180 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 3 years ago
3 People Recommend
"although the scope is not heavy and is easy to carry outside, the mount does not fold away like a tripod in a case and so the scope is not really designed to travel.(4) it has a short focal length.…"

- Amazon.com User

"(2) it needs to be placed on a table or other object as the sturdy stand is very short.(3) although the scope is not heavy and is easy to carry outside, the mount does not fold away like a tripod in…"

- Amazon.com User

"as some of the reviews have mentioned this little guy isn't really designed for high power views. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm
Celestron Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" (203mm) Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope Kit $1,399 - $1,600 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Catadioptrics
  • Finderscope: Red-Dot
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"the overall quality is great for the price.the scope has a solid feel and is a nice clean design.…"

- Adorama.com User

"battery compartment is good (better the meade design) solid solid built, no cheap parts.def a must buy, spend the extra money and get something you dont have to worry about, [...] is the best, gonna…"

- Adorama.com User

"the overall quality is great for the price.the scope has a solid feel and is a nice clean design. …"

- Adorama.com User


No 3 Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm
Celestron NexStar 130SLT (31145) (306 x 130mm) Telescope $370 - $440 Compare Prices
  • Comfortable Eyepiece
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"i can't say against, except that the battery compartment something like they in a hurry designing this, it's a cheap design, the batteries won't fit especially using rechargeable.…"

- Telescopes.com User

"the design is great compared to the refractor telescope i had when i was younger. …"

- Telescopes.com User

"eyepiece could use a more molded design to help shield out light from your eye.6. …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 4 Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm
Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe (600 x 304.8mm) Telescope $899 - $900 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Red-Dot
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"now meade has produced a good quality large truss-tube scope that is competitive in price with the old solid-tube design. …"

- Amazon.com User

"john dobson's simple and portable design made large telescopes available to the average amateur astronomer. …"

- Amazon.com User

"one thing that meade still needs to work on is designing a mirror cover that actually stays on the mirror during shipping. …"

- Amazon.com User


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