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Out of thousands of reviews for 38 products, over 10 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Novice. These 4 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 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
"as a novice, i'm really happy with my new nexstar 130 slt. …"

- Telescopes.com User

"i would highly recommend this telescope to any beginner considering becoming more than a novice with the stars.…"

- Telescopes.com User

"allows a novice to feel like he is in control. …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 2 Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian (269 x 114mm) Telescope $200 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 3 years ago
2 People Recommend
"this is the kind of scope that experienced observers have been trying to steer novices towards for decades. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 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
2 People Recommend
"i'm a novice at astronomy, so i can't really make any comparisons. …"

- Amazon.com User

"novice would be the best way to describe my viewing experience. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope Telescope $550 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 3 years ago
2 People Recommend
"i am a novice astronomer, but have been recently invigorated and inspired by a trip to nasa space center houston. …"

- Amazon.com User

"this is the kind of scope that experienced observers have been trying to steer novices towards for decades. …"

- Amazon.com User


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