Best Altazimuth Telescopes for Night

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Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

$415.00 Est. at Amazon

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i like use the celestron nexstar 130 slt telescope by celestron when i am with my family and friends in camping and i like this model because it look for the stars automatic .
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great telescope, detail in orion nebula/moon/moons of jupiter it vibrates as you focus but that is okaygoto is very easy, just make sure that your tripod is level pros: accurate, goto is very
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the double axis tracking allows me to see the rings of saturn from the living room by aligning on a planet: the degradation of the image through the plate glass windows (but hey it way below zero
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strictly used to stargaze, haven't used it much and the initial set up required numerous orientations.
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the clarity it provides in viewing space is tremendous.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

2 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for NIGHT

Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ 160 x 70mm

$124.00 Est. at Amazon

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the very night i gave it to them, they (actually, the dad) set it up and enjoyed looking at the moon with it.
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he absolutely loves it and we have spent every night since exploring the stars and moon.
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it certainly struck me as a serious, well-made scope when we took it out of the box.
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it has a very sturdy base and easy to use.
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it's compact and light enough to transport easily, it has great optics and a very macho tripod and starfinder with a bright reticle which nailed venus in 1 easy try right out of the box.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for NIGHT

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

$320.00 Est. at Amazon

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you can see the planets for sure,the moon looks awesome through this telescope,it will not dissapoint you.autoalign is quit hard to use but it does work.
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i made the mistake of trying to calibrate it ,and it was set better out of the box.
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then when it points to the 1st alignment star it is ~20 degr off.) rotating the tube far enough causes the scope to spin around continuously and never properly detect north during the alignment
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i had only one issue with quality, the red dot starfinder mounting screw would not go in all the way and i had to do minor (5 min screwdriver only) repair to fix it.
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this thing can't align itself to the ground, impossible to speak about stars.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Mount Type: Altazimuth

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for NIGHT

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

$1,199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.adorama.com
celestron scopes are worth the money and time to learn them.david, smca pros: accurate, good value best uses: astronomy describe yourself: casual/recreational
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very good and easy to use!
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saw jupiter with the four moons and it was spectacular.
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due to florida's terrible rainy days lately it was mostly cloudy yet i was able to see mars, saturn's rings, jupiter's moon and clouds, even behind a tinted glass!
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i love astronomy and have to say this was my first real purchase of a telescope.

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Positives: Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for NIGHT

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

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as someone with a renewed interest in astronomy, i wanted a telescope with good light gathering power (better than what i had as a child, both a 50mm refractor and a 6 inch reflector).
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but this was always a premium feature, unavailable to observers on a tight budget, unless they built their own.
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the reflex sight makes finding objects quick work, even fairly dim object such as the andromeda galaxy.

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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron Nextstar 4 SE 4.0"/102 mm

$505.00 Est. at Amazon

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one of the easiest ways to align it to the night sky is using a the solar system align.
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first, it is very easy to use.
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i'm not an astronomy major, neither an expert in optics.
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sky align worked well, though sometimes the scope seemed to become less accurate as the hours went buy, and i tried to re-align to different stars but eventually i encountered the same alignment
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found this easy to use.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron StarHopper 10 10110 600 x 254mm

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

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the very night i gave it to them, they (actually, the dad) set it up and enjoyed looking at the moon with it.
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it certainly struck me as a serious, well-made scope when we took it out of the box.
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it has a very sturdy base and easy to use.
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i also bought them each a "star" (shining stars by russ) to name and they really get a kick out of looking at their very own stars!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

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Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ 160 x 70mm

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

Celestron Nextstar 4 SE 4.0"/102 mm

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