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1 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for BEGIN
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 (750 x 127mm) Telescope
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$102.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.telescopes.com
    4.0 Stars i recommend, for beginners, getting a 32 mm eyepiece to see a broader field than the 20 mm one that comes with the telescope affords.
  2. from www.telescopes.com
    4.0 Stars i would not change it for a magnifying scope.the equatorial mount was a bit tricky to use for me as a beginner.
  3. from www.telescopes.com
    5.0 Stars as for the scope, it's a great little beginner scope.
  4. from www.ritzcamera.com
    4.0 Stars the beginner will get a lot out of this scope, enough to keep him or her going for a year or two.
  5. from www.telescopes.com
    5.0 Stars unfortunately, i'm only a beginner and my celestial tracking skills leave much to be desired, and i'm still waiting for the moon to get out of the way so i can do some deep sky viewing.
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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Equatorial
2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for BEGIN
Celestron NexStar 130SLT (31145) (306 x 130mm) Telescope
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$415.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.telescopes.com
    4.0 Stars it's a perfect telescope for a beginner and/or someone on a limited budget.
  2. from www.telescopes.com
    5.0 Stars overall, this makes a good telescope for beginners
  3. from www.telescopes.com
    4.0 Stars i would highly recommend this telescope to any beginner considering becoming more than a novice with the stars.
  4. from www.telescopes.com
    5.0 Stars i would definitely recommend this affordable telescope to any beginner.
  5. from www.telescopes.com
    5.0 Stars the great thing for a beginner is that you don't have to have any idea what you are pointing to, you just find something bright, center it up, and push the button.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth
3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BEGIN
Meade ETX-90PE (325 x 90mm) Telescope
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$550.00 Est. at Amazon
  1. from www.hsn.com
    5.0 Stars the auto star makes it a breeze for beginners; just align the scope and bam" that is it!
  2. from www.buydig.com
    4.0 Stars we are beginners and its pretty easy to use.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars this is not an open the box and go system, so don't expect to put the pieces together and just begin.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth
4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for BEGIN
Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector Telescope
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$85.00 Est. at Amazon
  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars i would definitely suggest buying this telescope for any beginner.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i gave it to my little bro for christmas, and at the beginning he was eseptic but then he love it.
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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth
5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for BEGIN
Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ (160 x 70mm) Telescope
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$124.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from www.amazon.com
    5.0 Stars the celestron 21061 astromaster is a high quality telescope for beginners.
  2. from www.amazon.com
    4.0 Stars i would definitely recommend this telescope for a beginner astronomist.
  3. from www.amazon.com
    1.0 Star it also doesn't magnify very well, this combined with the fact that it is difficult to aim means that it is only good for looking at objects that are relatively large to begin with (like the moon)and
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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth
 
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