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Out of thousands of reviews for 45 products, over 100 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Eyepiece. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 (750 x 127mm) Telescope $130 - $160 Compare Prices
  • Comfortable Eyepiece
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Equatorial
  • Released over 3 years ago
25 People Recommend
"clouds aren't very interesting through any eyepiece, but it is certainly fun to play around with this scope regardless of the weather (except in the rain of course).…"

- Amazon.com User

"accurate, comfortable eyepiece, quality lenses, strong construction best uses: …"

- Telescopes.com User

"the only problem was that i destroyed the finder scope - i accidentaly un-screwed the eyepiece of the finderscope when i tried to remove the cap. …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 2 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
16 People Recommend
"when buying a bicycle, it's sometimes a good idea to upgrade some parts and, in this case, it would be the eyepieces.…"

- Telescopes.com User

"the 2 eyepieces that come with the scope are quite good, but it was with my 7mm nagler eyepiece that saturn's rings shone fine, and jupiter's cloud bands popped right out!…"

- Amazon.com User

"accurate, comfortable eyepiece, strong construction cons: …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 3 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
6 People Recommend
"it's not the best option however for watching planets as its short focal lenght requires high power eyepieces for high magnification and you pay for this in field of view and eyepiece relief - in…"

- Amazon.com User

"however, don't expect to see huge colorful gas clouds filling the viewing field of the eyepiece...i naievely thought i'd be able to see at least a smaller image of those beautiful hubble-style nebula…"

- Amazon.com User

"however it does a decent enough job with it's 6mm eyepiece (75x) which lets you see saturn's rings. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Celestron NexStar 102 SLT 200 x 102mm
Celestron NexStar 102 SLT (200 x 102mm) Telescope $399 - $480 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Refractor
  • Finderscope: Red-Dot
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"go-to feature worked well.consider upgrading eyepiece, diagonal, andfinderscope.…"

- Telescopes.com User

"a very easy scope to use, though i would recommend an additional 3 or 4mm eyepiece and a moon filter to really enjoy the scope to a greater degree.…"

- Amazon.com User

"go-to feature worked well.consider upgrading eyepiece, diagonal, andfinderscope. …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 5 Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm
Meade DS-2130 (350 x 127mm) Telescope $349 - $500 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"there is a clear image with the eyepieces provided and the controler menu was easy to navigate.…"

- Telescopes.com User

"accurate, comfortable eyepiece, simple to operate, strong construction best uses: …"

- Telescopes.com User

"we have taken some great pictures and we are very excited to purchase some more eyepieces for the telescope.…"

- Telescopes.com User


No 6 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
4 People Recommend
"the eyepiece that came with it(25mm)is of very good quality itself, i bought a an eyepiece set but i still find myself using it a lot.…"

- Amazon.com User

"accurate, built well, comfortable eyepiece, quality lenses, strong construction cons: …"

- Adorama.com User

"[...] comes with 6 element 25 mm 1.25" plossl' eyepiece, 1.25" diagonal, 1.25' visual back, easy to use finderscope, aperture cover, tripod, and accessory/eyepiece tray. …"

- Adorama.com User


No 7 Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ 307 x 130mm
Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ (307 x 130mm) Telescope $260 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Newtonians
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Equatorial
  • Released over 3 years ago
3 People Recommend
"we've been able to observe very crisp images of saturn and jupiter with 180x using the supplied 10mm eyepiece and a separately purchased 2x barlow. …"

- Amazon.com User

"i've got the thing collimated nearly perfectly now but i cannot push this scope to 180x (using the supplied 10mm explorer ii eyepiece and a $30-$40 2x fully multicoated barlow lens). …"

- Amazon.com User

"m42 : wow clear and bright with supplied 25mm eyepiece. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 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
2 People Recommend
"cons: some balance issues with larger eyepieces at low altitude. …"

- neilvickers at Shopping.com

"most notably, i observed the recent flare-up of comet holmes in late october/early november 2007, which was quite impressive in the wide view of the included 27mm eyepiece. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Meade NG-70 140 x 70mm
Meade NG-70 (140 x 70mm) Telescope $89 - $199 Compare Prices
  • Optical Design: Refractor
  • Finderscope: Optical
  • Mount Type: Altazimuth
  • Released over 3 years ago
2 People Recommend
"accurate, comfortable eyepiece, strong construction cons: …"

- Telescopes.com User

"a nice scope for the money, eyepieces have good eye relief. …"

- Telescopes.com User


No 10 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
"it was even able to handle the increased magnification of a barlow lens and high power eyepiece, for utterly stunning close up views of the lunar surface on a really clear night! …"

- Amazon.com User

"the eyepiece is at the perfect height for my 4yr old daughter to look through (she has already gotten a few glimpses of the moon) so it will be a great tool for us to share. …"

- Amazon.com User

"it gives good views of the moon and planets, particularly if you add a barlow lense to double the power of the provided eyepieces, but is also big enough (at 4.5") to begin to show the beauty of the…"

- Amazon.com User


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