10 Best Telescopes for Optic
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 44 products, over 90 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Optic. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Meade ETX-90PE 325 x 90mm
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$499 - $700
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6 People Recommend
"pros: excellent optics, easy to use, very portable, good computer pointing. …" - Shopping.com User "the new optics is great. …" - Hsn.com User "the optics on this telescope are better than you can imagine. …" - Hsn.com User |
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $160
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5 People Recommend
"optics are very good, focus could be a bit more precise. …" - Telescopes.com User "the images are clear and crisp with easy-to-use optics. …" - Telescopes.com User "this telescope is a killer compared to the cstar optics 525x telescope i had obtained 5 years ago. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm
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$370 - $440
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5 People Recommend
"once set up, i did notice a little tweaking on the alignment [mirror collumation] was needed, and after some indoor alignment, followed by "bright-star" fine tuning, this telescope's fine optics came…" - Amazon.com User "these caveats are all very minor, as this is a solid scope with better optics and software than the alternatives.…" - Amazon.com User "the optics seem to be pretty decent. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm
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$1,399 - $1,600
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4 People Recommend
"that's how high quality these optics are.…" - Amazon.com User "optics are good quality with no imperfections or dust. …" - Adorama.com User "optics are good. …" - Adorama.com User |
Meade ETX-125PE 500 x 127mm
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$899 - $1,000
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3 People Recommend
"pros: small, light, great optics, easy to use, electronic goto, very portable …" - Shopping.com User "the optics are excellent. …" - Walmart.com User "mead optics are even better than celestron's or orion's, you're going to love this scope.…" - Walmart.com User |
Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm
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$899 - $900
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3 People Recommend
"competent optics coupled with the huge 12" aperture and telescope portability make this one a winner. …" - neilvickers at Shopping.com "competent optics coupled with the huge 12" aperture and telescope portability make this one a winner.…" - neilvickers at Shopping.com "optics are good. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
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$550
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3 People Recommend
"pros: good value, great optics, ease of use, object locator very accurate and noise free …" - gstitanic at Shopping.com "it has enough light-gathering power (more important than magnification) to reveal dim star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies and good enough optics to show you the surface of planets like jupiter,…" - Amazon.com User "i highly recommend this scope as a first telescope to anyone who is able to handle the ~40 lb optical tube assembly. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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3 People Recommend
"many first time telescope buyers aren't aware of eye relief effects or the unique optical properties of telescopes--like the focuser attributes or inverted images.…" - Amazon.com User "this is the same fast optics formula as the edmund astroscan and bushnell voyager bowling ball. …" - Amazon.com User "as usual from orion nice optics for the price. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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2 People Recommend
"it is ultra-portable, gives great views, and took a rank amateur (me) less than an hour to assemble and align the optics, thanks to a very good instruction manual. …" - Amazon.com User "it has enough light-gathering power (more important than magnification) to reveal dim star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies and good enough optics to show you the surface of planets like jupiter,…" - Amazon.com User |
Meade RB-60
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$40 - $100
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2 People Recommend
"pros: easy to use, good construction, quality optics + good value for the money. …" - iwannanewscope at Shopping.com "the optics in this 60mm "spy glass" telescope are really superb for viewing the moon. …" - Amazon.com User |
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