10 Best Telescopes for Light
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 40 products, over 80 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Light. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $160
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7 People Recommend
"saw first light last night!…" - Telescopes.com User "the mount is solid and light weight and great for traveling. …" - Telescopes.com User "the first thing to note is that this a 1000mm focal length telescope in a less-than-1000mm tube: it's really a catadioptric, so you're sacrificing some light for portability. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm
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$370 - $440
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5 People Recommend
"didn't see anything when we asked it to go find but that may have been our problem since it was early and a street light was on accross the street.…" - Telescopes.com User "i personally have moved on to a different, larger scope, but the beauty of the 130slt is that as a lightweight goto, it'll always find a use.…" - Telescopes.com User "this scope isn't weighted and is very light.…" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm
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$1,399 - $1,600
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5 People Recommend
"it is lightweight, portable and pretty stable on its tripod.…" - Adorama.com User "able to gather celestial light even with such terrible viewing conditions.…" - Amazon.com User "it is lightweight, portable and pretty stable on its tripod. …" - Adorama.com User |
Celestron StarHopper 10 10110 600 x 254mm
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$25
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4 People Recommend
"they are comfortable, lightweight and you can wash them in the sink at the end of everyday.…" - Shoebuy.com User "they are light-weight and comfortable and easy for the kids to put on. …" - Shoebuy.com User "they're light and comfortable, easy to clean, available in all kinds of colors. …" - Shoebuy.com User |
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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4 People Recommend
"lightweight and very portable (though you need a table to set it on).wide field views are great.…" - Amazon.com User "the scope is well built, solid, yet lightweight.…" - Amazon.com User "one thing you should be aware of is you really have to go somewhere pretty dark away from all lighting for this and any other telescope to achieve it's best views. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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3 People Recommend
"pros: compact, lighter weight, reasonable performance. …" - Pirich at Shopping.com "if you are looking for a light weight scope you can pull out of the closet on a whim, big enough to see the items mentioned above, and easy enough for a kid to use, this is the one.…" - 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 |
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
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$550
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2 People Recommend
"the clincher for me was for a small increase in price without much of a size difference, i can get about 56% more light gathering capacity. …" - 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 LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm
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$899 - $900
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2 People Recommend
"pros: fantastic light gathering capability without putting too big a dent in your pocketbook. …" - neilvickers at Shopping.com "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). …" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron ExploraScope 80 44 x 80mm
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$35 - $39
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2 People Recommend
"better light gathering, and portable.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "better light gathering, and portable. …" - Bhphotovideo.com User "very light and easy to travel with.…" - Amazon.com User |
Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm
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$349 - $500
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2 People Recommend
"the more you read reviews these much more experienced people seem to always never buy the right scope.this scope is better than a beginners scope, light wieght and good details of the moon.keep this…" - Telescopes.com User "it gives great pictures of the cosmos, even though i live in atlanta, geargia with lots of light pollution. …" - Telescopes.com User |
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