10 Best Telescopes for Night
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Out of thousands of reviews for 42 products, over 90 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Night. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm
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$370 - $440
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10 People Recommend
"image quality, ease of use, and overall performance are all higher than expected, and i have been spending a lot of time in my back yard, enjoying the night sky like never before.…" - Telescopes.com User "sky alignment can be a bit difficult, especially on nights with a bright moon or when a portion of the sky is blotted out. …" - Telescopes.com User "i did a test last night to see how the "tour" mode would work. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Meade RB-60
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$40 - $100
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5 People Recommend
"i think it is a great telescope for young children & beginners.we've only looked at the moon for the past two nights.…" - Walmart.com User "she had always wanted a telescope so she could sit on the grass at night, staring at the stars.…" - Amazon.com User "i think it is a great telescope for young children & beginners.we've only looked at the moon for the past two nights. …" - Walmart.com User |
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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5 People Recommend
"if this is your first time as well, get a good guidebook ("nightwatch" by dickinson is a very good pick) and also a pair of binoculars to help you find your way around the sky - this is a piece of…" - Amazon.com User "[i find eq mounts and refractors very irritating to set up for short nightly use and quick views, which is why i prefer this starblast scope.] many users will want to place the starblast on an…" - Amazon.com User "it required almost no assembly at all; the starry night software it comes with is incredible; the ez finder makes locating celestial objects a no-brainer; it is compact enough to carry in one hand…" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm
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$1,399 - $1,600
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5 People Recommend
"i went right away to test it in my first night.…" - Amazon.com User "every now and then i like to view the night sky with a telescope. …" - Adorama.com User "=o/ i have used the scope for two nights so far. …" - Adorama.com User |
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $160
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5 People Recommend
"saw first light last night!…" - Telescopes.com User "the telescope mount is german equatorial, which was useful as it allows you to track down the star you want to find in the night sky by countering the earth's rotation.…" - Amazon.com User "my first night out, i got a stunning view of saturn - even at 50x, it was quite unmistakable. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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4 People Recommend
"i now use the telescope every night.…" - Amazon.com User "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 "you will also need to buy an atlas (sky & telescope's pocket sky atlas is the best available), a red flashlight to view the charts without blowing out your badly-needed night vision, and a guidebook…" - Amazon.com User |
Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm
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$349 - $500
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4 People Recommend
"i got this telescope for a present, that same night i took it out into my backyard. …" - Telescopes.com User "the first night i set it up we saw some great images and the nightly tour was a great feature. …" - Telescopes.com User "finally, after a few hours, tried to use the supplied eyepieces to view mars on a clear night, the eyepieces, the 9.6mm and 26mm eyepieces did not focus properly, maybe it is just me? …" - Telescopes.com User |
Scope Armor Fork-Mounted Protector
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$50
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2 People Recommend
"i received this telescope for christmas and i must say after waiting two nights to use it i am impressed.…" - Amazon.com User "the very night i gave it to them, they (actually, the dad) set it up and enjoyed looking at the moon with it.…" - Amazon.com User "if you plan to bring it in every night after you are done with it, then consider the fact that you will need to 'unextend' the tripod, which is hard to do because it is heavy and big.…" - Amazon.com User |
Night Owl Optics STARRY Pro Version 6
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$110 - $150
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2 People Recommend
"go to starry nights website (link below) and follow their instructions for hassle free enjoyment of this software.…" - Amazon.com User "really enjoy viewing the night sky real time. …" - Amazon.com User "it's easy to use and gives great views of th night sky, as well as a lot of additional information.…" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ 307 x 130mm
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$260
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2 People Recommend
"it was small enough that i could quickly and comfortably carry it outside any night (many folks complain that they spend more time setting up their large scopes than they do looking through them - so…" - Amazon.com User "clear nights to all. …" - Amazon.com User "clear nights to all. …" - Amazon.com User |
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