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Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

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the first thing i noticed was the moons, it was really exciting to see.
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the moon is breath taking.
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we've seen the rings of saturn, and detailed viewings of the moon.
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we were just amazed by the sharp resolution when we first saw the moon.
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i solved this by drilling a flat piece of aluminum w/9.5mm holes spaced the same as the ring mount holes on the eq mount.

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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Equatorial

2 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for VIEWING

Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i was actually a little disappointed in the magnification of the moon based on a cheap bushnell "department store" telescope i have previously owned.
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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.
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this is a fine, small telescope which can show you planets like jupiter and saturn.
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my son is over the moon about it, literally, as he says he can see the craters and mountains clearly.
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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,

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for VIEWING

Meade 70AZ-A 140 x 70mm

$84.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would give this telescope 1000000000000000 stars.
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great telescope for serching the stars.
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haven't used it to find stars yet, but im sure it works great.
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he can't wait until it gets dark outside so that he can see all of the stars.
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i was able to see the moon craters and all the planets as far as pluto.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

4 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for VIEWING

Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

$415.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.telescopes.com
i like use the celestron nexstar 130 slt telescope by celestron when i am with my family and friends in camping and i like this model because it look for the stars automatic .
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great telescope, detail in orion nebula/moon/moons of jupiter it vibrates as you focus but that is okaygoto is very easy, just make sure that your tripod is level pros: accurate, goto is very
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the clarity it provides in viewing space is tremendous.
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the double axis tracking allows me to see the rings of saturn from the living room by aligning on a planet: the degradation of the image through the plate glass windows (but hey it way below zero
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i would highly recommend this telescope to any beginner considering becoming more than a novice with the stars.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

5 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for VIEWING

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

$515.00 Est. at Amazon

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you can see the planets for sure,the moon looks awesome through this telescope,it will not dissapoint you.autoalign is quit hard to use but it does work.
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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
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she said it would always remind me that our fate was in the stars!
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received the scope in good condition: great.setting the telescope up: great.understanding and alignment: ok (trust me ok).price: good.shots of the stars and moon with my kids: (priceless) pros:
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i purchased the ds-2130lnt reflector telescope with lnt autoalign technology to fulfill a lifelong dream and that was be able to look up and see the stars.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Meade ETX-90PE 325 x 90mm

$550.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have seen other globular clusters and stars.
from www.amazon.com
work super and you see jupiter, saturn, venus and moon and more, is best telescope for make photos.
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the product itself is truly nice, works great for viewing the stars plus...
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some of the most rewarding objects - the moon, jupiter, saturn, and the orion nebula look wonderful through this telescope.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector

$91.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it was so nice to focus my new galileo telescope to this star that turned to be saturn with his rings at the end, and over a week later at early morning i could watch jupiter with three of his moons.
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the first time i used it, i had no problems seeing the craters in the moon.
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i bought this telescope for myself because i always loved space.
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we expend hours outside checking for stars and the moon.
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you can see the moon very well but not the start i found that this is a good piece of equipment to have for your children to view the moon

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ 160 x 70mm

$122.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
he absolutely loves it and we have spent every night since exploring the stars and moon.
from www.amazon.com
the very night i gave it to them, they (actually, the dad) set it up and enjoyed looking at the moon with it.
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i'm 5"9 and i always had to bend over to look at stars.
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we have seen the rings of saturn (although small) and the kids love the details of the craters on the moon.
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this model can be used for viewing the moon and stars or distant earthbound items by changing the eyepiece.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron NexStar 102 SLT 200 x 102mm

$430.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.telescopes.com
jupiter's galilean moons show up as plain as day, the tracking and goto functions are intuitive and it's just a lot of fun!
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you really need to know nothing about which star is which to get the scope aligned and tracking star movement, and the hand-held control allows you to select stars, planets, and deep-sky objects by
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he is like a kid with a new toy, and he's still enjoying the moon, stars and the planets.
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the library of stars, planets, etc is astonomial, but at the same time rather difficult to use and try to get the scope aligned.
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some of the good, great low price for a decent size lens, for moon and planets and sun its great and the quality is also very good.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Refractor, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Orion StarMax 9824

$352.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it was pretty cold and we just did some viewing of the moon and a couple of stars from the front yard.
from www.amazon.com
we were actually able to see mars (which looked like a little orange moon)and saturn.
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my grandson really loves his telescope...even stole out of his bed one night..to look at the stars.

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Positives: Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Equatorial

Night Owl Optics STARRY Pro Version 6

Night Owl Optics STARRY NIGHT Starry Night Pro Version 6 ( Windows Macintosh ) Telescope

$135.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
to elevate their understanding and observing the planets, celestial objects and phenomenon, many users think about a telescope as their first astronomical instrument of choice.
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highly recommended for teaching children the realtionship between the earth and solar system and the greater universe.
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i look at my computer screen then go out into my back yard and i can see the stars exactly as they are on my computer.
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the only reason i am giving this 3 stars instead of 1 star, is that i am familiar with previous versions of this program on previous computers, so i know it is potentially a wonderful program.
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i'd give it 4 stars (the ui is waaaay too quirky, in my opinion -- too much java under the covers), except that i can't run it at the moment.

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Positives: Easy To Use

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

$1,199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
due to florida's terrible rainy days lately it was mostly cloudy yet i was able to see mars, saturn's rings, jupiter's moon and clouds, even behind a tinted glass!
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saw jupiter with the four moons and it was spectacular.
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the five stars represent my opinion about the scope.
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i was very excited about viewing the planets and hopefully some deep sky objects.
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if you store it with the optical tube assembly (ota) attached to the single fork-arm, then all you have to do is grab the ota/fork-arm assembly and the tripod, step outside, connect the tripod to the

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Positives: Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have been able to easily pick out individual stars in several messier catalog globular clusters, and can easily resolve the 4 stars of the trapezium in the orion nebula.
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the reflex sight makes finding objects quick work, even fairly dim object such as the andromeda galaxy.

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Positives: Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron Nextstar 4 SE 4.0"/102 mm

$511.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one of the easiest ways to align it to the night sky is using a the solar system align.
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moon viewing has been great.
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sky align worked well, though sometimes the scope seemed to become less accurate as the hours went buy, and i tried to re-align to different stars but eventually i encountered the same alignment

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Catadioptrics, Finderscope: Red-Dot, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron StarHopper 10 10110 600 x 254mm

$38.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the very night i gave it to them, they (actually, the dad) set it up and enjoyed looking at the moon with it.
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i also bought them each a "star" (shining stars by russ) to name and they really get a kick out of looking at their very own stars!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Optical Design: Newtonians, Finderscope: Optical, Mount Type: Altazimuth

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Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm

Meade 70AZ-A 140 x 70mm

Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

Meade ETX-90PE 325 x 90mm

Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector

Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ 160 x 70mm

Celestron NexStar 102 SLT 200 x 102mm

Orion StarMax 9824

Night Owl Optics STARRY Pro Version 6

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

Celestron Nextstar 4 SE 4.0"/102 mm

Celestron StarHopper 10 10110 600 x 254mm

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