7 Best Telescopes for Small
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Out of thousands of reviews for 41 products, over 60 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Small. These 7 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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7 People Recommend
"a small opening making it less comfortable to use.…" - Amazon.com User "this little orion starblast 4.5 astro telescope [altazimuth-based reflector tabletop scope] is by far my all-time favorite small scope.…" - Amazon.com User "a small opening making it less comfortable to use. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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5 People Recommend
"this is a fine, small telescope which can show you planets like jupiter and saturn.…" - Amazon.com User "the bottom line: the xt4.5 is a good quality telescope for a children's scope, but its small size means lots of bending over for adults, and it will be outgrown.…" - Pirich at Shopping.com "even though a 4.5 inch primary mirror is small for a dobsonian telescope, this is a serious piece of equipment for the money. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
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$550
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3 People Recommend
"the base might be difficult to get into the trunk of a small car, but i think for most cars you can figure out a way to get it in. …" - Amazon.com User "i then made some small changes to the primary mirror to get the laser beam return centered in the collimator. …" - Amazon.com User "a 114mm (4 ½") is a bit on the small side but still a fine instrument, especially if your ability to carry large objects is limited. …" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $160
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3 People Recommend
"the holes that were drilled into the plastic bracket are not big enough as the tightening nuts provided clearly have a smaller diameter neck which is meant to slide into the holes to afix properly.…" - Telescopes.com User "the holes that were drilled into the plastic bracket are not big enough as the tightening nuts provided clearly have a smaller diameter neck which is meant to slide into the holes to afix properly. …" - Telescopes.com User "it's the perfect size - big enough to get great resolution, but small enough to be portable (i have to commute away from city lights to use it). …" - Telescopes.com User |
Celestron StarHopper 10 10110 600 x 254mm
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$25
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2 People Recommend
"must buy for small kids. …" - Shoebuy.com User "we had to buy this pair because his other ones were getting too small and worn out. …" - Shoebuy.com User |
Meade ETX-90PE 325 x 90mm
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$499 - $700
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2 People Recommend
"cons: uneven quality control, high price, some alignment problems, small aperture. …" - Shopping.com User "cons: uneven quality control, high price, some alignment problems, small aperture. …" - jkzimm at Shopping.com "first, the etx-90 is a small telescope, and will not show as much as a larger one. …" - 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 "the package arrived in a big box but small enough to put it in the back seat of my car. …" - Amazon.com User "the package arrived in a big box but small enough to put it in the back seat of my car. …" - Amazon.com User |
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