7 Best Telescopes for Show
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Out of thousands of reviews for 39 products, over 30 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Show. These 7 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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3 People Recommend
"this is a fine, small telescope which can show you planets like jupiter and saturn.…" - 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 "it gives good views of the moon and planets, particularly if you add a barlow lense to double the power of the provided eyepieces, but is also big enough (at 4.5") to begin to show the beauty of the…" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ 307 x 130mm
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$260
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3 People Recommend
"a properly collimated mirror (especially a parabolic mirror) should show an equally bright perfectly circular donut shape in both directions from focus. …" - Amazon.com User "bought also a 40mm celestron elux eyepiece which show me a more brighter image. …" - Amazon.com User "it is good enough to show you most things of interest and light enough to be portable. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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2 People Recommend
"so, don't expect your scope to show you the same images you would see in say magazines or national geographic or on tv.…" - Amazon.com User "having never used one before, specifications and comparisons were of little use to me, so i'll try to describe what you can expect to see with the starblast: the smaller magnification eyepiece shows…" - Amazon.com User "so, don't expect your scope to show you the same images you would see in say magazines or national geographic or on tv. …" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
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$550
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2 People Recommend
"i had never viewed a globular cluster by myself before, but "nightwatch" has some good star maps that show there are a bunch of clusters by the "teapot". …" - Amazon.com User "this is enough of an instrument to show you new things in the sky for years to come. …" - Amazon.com User |
Night Owl Optics STARRY Pro Version 6
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$110 - $150
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2 People Recommend
"other dvds (dvd skytheater dvd etc) include simulations, videos and slide shows. …" - Amazon.com User "star patterns are shown as they would appear in the field of view of your equipment (telescope, lenses, finderscope, binoculars, etc.), which i find handy when navigating my telescope to find a…" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm
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$370 - $440
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1 People Recommend
"if you mess up on any of these, it will probably show a failed alignment. …" - Telescopes.com User "its portable enough to easily take in the car for quick trips out of the city where its large apperature will show you celestial wonders you never knew existed. …" - Telescopes.com User |
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $160
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1 People Recommend
"only two complaints: 1)the instructions show you how to align the mount, but don't explain how to actually use the telescope. …" - Telescopes.com User "when used using my ccelestron powerseeker 127 eq with a quality eyepiece, i have show my roommates views of great views of saturn that "look fake". …" - Amazon.com User |
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