10 Best Telescopes for Amateur
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 42 products, over 60 people recommended Telescopes specifically for Amateur. 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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7 People Recommend
"i'm a newbie astronomy buff, and this is my first "real" telescope.…" - Telescopes.com User "the scope does have a 2" eyepiece adapter, which is unusual and a really nice feature on a starter scope such as this.…" - Amazon.com User "as a novice, i'm really happy with my new nexstar 130 slt.…" - Telescopes.com User |
Orion StarBlast Astro 9814 267 x 114mm
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$180
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3 People Recommend
"naievely thought i'd be able to see at least a smaller image of those beautiful hubble-style nebula shots, but later learned that almost no amateur scope can deliver that kind of viewing.…" - Amazon.com User "in sum, an excellent option for amateur use.…" - Amazon.com User "first, let me share my credentials: i'm an advanced amateur astronomer, having been in the hobby for over 15 years.…" - Amazon.com User |
Meade RB-60
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$169
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3 People Recommend
"we bought this for our granddaughter, she will have alot of fun with it in the future, good starter telescope.…" - Amazon.com User "the features on it are limited, but that's perfect for an amateur astronomer.…" - Amazon.com User "that being said 60mm is the lowest readily available starter scope.…" - Walmart.com User |
Meade NG-70 140 x 70mm
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$99 - $199
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2 People Recommend
"excellent for beginners and amateurs.best buy if you are planning to become a future astrnomer.…" - Telescopes.com User "we purchased this telescope as a starter for our 10 year old son.…" - 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
"john dobson's simple and portable but powerful scopes opened up the world of deep-sky observing to the average amateur astronomer.…" - Amazon.com User "john dobson's simple and portable design made large telescopes available to the average amateur astronomer.…" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm
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$130 - $285
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2 People Recommend
"i think this is a good starter scope...…" - Ritzcamera.com User "picked this one up late december for a starter scope.…" - Telescopes.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT10 IntelliScope
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$550 - $700
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2 People Recommend
"i am a novice astronomer, but have been recently invigorated and inspired by a trip to nasa space center houston.…" - Amazon.com User "this is the kind of scope that experienced observers have been trying to steer novices towards for decades.…" - Amazon.com User |
Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm
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$1,399 - $1,600
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2 People Recommend
"i'm a novice at astronomy, so i can't really make any comparisons.…" - Amazon.com User "novice would be the best way to describe my viewing experience.…" - Amazon.com User |
Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm
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$200
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2 People Recommend
"it is ultra-portable, gives great views, and took a rank amateur (me) less than an hour to assemble and align the optics, thanks to a very good instruction manual.…" - Amazon.com User "this is the kind of scope that experienced observers have been trying to steer novices towards for decades.…" - Amazon.com User |
Barska Optics AE10756 70076
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$145
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2 People Recommend
"this is a great inexpensive telescope that would be suitable as a starter or 1st telescope, worked well for the purpose i got it for.…" - Amazon.com User "i purchased this scope based on positive reviews on a couple of web sites that cater to amateur astronomers.…" - Amazon.com User |
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