Best Telescopes for Amateur

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Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

$415.00 Est. at Amazon

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i'm a newbie astronomy buff, and this is my first "real" telescope.
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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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as a long-time interested amateur, i find it quite suitable for my needs.
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very easy to assemble even for a novice.3.
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allows a novice to feel like he is in control.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for AMATEUR

Meade RB-60

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
that being said 60mm is the lowest readily available starter scope.
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this was my starter scope.
from www.amazon.com
we bought this for our granddaughter, she will have alot of fun with it in the future, good starter telescope.
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the features on it are limited, but that's perfect for an amateur astronomer.

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Positives: Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for AMATEUR

Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

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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.
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this is the kind of scope that experienced observers have been trying to steer novices towards for decades.
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i highly recommend this to anyone on a budget and is looking to get into amateur astronomy.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AMATEUR

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

$900.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
john dobson's simple and portable design made large telescopes available to the average amateur astronomer.
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john dobson's simple and portable but powerful scopes opened up the world of deep-sky observing to the average amateur astronomer.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AMATEUR

Orion StarMax 9824

$352.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
being amateur star watches i'm sure we will be amazed with what we see through this.this was a great price for a beginner telescope and cannot wait to use it.
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overall this is a great scope for the amateur astronomer.

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

Barska Optics AE10756 70076

Barska Optics Barska AE10756 70076, 525 Power Reflector Telescope with Tripod StarWatch Astronom

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
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.
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i purchased this scope based on positive reviews on a couple of web sites that cater to amateur astronomers.

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

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

$1,199.00 Est. at Amazon

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i'm a novice at astronomy, so i can't really make any comparisons.
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novice would be the best way to describe my viewing experience.

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

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

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i think this is a good starter scope...
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picked this one up late december for a starter scope.
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for the novice it would help if the product came with some detailed operational instructions

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

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Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

Meade RB-60

Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Dobsonian 269 x 114mm

Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

Orion StarMax 9824

Barska Optics AE10756 70076

Celestron NexStar 8 SE 8" 203mm

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

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