Best Telescopes for Planets

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Meade RB-60

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.walmart.com
i have looked at the moon with this telescope, and it really makes it look close.
from www.walmart.com
i think it is a great telescope for young children & beginners.we've only looked at the moon for the past two nights.
from www.walmart.com
the two lens that comes with it (one for sight seeing, and one space observations ) works really well.
from www.walmart.com
we have had it only since the summer months, so we have spent most of our time looking at the moon and jupiter and four of it's moons.
from www.walmart.com
it really shows great detail of the moon too!

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Positives: Optical Design: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

2 RECOMMENDED by 23 people for PLANETS

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

$107.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.telescopes.com
the first thing i noticed was the moons, it was really exciting to see.
from www.telescopes.com
we were just amazed by the sharp resolution when we first saw the moon.
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good views of planets.
from www.telescopes.com
the moon is breath taking.
from www.telescopes.com
even with the 20mm eyepiece you can see four of the moons as though they were only miles away.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for PLANETS

Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector

$85.00 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.
from www.amazon.com
the first time i used it, i had no problems seeing the craters in the moon.
from www.amazon.com
if this had cost $30 more, i would only give it 3 stars.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this telescope for myself because i always loved space.
from www.amazon.com
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

4 RECOMMENDED by 19 people for PLANETS

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 .
from www.telescopes.com
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.
from www.telescopes.com
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
from www.telescopes.com
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 PLANETS

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

$320.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.telescopes.com
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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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.
from www.telescopes.com
it gives you a great view of the moon, stars, and planets.
from www.telescopes.com
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
from www.telescopes.com
i love looking at planets this is my 2nd scope ..it great..

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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

from www.hsn.com
i have seen other globular clusters and stars.
from www.amazon.com
the product itself is truly nice, works great for viewing the stars plus...
from www.amazon.com
work super and you see jupiter, saturn, venus and moon and more, is best telescope for make photos.
from www.amazon.com
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

Orion StarMax 9824

$440.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my grandson really loves his telescope...even stole out of his bed one night..to look at the stars.
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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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.
from www.amazon.com
excellent planetarium program for anyone looking for a laptop astronomy atlas.
from www.amazon.com
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.
from www.amazon.com
highly recommended for teaching children the realtionship between the earth and solar system and the greater universe.
from www.amazon.com
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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Positives: Easy To Use

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.
from www.amazon.com
this model can be used for viewing the moon and stars or distant earthbound items by changing the eyepiece.
from www.amazon.com
we have seen the rings of saturn (although small) and the kids love the details of the craters on the moon.
from www.amazon.com
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: Refractor, Mount Type: Altazimuth

Celestron NexStar 102 SLT 200 x 102mm

$428.00 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!
from www.telescopes.com
the library of stars, planets, etc is astonomial, but at the same time rather difficult to use and try to get the scope aligned.
from www.telescopes.com
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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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.
from www.telescopes.com
he is like a kid with a new toy, and he's still enjoying the moon, stars and the planets.

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

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!
from www.amazon.com
saw jupiter with the four moons and it was spectacular.
from www.amazon.com
i was very excited about viewing the planets and hopefully some deep sky objects.
from www.amazon.com
the five stars represent my opinion about the scope.
from www.adorama.com
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

from www.amazon.com
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.
from www.amazon.com
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

$530.00 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.
from www.amazon.com
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
from www.amazon.com
moon viewing has been great.

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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.
from www.amazon.com
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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Meade RB-60

Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ 21049 750 x 127mm

Galileo FS-80 800 x 80mm Yoke Mount Reflector

Celestron NexStar 130SLT 31145 306 x 130mm

Meade DS-2130 350 x 127mm

Meade ETX-90PE 325 x 90mm

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Celestron AstroMaster 70 AZ 160 x 70mm

Celestron NexStar 102 SLT 200 x 102mm

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Meade LightBridge 12 in. Deluxe 600 x 304.8mm

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