Shopping cart is empty. Products 1 - 12 of Sort by: Relevance min. Price max. Price Alphabetical Per page: 12 24 What are you looking for? There are basically two different types of telescope. A distinction is made between refractor lens and reflector mirror telescopes. Reflector 86 Refractor Recommended for.
Recommended for The classification of the telescopes according to their suitability for beginners, advanced or observatories is useful as an initial orientation.
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Importantly, the scope also gives good views of a range of celestial wonders; particularly the planets. This would be an ideal first telescope for a budding young astronomer. Read our full Sky-Watcher Heritage P review. This scope comes with a finderscope, diagonal, eyepiece and mount that boasts slow-motion controls.
Setting it up is relatively quick and easy due to the mount and tripod coming pre-assembled. It offers pin-sharp views of stars and galaxies and, weighing just 6. The whole package is a doddle to set up. An aluminium dew shield cuts down on unwanted light and keeps dew at bay, while the supplied red dot finder makes locating bright celestial objects easy. It offers a good aperture, a focal length of mm and plenty of features.
Cassegrain designs give a comparatively more magnified view for a given size of eyepiece, and for those wishing to experience the best views of the planets and our Moon, a Maksutov-Cassegrain or a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope may well be the best option.
Of course, other deep-sky objects may be viewed, with larger aperture Schmidt-Cassegrains providing the most satisfying experience. Although the views may not be quite as tack sharp as those from refractors, they are a popular choice as a happy compromise between large enough aperture and manageable size.
Because of the higher magnifications provided by these telescopes, the object being observed will more quickly move out of view, and so they are often purchased with electronic tracking mounts to follow the targets as they move. The right telescope for you can be determined by deciding where and how you will use your telescope; maybe at home, or perhaps to take to dark-sky sites. All three designs are available as basic models or with fully computerised controls and even built-in wi-fi for operation via smartphone.
Whatever your choice, refractor, reflector, Cassegrain, it is advisable to make your purchase from specialist astronomy dealers that know all about the telescopes they offer and can answer the inevitable questions. There is a wide variety of telescope available on the market, and it pays to do research before buying. Our guide below provides a look at three different types at either end of the price spectrum. The LT 70AZ boasts a 70mm diameter front objective lens, fully coated optics and a focal length of mm.
It comes as a sturdy yet lightweight aluminium tube mounted on an altaz fork mount and features slow-motion control. The refractor comes with two eyepieces — 25mm and 10mm — plus a Barlow lens and erect image star diagonal. One nifty inclusion is the StarSense Explorer phone dock, which can be used to fit a smartphone and turns this manual telescope into a hi-tech gadget that can locate celestial objects using your phone and the StarSense app.
At six inches in diameter the Evostar ED DS-Pro is probably the maximum manageable size refractor for most amateur astronomers. Also, we found that planetary nebulae M57 and M27 contrasted the background sky very well indeed. We took a look at globular clusters and open clusters and found these sharp and clear: so too lunar views and in particular crater walls. Where to buy: High Point Scientific. The whole setup is easy to assemble and operate and certainly provides a welcoming introduction to observing the night sky.
The Newtonian design uses a parabolic primary mirror to collect and focus light from your celestial target, while a flat secondary mirror reflects it to the eyepiece. The ExplorerPS is equipped with a fixed mirror cell for the primary mirror, which many will be pleased to hear comes pre-collimated, meaning it should only need adjustment every now and then with the supplied Allen key.
An accessory tray for eyepieces also makes for a good as a tripod-leg tensioner to help stabilise the setup. The VX8 is affordable system, and with the rolled aluminium tube weighing 7kg and measuring just 86cm long, many will find this easy to transport and lift onto a mount using the tube rings and dovetail bar.
Read our full Orion Optics VX8 review. Where to buy: Orion Optics. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community space. Back to Telescopes.
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