There is little functional difference between them all work reasonably well. Not all observers may see this, but it is something to consider however, having three other magnifications available thanks to the barlow makes this less of an issue overall.
This can cause some viewers to start seeing the secondary mirror as an out of focus "blob" at the eyepiece.
The downside is that the 26mm eyepiece by itself may produce - oddly enough - too little magnification. The good thing is that it comes with a barlow lens and a red dot finder - really quite necessary accessories for telescopes with this short of a focal length. This is an 82mm aperture version of the scopes above. Celestron has TWO versions of their similarly-made Firstscope, one of which does not include finderscope and is not recommended the other is the COSMOS Firstscope that DOES come with a red dot finder and two 3-element eyepieces that are better than the 2-element ones included with the lesser Firstscope.ĭ. Skywatcher Heritage 76 is a similar version available in Europe.Ĭ. A LIST OF SOME TELESCOPES OFTEN RECOMMENDED, BY PRICE RANGEģ00mm focal length Dobsonian-type reflectors - three versions:Ī, Orion Funscope - will need a table/tripod, and very soon require a 2.5x or 3x barlow lens, review here.ī. Your tolerance for those cut corners - and what "handiness" you have (i.e., making/building your own stuff) will determine whether a less expensive scope is something you are willing to purchase.Ĥ. The problem is manufacturers then skimp on everything else. The primary lens or mirror is often an acceptable quality. One thing that IS true in general is that MOST retail telescopes actually do have decent main optics. That's not to say you can't get an adequate scope for less - you can - but you'll need to be aware of some problems it may exhibit: Shakiness of a wobbly tripod because it's too thin for the scope, maybe no tripod at all, optical aberrations like coma or chromatic aberration, too small mounts, too small finderscopes, cheap eyepieces, etc. $300 to $350 is where telescopes START to have a lot fewer corners cut, and the better quality scopes begin. If you buy a sub-$100 telescope, it will have a LOT of corners cut. So they cut corners to meet those price points. WHAT IS YOUR TOLERANCE FOR COMPROMISES MADE ON RETAIL LEVEL TELESCOPES?ĭespite the fact that telescopes are FAR less expensive today than they were 20-30 years ago, there's still price points that retailers are trying to meet. But tell us if you live in a rural, suburban, or urban area, and WHERE you plan to observe from - dark skies only? City AND dark skies? We need to know that.ģ. If you want to observe EVERYTHING, say so. If you're okay with just observing the Moon and planets, cool - say so. WHAT ARE YOUR OBSERVING CONDITIONS LIKE, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE?Ī 70mm telescope under dark skies can show galaxies that you won't see in a dense urban location with a 200mm reflector. If you don't tell us how much you want to spend, we have no idea what to recommend for you. There are amateur telescope options ranging from $35.00 to $35,000. You'll be better informed in about an hour, and (almost) all are closed-captioned so you can read what's said while watching them (for instance, if you're at work.
Telescope viewfinder how to#
So that equatorial mounts are not confusing, you can also learn how to align and how to use an equatorial mount will help make those kinds of mounts more easily understood as well.
Telescope viewfinder plus#
Also, when asking a telescope question, start a new post so everyone sees it otherwise it will get lost in the comments here about this particular post.įirst, I would strongly encourage you to learn about telescope types, accessories like eyepieces and barlow lenses, plus how to calculate magnification, understanding telescopic and apparent field of view, and the types plus how to align a finderscope.
If you really don't like to read and just want an answer RIGHT NOW, skip to the end for the TL DR info. PLEASE READ this information carefully as it takes into account a lot of different factors for many differing requests. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A TELESCOPE, PLEASE START A NEW THREAD BY MAKING A NEW POST IN THIS SUBREDDIT, NOT IN THE COMMENTS OF THIS POST.
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