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How to Pick the Best Beginner Telescope - A guide to finding the best beginner telescope based on your budget and needs.
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Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope
It’s no wonder customers heap 5-star ratings on this “gentle giant.” For not only does its jumbo-sized optics and uncomplicated design bring a “new level of joy to simple observing,” raved Astronomy magazine, but it̵...
Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Review The third edition of Nightwatch continues its tradition of being the best handbook for the beginning astronomer. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, starting with the fact that the night sky does not look the way a mode...
Orion SkyQuest XT12 Classic Dobsonian Telescope
The barrier to buying a big telescope has always been the big price tag. Well, that and the spouse. But with our XT12 Classic, the “it’s too expensive” excuse is harder to cop. Compare its $859 price tag to that of the competition...
Orion Observer 70mm EQ Refractor Telescope
This tried-and-true refractor goes the extra distance in introducing the novice to the wonders of the night sky. The Observer 70 features a 70mm fully anti-reflection coated achromatic objective lens, which provides 36% more light-gathering ability t...
Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15×70 Binoculars w/Tripod Adapter
For many, the best beginner telescope may actually be a pair of binoculars. Binoculars come in a wide range of shapes and sizes these days, and an even wider range of prices. It’s easy to spend less than $100 or more than $500 for what may a...
Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope–and How to Find Them
Owners of small telescopes will appreciated this revised edition of a classic, which has been updated to AD 2006, and which includes hundreds of night sky objects easily viewed by the home observer. From seasonal challenges in making observations to ...

