Beginner's Telescopes

Astronomy Equipment











Binoculars and telescopes and other astronomy equipment and accessories are the meat and potatoes of amateur astronomy. A good pair of binoculars is what introduced me to the pleasures of stargazing many moons ago and only after a couple of years scanning the skies did I graduate to a telescope. That was one of the department store 60mm telescopes we're all warned about, but my folks didn't know any better, and to a 12-year old kid, it opened up the universe.

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Celestron CPC 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope - 11074

Celestron CPC 925 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope - 11074

$2,499.00 14h 12m
Meade LXD 75 8" F4 Schmidt Newtonian Telescope

Meade LXD 75 8" F4 Schmidt Newtonian Telescope

7 $300.00 23h 57m
Meade 10" LX5 F10  Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope

Meade 10" LX5 F10 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope

15 $255.00 1d 1h 30m
Celestron The Early Years 1800-page CD on Schmidt Cass

Celestron The Early Years 1800-page CD on Schmidt Cass

- $39.95 1d 20h 5m
Meade LX 200 GPS 8 inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope

Meade LX 200 GPS 8 inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope

21 $1,034.25 1d 23h 10m
MEADE 10" SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE LX-6 MODEL 2120

MEADE 10" SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE LX-6 MODEL 2120

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$550.00
$695.00
3d 20h 8m
Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope

$800.00 3d 21h 8m
Celestron C5 Spotter Schmidt Cassegrain Spotting Scope

Celestron C5 Spotter Schmidt Cassegrain Spotting Scope

$519.95 4d 11h 46m
CELESTRON NEXSTAR 9.25 GPS SCHMIDT CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE

CELESTRON NEXSTAR 9.25 GPS SCHMIDT CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE

5 $1,749.00 5d 27m
 Celestron C-11 (XLT) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube

Celestron C-11 (XLT) Schmidt-Cassegrain Optical Tube

- $1,000.00 5d 17h 59m


Telescope News

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Hubble detects aftermath of asteroid crash - Columbus Dispatch

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Pluto: Still a dwarf, but a gaudy one - Arizona Daily Star

5 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm  NASA Astronomers Marc Buie and Mike Brown say the changes in Pluto's color are most likely due to the seasonal migration of nitrogen across its surface. The latest images of Pluto, computer reconstructions of multiple images taken by the Hubble Space ...
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New Pluto Photos Show Surface, Color Changes - NPR News

5 Feb 2010 at 2:00am  This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs taken from 2002 to 2003. This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the ...
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A Quick Guide For First Time Telescope Buyers

4 Feb 2010 at 9:26pm 

For starters, this guide is going to help answer a few of the questions that might be floating in your head as a first time telescope buyer. The internet has granted us unlimited access to some of ...


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A Quick Guide To Understanding How Telescopes Work

4 Feb 2010 at 9:24pm 

If you are new to being a telescope owner or if you are considering making your own, then you will want to know all you can about telescopes and how they work.  This article will give you a qu...


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Bushnell Northstar Telescope Review

4 Feb 2010 at 9:23pm 

In this article I will be offering a comprehensive breakdown of the Bushnell Northstar Telescope. Have a look at this review to see if the Bushnell Northstar Telescope will fit your needs as an beg...


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