Telescope Buying Guide

Kasey asked:


I want to buy a telescope for my husband, but I don’t want anything cheap that will fall apart. I want something you can see a lot of things with. Maybe in the $500-$700 dollar range. Any tips also appreciated.

KimT asked:


I’ve been interested with stars and planets recently. I’d love to have a small telescope and i would like to know where can i buy one here in our country.

Simon Forsman asked:


i want to make one but i think that one i would buy would be more sturdy, i’ve searched for dobsonian telescope bases and nothing but thelescopes comes up, what should i look for? P.S. my telescope’s mirror is 130mm or 5″ but the tube is 6″, are the mounting rinds measured by the size of the mirror or the tube.

Shanna Banana asked:


I remember in about the 5th grade this guy came into our class and he had a really big telescope. We used it to look at sun spots. I remember the guy saying he was just an amateur astronomer, and that he had spent like $30,000 on this telescope.
Does anyone know where I could buy something like that?

Nick asked:


I looked all through the Outdoor category in Buy Mode, but there is no telescope. I need it to complete an opportunity.

Mark asked:


I just want something that is capable of seeing the other planets. Jupiter and Saturn are the two plants that I mainly want to see.

How much am I looking at for a telescope that is capable of this?

Thank you.

♪☻DeathNerdỀ۞Tæ asked:


I would like to buy a telescope but I don’t know what type there are that can see planets and stuff. i’m 15 so anything higher than 300 dollars is off limits.
thank you

Rudra asked:


I am just a beginner an I don’t know anything about a telescope but I have a great interest in astronomy. I want to see things as far as neptune. Please help me out.

Mommy to Sammy asked:


I just got it and cannot get it to see the stars or the moon. It came with a 10mm and a 20mm. I took it on vacation with me and can see other things through it such as the ocean across the street (about 350 yards from where I am staying) and other things, but not the moon or the stars. What mm should I purchase? Can any lens really work, or do I have to go by the name of the telescope? I didn’t know if they were universal.Thanks in advance.

vnghy asked:


I need a portable telescope that’s easy to set-up and work as I am a rookie. Any suggestions for under a 1000 $ Cdn I’d appreciate your coments. There are two that I’ve been looking at, the Pronto & the Ranger? Any good?