Telescope Buying Guide

ahriik asked:


Whet are some good telescopes for beginners? I want to get into astronomy, so I believe a telescope is essential. What are some cheaper ones?

guitarboy asked:


iv always thought the idea of being able to see a planet through a telescope for myself would be awesome but i don’t want to spend a tonne of money in order to do it. what are the cheapest telescopes i could get that would provide i good picture of these.

Veronica asked:


I want to buy my boyfriend a telescope for his birthday. He is turning 25 on Feb 12 and he loves anything that has to do with space and earth. He is a beginner on telescopes, but i want to buy him a really cool one that is easy to use and at a reasonable price. A telescope that you can see the planets with would be nice, like Jupiters rings, and other cool things as well.

Veronica asked:


I want to buy my boyfriend a telescope for his birthday. He is turning 25 on Feb 12 and he loves anything that has to do with space and earth. He is a beginner on telescopes, but i want to buy him a really cool one that is easy to use and at a reasonable price. A telescope that you can see the planets with would be nice, like Saturns rings, and other cool things as well.

Chris YoYo asked:


I want to buy a telescope for amateur astronomy. I know nothing about telescopes.

Can you tell me things like -

Brands to look for, which ones to avoid?
Specifications I should be looking at?
Best place in UK or on internet to buy from?

I’m an absolute novice in this area so any help would be appreciated.

daisie_h asked:


I recently bought a Venture RX 9 telescope. it didn’t come with the manual/instructions or a cd rom. i know the very basics of telescopes. if anyone has info on this type of telescope please help.

Nick G asked:


Suppose that you have 2 telescopes with the same aperture, Telescope A has a focal length 3 times longer than that of telelscope B. How would the image size differ in telescope A from that in telescope B?

Inder Kumar asked:


Hi, i’m very found of sky gazing. But i don’t have any idea what type of telescope in suitable for me. Please suggest the type of telescopes available and where could i buy those in bangalore.

Mathuroindia asked:


I want a telescope that can view objects in deepspace clearly, and is not too pricey. I am a beginner at stargazing but I know a lot about what is out there. But I just wanna see em too instead of just googling the images. Got any tips, and telescope models? I am open to anything.
Ok really nice post B, I will certainly check out Orions telescopes.. My dad is really into astrology so he can help me with finding stars and the such.

Mathuroindia asked:


I would like to know the components of a telescope. Like, all the parts in some detail, and types of mirror lenses. Basically I would like to know the lingo of telescopes so to say ^.^ Thanks to all that help!