What is the best starter home telescope?

Here are the best beginner telescopes for the money, including computerized 'GoTo' scopes as well as analog scopes that are fully assembled. read more

Compared to most"starter" telescopes and basic amateur telescopes, this instrument represents a step into a tier of instruments that require a significant investment of time and money. It will take you time to set up the sophisticated mount. read more

(Telescope lens and mirror combinations may naturally flip and/or reverse the images they project.) This lets you use the StarNavigator refractor to observe targets on Earth. And the 4-inch (102 mm) short-tube optical path makes the scope compact enough to pull double duty as a spotting scope. read more

Since it is not going to be moved often collimation of the reflector won't be necessary often but damage to the aluminization of the mirror can occur after about 7 years. All in all the Celestron 80 mm equatorial refractor achromatic is the best choice for a starter planetary telescope. read more