TOP 5 Best Telescope for beginners [ 2024 Buyer's Guide ] 

i’ve never bought a telescope before & i’m planning to buy one soon! out of the brands you named which would you prefer personally or for someone like me? thanks!

​@@fairy1687celestron 100% anything else is a mistake

Tnx brother

why should a beginner not get a bushell or tasco are those more complicated to use ?

@@ceffreyjastillo Quality goes a loooong way. There is no cheap route to astronomy unfortunately. It's hard to explain the quality difference. You would have to see through them side by side. Same with the eyepieces. A good bad eye piece vs a good piece will be the difference of Jupiter being a bright fuzzy ball vs a ball that you can clearly make out the cloud bands on. Also, most telescopes(even the better ones) come with the wrong eyepieces. Usually they come with 2. A 25mm and a 10mm. The 25mm won't magnify anything very much so jupiter will just be a slightly bigger dot, and the 10mm will be too strong and hard to find anything because not enough light is getting through.

Does the phone app allow for pictures to be taken

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If it was an ad/sponsor they have to legally state that if they don’t they can get taken to court and fined up to 10,000

What do you mean ads nothing more?

@@Funny_jokeman108and he did. All the links to buy them are affiliated links. It’s just a text to speech, and the info videos of the telescopes probably by the producer itself. So there is no research that tested them or anything. So this video is basically teleshopping 2.0

Thanks, saved me from wasting my time.

There's nothing worth buying in LT range. Actually, the only reason to buy Starsense LT scope is to take Starsense from it, and attach it to another scope

My goal is to see Saturn very defined. I saw a youtube video on the Celestron LT and got disappointed because of the heavy wobbling, so you just see a spot similar to very shining star. The only thing good about it was the app which the DX also has. I returned my purchase and went with the Orion Spaceprobe 130ST. Reviews and pictures taken with the Orion are really good. Still need to test it. I wish it had the app though.

Celestron LT & DX are not telescopes, but range of telescope models. Orion Spaceprobe 130ST isn't best for planetary observations due to short focal length(ST means Short Tube here), but it's a good all-rounder, and you will definitely see Saturn rings... if you manage to get used to EQ mount.

The best, least expensive one for "visual astronomy" versus "astrophotography (< - - this gets expensive really fast)" is a DOBSONIAN. This type of telescope lets you see more (planets, moon, galaxies) for less money. You probably want to try a table top because it is small, but then you need a table to set it on - BUT a 6", or 8" is the better way to go. Not much price difference (relatively speaking) to go from a 6" to an 8" and you will see much more. If you get a REFRACTOR telescope (the type that you typically likely think of when you think of a telescope), those cost much more because they use more lenses (as opposed to mirrors), and lenses are more expensive than mirrors. Otherwise, you can get a small REFRACTOR, because they are easy to use, but you will see much, much less. - I would go with the 6" or 8" DOB (Dobsonian) and just want some videos so you learn what they are. If you 12yr old grandson really take to astronomy, then you (or he) can acquire more/different telescope - but you will never have to get rid of this one. The (6" or 8") DOB is one that even people who have been doing this forever and have amazing telescope, probably also have. It is very portable and lets you see so much. If you still have questions, leave a response here and I'll try to get back to you.

Locate astronomy clubs in your area and inquire about public viewing nights. Every club I have ever been in or know of has public viewing nights. Check it out. Also contact the local community college and find out if that offer astronomy. If, get the instructor contact info, and send email asking about location one might be able to get on a scope during a public viewing night. Good luck!

Beginner ones are typically cheaper and easier to move around and take on the go…. More professional telescopes costs thousands and they much harder to set up and actually be ready to watch the sky. Some telescopes you’ve got to add special lenses too which costs more money.

@@tommysexton4257 Wish they just make the best one as well with easy to use and easy set up if we pay for them so much.

Dude, don't jump in to the deep end of the pool until you learn to swim. This endeavor is deep and wide - you will only frustrate yourself if you get in over your head - which you will if you go pro-grade right out of the starting block.

Oh hell no, there are 100.000 dollar plus scopes you can buy readilly from the market. Most of the scopes in the video are small and !relatively! inexpensive scopes that should enable you to see a good chunk of the heavens. And if you do not like the hobby, just sell it and you will have not lost much money. However, if you do like the hobby, you realy can take it as far as you would like it to go. Now can you easily use expert level equipment, yes, in my opinion you can. It is still a scope, nothing changed in that part. If I use a 10.000 dollar apochromatic 150mm refractor, or my cheap and dirty 500 dollar 200mm dobsonian reflector. It takes basically the same skills to look at the moon. And arguably the 10.000 apochromatic refractor usually does not collimation etc. and may actually be easier in use.

What would be a good one for a 12 year old. ​@@crashpilot5006

What preferable and maximum budget you have? Where/How do you live? In city in some apartment, in own house with yard and garage, or own house etc outside cities? (that affects to what can be observed and what kind telescopes fit circumstances)