In a rush and trying to buy a decent telescope for a beginner this Christmas? I’d still recommend you read my articles or the page here on telescopes for beginners but if you are really keen to cut to the chase on some recommendations, here are my picks for Christmas: Please note if you...
Starseeker 130mm GoTo Reflector Telescope
Update: The Starseeker appears to be out of production but Celestron’s Nexstar 130 SLT is as popular as ever and very competitively priced from Amazon; Amazon.com Widgets You don’t have to know the constellations to locate celestial objects with a StarSeeker GoTo telescope. This...
Cheap Telescopes
We see so many people searching for cheap telescopes but do they really know what they are letting themselves in for? Unfortunately when it comes to telescopes ‘cheap’ all too often equals ‘cheap and nasty’. There are so many light plastic scopes on the...
Celestron Skyscout Personal Planetarium
Celestron, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of telescopes announced a price reduction on its ever so popular Celestron Skyscout a personal planetarium that has won awards since its debut. The skyscout can now be found for as little as $299 on Amazon. The...