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Telescopes For Beginners

Marvel and be humbled by the vastness and the beauty of the night sky. Your first glimpse through a telescope will be just as awe-inspiring as the next one.

Here are excellent telescopes for beginners made by two of the top companies in the industry (Meade and Celestron) that I recommend for beginners who also want to have quality viewing experiences. The featured telescopes are not only easy to use but come with educational software to help you.

Also included in this lens are what you might want to be aware of when you are purchasing your first telescope.

It's a whole new world out there. Or rather, I should say..."universe." You know what I mean!

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Celestron Telescope

Powerseeker 127EQ Reflector Telescope

telescope for beginnersCelestron Powerseeker 127EQ Telescope
Tour the night sky from the comfort of your home or the deluxe compact design also enables a beginner astronomer to easily travel with. The telescope is quick and easy to set up. There are no tools required.

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This Newtonian reflector designed telescope features slow motion controls for smooth tracking of objects in the night sky. It also features an upgraded equatorial mount for convenient tracking of celestial objects and a convenient tray for storing accessories.

"The Sky" A planetarium software with a 10,000 object database for locating objects on your PC will take you on a tour of discovery through the night sky.

The Celestron Powerseeker 70EQ Telescope is another good choice for beginners.

Celestron Powerseeker 127EQ Telescope

Newtonian Reflector Design

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Meade DS-2080AT Telescope

Beginner To Advance Refractor Telescope

telescopeDesigned for the more serious beginner to intermediate astronomers, this telescope is better suited to sky viewing rather than land observations. The scope allows you to see in crisp detail, Saturn's rings, cloud belts of Jupiter, and more; a level of detail not seen in a telescope at this price range.

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The "AutoStar Computer Controller" automatically guides the telescope to over 1,400 objects. It also has multi-speed slow motion controls and can track celestial objects very accurately.

This telescope also comes with a software called "Tonight's Best Tour" which is an guided tour of the best objects to view on any particular night and an LCD display that teaches distance, temperature, mass, history and more.

Experience the wonders of the night sky with this large-aperture, refracting telescope.

You may also want to review the Meade 114EQ-AR Telescope for beginners.

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Meade DS-2130ATS-LNT Telescope

Beginner's Telescope

meade beginner telescopeThe classic Meade telescope features new enhancements such as a re-engineered mount with increased accuracy, a new advanced field tripod for a solid observing platform and an enhanced SmartFinder with multi-coated window and more!

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Meade optics will deliver detailed, crisp, high contrast views. The telescope that finds night sky objects faster than ever with the AutoStar Computer Controller that guides the telescope through 1,400 celestial objects. The "Tonight's Best Tour" software gives you a tour of the night sky as calculated from your particular location.

This telescope is also great in low visibility, bright conditions; for bird watching, hiking, hunting and travel.

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Photos Of Constellations From Flickr

Gemini (Castor, Pollux, Alhena) Orion (Betelgeuse, Bellatrix) Auriga (Capella) Taurus (Alnath, Aldebaran) by Charles de Martigny
Jupiter, Taurus, Perseus, Andromeda, Aries, Triangulum, Cassiopeia by Charles de Martigny
Cassiopeia and Andromeda by sky#walker
Evening sky from my balcony by sky#walker
Stars constellations by ComputerHotline
Orion's Belt // Nightfall Series by NicoleAbalde
Underneath It All // Nightfall Series by NicoleAbalde
Waiting for the Sun by gerlos
The Antlers by Man Alive!
Mike Clark by Man Alive!
Braids by Man Alive!
Yuck by Man Alive!
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