What Should I Look For?

• The most important feature of a telescope is the aperture. (The aperture is the diameter of the main lens or mirror on the telescope).The larger the aperture the more light the telescope can collect and focus into the final image. Larger telescopes give brighter images.


• The next most important item is the telescope mount. It must be sturdy and easy to adjust.


• A good finder scope will allow you to find small objects more easily. As with the main telescope a larger aperture is better. The minimum acceptable size is 6x30.


• Your best beginning purchase would be a telescope which includes only one good quality eyepiece providing a magnification in the range of 30 to 120.

What types of telescopes are available ?

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