How to Buy a Telescope : Telescope Buying Guide: Low Cost Options

Evyanaf Says:

Dec 12, 2009 - Your videos are great! thanks!

rastamaniakTHC Says:

Dec 25, 2009 - whtats the wtf about??? the size of that reflector??? phee....i've got 16:...thats a 10"..

rastamaniakTHC Says:

Dec 25, 2009 - yeah, but deppends what you want to see...its good when you have very dark sky(30miles from city) and you want to see DS...

monkeyboy4746 Says:

Jan 2, 2010 - I believe the ED refractor is a model from William Optics.

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Spraycando Says:

Jan 25, 2010 - It's an ETX.

Spraycando Says:

Jan 25, 2010 - 90 mm catadioptric on a go-to mount. I had one they're crap. Aperture is too small for faint objects and the secondary mirror causes a loss of contrast, which is what you want for the planets. Not a good all round 'scope. Plus the tripod supplied raises the 'scope by about 10 inches only. No good for serious viewing. Put it on a camera tripod and it shakes allover the place. Can't get a steady view. Any telescope is only as good as the mount its on.

Spraycando Says:

Jan 30, 2010 - I get your drift mate. GoTo systems are good. But what happens when you got 2 foot of snow, you're out at 10PM and your hands are cold. Give me a 16" Dob or equatorial anytime :)

Antardrews Says:

May 2, 2010 - what is the difference betwen the short tube or long tube telescopes. im a beginner and want to buy a telescope to see the moon and other planets like venus, mars, jupiter and saturn. Will a short tube like the one from the ''Orion ShortTube 80-A Refractor Telescope'' be good for me? someone answer please

myrdale Says:

May 30, 2010 - I've found most of Expert Villages videos to be marginal at best, but this series on amature astronomy has been excellent. Well done and thankyou!!

kenclicker Says:

Jun 27, 2010 - I have an 8" celestron shmdt-cass that came with a small finderscope with the red sighting dot. Would a bigger finder scope be easy to sight and to stay in position (the switch is alittle hard to turn on and even this can get it out of alignment)?thank you!

marcuelcajon Says:

Aug 16, 2010 - Very helpful Thanks.

fab1968 Says:

Aug 31, 2010 - Great video, my compliments!!!

4plae Says:

Sep 6, 2010 - with "go to" systems you really dont have to know any star names to get started, after setting the mount up correctly pointed to north leveled just start align process and slew to one of the first stars in the 2 star alignment process and it will be the brightest star in the general direction of your finder scope. thats how i was able to align without knowing the stars before hand.

AlekInc Says:

Sep 9, 2010 - The only thing expert village has helped me with. :)

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Jan 11, 2011 - side burb...classic.

inferno1708 Says:

May 5, 2011 - Greetings to fans of astronomy, from Russia! Tell, and you use telescopes of the Russian manufacturers (ТАЛ, or private designers)

TheNamdev Says:

May 31, 2011 - i am from india and am planning to buy a low cost telescope for a star gaze,for a kind of hobby sort of thing.so can you please suggest me a telescope that suits the work

Raul1Silva Says:

Jun 3, 2011 - What was the $200 one called? I might get that one...

Dorisequador Says:

Jun 14, 2011 - I just want and extreamly clear picture of the moon.

petenicezz Says:

Feb 28, 2012 - Where r places I could use a telescope

NathansGoodness Says:

Apr 11, 2012 - What is the name of the green one thats under $200

lbagra Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - its a small dobson, i wouldnt buy it though