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A Go-To telescope from Celestron. These have a built in computer to navigate the skies for you!74

Choosing a Beginners Telescope

Choosing a beginners telescope can be overwhelming. With reflectors and refractors, aperture, eyepieces and more to get familiar with. This little guide will help with the confusion.

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Refractor Vs. Reflector Telescopes

Want to know why a the Hubble is a refractor telescope? What difference it makes?

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Bushnell Northstar Reflecting Telescope74

The Difference Between Refractor and Reflector Telescopes

Refractor VS Reflector Telescopes The two types of telescopes are quite simple to tell apart. Refractor Telescopes use lenses, much like your regular eye glasses. Reflector Telescopes use mirrors. Both are...

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How to Choose a Telescope

How to choose a telescope? This is the question dealt most with every day in a telescope store. From the complete beginner to the more experienced astronomer every buyer has a number of questions but the...

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Types of Telescopes

There are 3 primary types of telescopes on the market today: refractors, Newtonian telescopes, and catadioptrics. All three telescope types are highly competent systems. Let's review the pros and cons of each...

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Telescopes 101

Astronomy tools -telescopesBuying your basic telescope, the right one, is a large step on your journey into astronomy..  In many a ways, it is a large step from an individual who is just messing around with...

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Reach For The Stars! - Astronomical Binoculars and Telescopes - Beginners Guide

The use of binoculars can be a good start to the enjoyment of astronomy.They are often better value than many small telescopes and will still find a use when you move up to a telescope.A good pair of...

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