We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 9 | Celestron ExploraScope 70AZ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 10 | Celestron PowerSeeker 60 EQ | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 11 | Meade Infinity 60 Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 12 | Meade Adventure Scope 60 | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 13 | Celestron ExploraScope 60 AZ | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 14 | Zhumell Z60 | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 15 | Celestron AstroMaster LT 60AZ | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 16 | Orion Observer II 70mm AZ | 3.5 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 17 | Zhumell 60 AZ | 3.5 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 18 | Orion Observer II 60mm AZ | 3.5 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 19 | Zhumell Z50 | 3.2 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 20 | Meade Infinity 50 Refractor | 2.9 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 21 | Celestron PowerSeeker 60 AZ | 2.8 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 22 | Celestron PowerSeeker 70 AZ | 2.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 23 | Celestron Travel Scope 70 | 2.5 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 24 | Orion GoScope III 70 | 2 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 25 | Celestron PowerSeeker 50 AZ | 2 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 26 | Celestron Travel Scope 50 | 2 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 7 | Meade Polaris 70 Reflector | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 8 | Celestron AstroMaster 76 EQ Reflector | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 9 | Celestron Inspire 70AZ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 10 | Celestron PowerSeeker 70 EQ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 11 | Orion Observer II 70mm EQ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 12 | Meade StarPro AZ 70 Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 13 | Celestron AstroMaster 70EQ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 14 | Celestron PowerSeeker 114 EQ Reflector | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 15 | Explore Scientific FirstLight 90mm Doublet Refractor AZ Mount | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 16 | Celestron Powerseeker 114AZ | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 17 | Meade Adventure Scope 80 Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 18 | Celestron Travel Scope 80 Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 19 | Celestron Explorascope 80AZ Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 20 | Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 21 | Explore FirstLight 70mm Refractor AZ Mount | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 22 | Orion Observer 80ST EQ Refractor | 3.3 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 23 | Celestron AstroMaster LT 76AZ Reflector | 3.2 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 24 | Celestron ExploraScope 114AZ Reflector | 2.9 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 25 | Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ Refractor | 2.9 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 26 | Zhumell Z70 Refractor | 2.3 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 10 | Celestron Inspire 80AZ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 11 | AstroMaster 80AZS Reflector | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 12 | Celestron AstroMaster 90AZ Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 13 | StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 14 | Orion GoScope 80 Refractor | 3.3 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 15 | Meade S102 Refractor | 3.2 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 16 | Levenhuk Skyline 120S Reflector | 3 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 17 | StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ | 2.8 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 18 | Meade Polaris 127 Reflector | 1.5 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 19 | Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Reflector | 1 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 10 | Celestron AstroMaster 90EQ Refractor | 3.8 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 11 | Explore Scientific FirstLight 114 Twilight Nano Reflector | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 12 | Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ MD Reflector | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 13 | Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ Reflector | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 14 | Orion StarBlast 90 Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 15 | Celestron Ambassador 50 Table Top Refractor | 3 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 16 | Celestron AstroMaster 114 EQ Reflector | 2.7 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 15 | Sky-Watcher StarTravel 80 AZ-GTe Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 16 | Sky-Watcher StarTravel 102 AZ3 Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 17 | Meade Starnavigator NG 90 GoTo Mak | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 18 | Meade Starnavigator NG 90 GoTo Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 19 | Celestron 114 LCM GoTo Reflector | 3 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 20 | Meade StarNavigator NG 114 GoTo Reflector | 3 | Not Recommended |
8″ Dobsonian is the best balance of aperture, portability, affordability, and simplicity for a beginner. Below 8″, you start to lose enough light-gathering ability to resolve much (though 6″ isn’t a horrible start, if that’s all you can do, the 8″ is definitely a better way to go).
| Rank 22 | Sky-Watcher StarTravel 102 AZ-GTe Refractor | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 23 | Celestron Nexstar 102SLT Refractor GoTo | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 24 | Meade ETX90 Observer Mak GoTo | 3.7 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 25 | Orion StarSeeker IV 150mm Reflector | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 26 | Orion SkyView Pro 8 EQ Reflector | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 27 | Sky-Watcher StarTravel 120 AZ3 Refractor | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 28 | Meade StarNavigator NG 125 Maksutov GoTo | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 29 | Meade Starnavigator NG 102 Refractor GoTo | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 30 | Meade Starnavigator NG 130 Reflector GoTo | 3.5 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
| Rank 20 | Meade ETX125 Observer Mak GoTo | 3.9 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 21 | Celestron SkyProdigy 130 Reflector GoTo | 3.6 | Not Recommended |
| Rank 22 | Celestron Ambassador 80 Refractor | 3.5 | Not Recommended |
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?
We’d highly recommend both Orion’s Telescope.com and OPTCorp.com for your telescope purchase. Why?