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3 minutes ago, Spile said:

There is some great reading in the beginners section of this forum and I can recommend checking these sites over...

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-equipment/choosing-astronomy-equipment/hobby-killers-what-telescopes-not-to-buy

 

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/what-to-know-before-buying-a-telescope

 

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-equipment/how-to-choose-a-telescope

 

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-equipment/choosing-astronomy-equipment/telescopes/types-of-telescopes

 

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/a-buyers-guide-to-telescopes-choosing-your-first-scope

 

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes.html

Ok, thank you, I will visit them.

1 minute ago, Second Time Around said:

A few questions:

Where will he be observing?  

Are you in a city or in the country?

Where would the scope be kept?

Are there any stairs to go up and down?

What's your rough budget?

Telescopes are always a compromise, so answers to these will help us a lot to help you.

Hi, he will be observing from our home, we are in Puerto Rico (in the center of the island) no to much light pollution, it will be kept in the house but if it can be move it will be a plus, well the house has stair maybe he wants to put it in the second floor, maybe $1,000.  Thank you very much.

31 minutes ago, Tiny Clanger said:

Are you in the UK ? If so one of these  https://www.firstlightoptics.com/first-light-optics-gift-vouchers/first-light-optics-gift-voucher.html will avoid you buying the wrong thing, he may have a specific telescope type he wants, there is no way we can guess what it might be.

Hi, no i'm in Puerto Rico. He wants to be able to watch more clearly like for example with the binoculars he locate andromeda but its just a blurry thing, he wants to be able to maybe take a picture. Thanks for your reply.

30 minutes ago, Zermelo said:

Hello, welcome to the forum.

It's not always easy buying a specialist item like a telescope as a surprise for someone else!

How well do you know what your husband would like to do with a telescope? (and do you think he knows himself yet?)

For example, would he be particularly interested in planets, or the moon, or "deep sky" objects (galaxies, nebulas, etc.) or all of them?

Does he use the binoculars from your house? In other words, are there a lot of lights nearby that mean he would need to travel somewhere else to view the sky? If so, the telescope needs to be something he can transport.

Do you know if he has already decided on a particular telescope design (you may be aware of refractors, reflectors, Maksutovs, etc.)?

And how much money are you prepared to spend?

 

Thank for the welcome and your reply, he is interested in everything (planets, the moon, "deep sky"), he wants to take some pictures too, yes he uses the binocular from home, we live in Puerto Rico, in the center of the island to be more specific, in our area there is no much light pollution but if the telescope can be move will be a plus, he has made some searches but hasn't decide for one yet, I personally don't know anything about specifications (sorry for the ignorance) I just watch what he shows me that are a lot of thing, he gets so excited when he talks about this things, well talking about budget I think maybe like a $1,000 but if it could be less it would be fantastic. Thanks again.

Hi, my husband is interested in a telescope so I'm searching for recommendations to buy one and give it to him as a birthday gift, he is a newbie, he's been watching the sky with some binocular he bought for Christmas, he watch and read much info, he an has locate andromeda, Jupiter and his moons but obviously the binocular does not have the reach of a telescope, has search for telescopes but I don't want to ask him I really want to surprise him, any help will be appreciated.