STAVROS 1812 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 What is the best telescope to buy for my son and in his mid twenties. I have been looking at 4" telescopes but, just confused. Am looking to spend £150.00 Thank you Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hello and welcome to SGL. Here are a couple of choices, one slightly under budget and one over budget. Skywatcher Heritage 130P . (£137) Very simple to use and store, many telescopes together with their mounts can be quite bulky. and Skywatcher Heritage 90 Virtuoso. (£189)The mount is motorised and can be controlled from a laptop via a suitable cable and planetarium programme ( Stellarium or Cartes du Ceil ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Geoff Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 As the previous respondent hints, £150 will not go far unless you buy a small reflector on a simple mount. My 4" refractor cost more than £150 without any mounting. As another person posted on a similar topic, rather than agonise about what to buy it is better to just buy something (sensible and in budget) and start using it. The practical experience will refine your ideas about telescope choice more than any amount of reading. You can get more for your money second-hand but against that you may have to 'sort out' your purchase while lacking any experience of telescopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan64 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 A 3.5" achromat... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/evostar/skywatcher-evostar-90-eq2.html ...no collimation, generally, and an ergonomic eyepiece position. Incidentally, when I was 27, I received an even smaller 80mm refractor on an EQ-2 mount, and enjoyed it immensely. A 5" Newtonian... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/reflectors/skywatcher-heritage-130p-flextube.html ...collimation required on occasion, more portable, yet would require a platform of some type to raise it to a more comfortable viewing position; the tailgate of a truck for example. A third more, but 6" in aperture; I have a 6" Newtonian myself, and bright it is... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dobsonians/skywatcher-skyliner-150p-dobsonian.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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