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Beginner telescope suggestions (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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I'm planning to go to a rural spot that has a Bortle class 3 night sky around Southern California. Can anyone recommend a beginner friendly telescope with decent magnification for around $200? I'm not interested in using an accompanying smart phone app to go with it either. I'd like to see nebulae and galaxies the most. Thank you.

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[–] th3raid0r@tucson.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For 200 you could probably land yourself an old criterion telescope or used Skywatcher. The important part is the aperture. For good nebula and Galaxy viewing, you're going to want at least 6 in of aperture. But more is better.

Definitely check Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, and cloudy nights classifieds.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

CN classifieds are going for almost the same price as new last I looked. Market must be tight.