Beginners’ Guide to Telescopes

What will you pay? 

Survey of PrIces

Indicative price survey.  Scopes with non-computerised mounts up to £560

January 2011

Key

Black -- refractors
(M) Motorised mount

Red -- Newtonian reflectors

Green -- Dobsonians

Blue -- Maks and SCTs

Aperture/
Price Band

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

up to £149

Meade NG60-SM Refr

60mm Altaz (£82)

 

 

 

 

Bresser Mars Explorer Refr

70mm EQ/DP (£101)

 

 

 

 

Meade NG70-SM Refr

70mm Altaz (£103)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Capricorn Ref 70mm EQ1 (£103)

 

 

 

 

Orion SpaceProbe 3 Newt
76mm f/9.2 Altaz (£115)

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114mm f/9 EQ (£122)

 

 

 

 

Meade 114 EQ-AST Newt
114mm f/8.8 EQ (£135)

 

 

 

 

Celestron Astromaster Newt
114mm f/8.8 EQ (£138)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£150 to £249

 

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114PM f/5 EQ (£125)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
80mm f/12.5 EQ1 (£155)

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130mm f/7 EQ (£155)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar Refr
90mm f/10 AZ3 (£155)
90mm f/10 EQ2 (£155)
90mm f/10 EQ3-2 (£205)

Celestron Astromaster Newt
130 EQ (£160)

130 EQ (M) (£185)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130PM f/5 EQ(M) (£183)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
90mm f/14 EQ1 (£208)

TAL 120mm Newt
120mm f/6.7 EQ (£210)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
150mm f/8 (£205)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
102mm f/5 EQ1 (£205)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130P f/5 AZ(M) Supatrak (£225)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£250 to £560

Bresser Messier Refr
R90 f/10 EQ (£275)

Skywatcher Evostar
102mm f/10 EQ3-2 (£310)

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
150 f/5 EQ (£285)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
200mm f/6 (£305)

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127mm Supertrak(M) (£336)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
120mm f/5 EQ3-2 (£365)

 

 

 

 

Bresser Messier Newt
N130 f/8 EQ (£370)

Celestron Omni XLT Newt
150 f/5 Newt EQ (£375)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar
120mm f/8.3 EQ3-2 (£385)
120mm f/8.3 EQ5 (£420)

 

 

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT
102mm f/10 EQ (£410)
120mm f/8.3 EQ (£450)

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
200P f/5 EQ5 (£410)

 

 

TAL
100RS f/10 EQ5 (£410)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127mm f/12 EQ3-2 (£420)

 

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
250mm f/5 (£460)

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT  SCT
127mm f/9.8 SCT EQ (£530)

Bresser Messier Newt
N150 f/7 EQ (£540)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survey is indicative only and listing does not imply recommendation or endorsement.  E&OE.

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