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Yeah but kind of expensive... I believe the best combination would be a small telescope to learn the basics of the sky and then if you want to go deep, rent the
by aortega 12y ago
Yeah but kind of expensive... I believe the best combination would be a small telescope to learn the basics of the sky and then if you want to go deep, rent the iTelescope service.
- mapt 12y agoA small telescope is actually not the first choice for amateur astronomy. Pick up a pair of relatively cheap 7x50 or 10x50 binoculars (sizable but not enormous), and a good blanket. Do not try to hold the binoculars in your hand - lie on your back with your head firmly against the ground and rest them on your eye sockets (binocular hand-shake is the main reason people dislike them). These are more portable, more user-friendly, more comfortable than any telescope. They're much better put together than the sparse selection of cheap telescopes at this price level. $50-$100 After this, I would consider an 8" dobsonian manual telescope, or a motorized alt-az goto scope with mount in the 4.5-6" range. $500-1000 A serious (but still amateur-level) 8" astrophotography setup (mount, sensor, telescope, filters) that will take the kind of nebula pictures people see coming from the HST, iTelescope, or Slooh, is going to run $5000-$10000.