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Telescopes - Best Sellers & Top Staff Picks

We have a wide selection of best telescopes! If you are new to astronomy, buying a telescope can be difficult - Meade telescopes, Bushnell telescopes, Celestron telescopes, Barska telescopes, Galileo telescopes, Tasco telescopes, TeleVue telescopes, Vixen telescopes, Konus telescopes - there are thousands of telescopes choices for all user level and budgets.

More About our Best Telescopes

That's why we have provided a number of articles about choosing a telescope in our telescope information section. Please read our How to Buy a Telescope or Telescope Frequently Asked Questions for some good basic information, read independent telescope reviews in our Telescope Internet Discussion forum, and if you need more help choosing the best telescope for you, please email our telescope experts. We offer an excellent selection of quality astronomical telescopes and our experts are there to help you choose the telescope that best meets your observing needs and your budget.

Binoculars are often recommended as a first telescope for astronomy, and rightfully so. Binoculars for Astronomy are simple, uncomplicated and a joy to use. In addition they will teach you the basics of observing and show you all the different categories of astronomical objects that can be seen. Even astronomers who use very large telescopes use binoculars as the preferred instrument for some types of observing. Conventional binoculars of 7-10x and 40mm front lenses or larger work well for large star clusters and brighter deep-sky objects and they offer the convenience of tripod free observing. Giant binoculars with 70mm lenses or larger will reveal more objects, but are designed to be mounted on a tripod due to their weight. Regardless of which astronomical binocular you choose, you will not find a better selection of astronomical binoculars than here at OpticsPlanet. All of our binoculars for astronomy are sold at our excellent discount binocular prices. Here are some of our best sellers.

Telescopes - Best Sellers & Top Staff Picks

Bushnell Northstar 1300mm x 100mm 4" Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope 788840 Bushnell Northstar 1300mm x 100mm 4 $779.95 $419.99 (3) Bushnell GoTo North Star 675x4.5 inch Reflector Telescope RVO 788846 Bushnell GoTo North Star 675x4.5 inch Reflector Telescope RVO 788846 $475.95 $309.99 (9) Celestron PowerSeeker 50 Astronomical Telescope 21039 Celestron PowerSeeker 50 Astronomical Telescope 21039 $58.95 $47.95 (1) Celestron PowerSeeker 60 EQ Astronomical Telescope 21043 Celestron PowerSeeker 60 EQ Astronomical Telescope 21043 $133.95 $97.95 Meade 114EQ-ASTR F/8.8 4.5" 114mm Equatorial Reflector Telescope w/ Autostar Suite Software, Red Dot Finderscope, two Eyepieces, Tripod - 04066 + 2 options Meade 114EQ-ASTR F/8.8 4.5 $188.48 $149.95 (13) Coronado 40mm-400mm Personal Solar Telescopes + 3 options Coronado 40mm-400mm Personal Solar Telescopes $670.00 (2)