This attactive blue-tube refractor is a good way to start in astronomy.   Its 70mm (2.75") aperture is

one of the traditional sizes for an adult's or teenager's first telescope and it has 36% more Light Gathering power than a 60mm.  The equatorial mount enables you to track objects easily.  At the same time it is small and light enough to be easily moved to different sites. 

The Capricorn's focal ratio is 12.8 and this gives nice crisp images of the Moon and planets.  It comes with two multi-coated eyepieces -10mm and 25mm; and a 2x Barlow lens.  These give magnifications of x36, x72,  x90, x180.  (In astronomy a well-resolved image is more important than a huge amount of magnification.) It also has a 6x24 Finderscope and an aluminium tray for holding eyeieces.

125% more Light Gathering than 76mm

The SKYHAWK-1145PM is a parabolic Newtonian reflector telescope with an RA Motor Drive and a x2 Barlow Lens.  Excellent value for money.

4 1/2" Motorised Parabolic Newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount

114mm aperture (and primary parabolic mirror size)

500mm focal length ( f.5 focal ratio)

Right ascension (RA) motor - enables smooth automatic tracking once object has been located

Red dot finder

EQ1 mount and aluminium tripod with accessory tray

Comes with 2 eyepieces (10mm and 25mm) and x2 Barlow lens, giving x20, x40, x50 and x100 magnifications

Highest potential practical power x228received two BEST BUY accolades in BBC Sky at Night Magazine. This model is identical but now includes an RA Motor Drive and a x2 Barlow Lens!!. 

The StarLight 80mm Refractor boasts many features only found on higher priced models. The optics are a generous 80mm quality achromat and fully multicoated housed in an aluminium tube with an aluminium dewshield. The all metal equatorial mount with geared slow motion controls sits on a chrome steel fully adjustable tripod affording a stable platform which is essential for higher magnifications.

80mm fully multicoated optics
F640mm F8
Aluminium tube
Chrome steel tripod
Equatorial mount (optional drive deluxe only)
Eyepieces 20mm & 6mm
Barlow lens 2x
Finderscope 6x30 (adjustable bracket)
Diagonal 1.25"
Instruction manual

130mm aperture (and spherical mirror size)

900mm focal length (focal ratio 6.92) 

EQ2 mount, aluminium tripod with accessory tray

Red dot finder

Comes with 2 eyepieces (10mm and 25mm) and a 2x Barlow lens, giving magnifications of x36, x72, x90 and x180

Highest potential practical power x260

SPECIFICATIONS:
Diameter 90mm
Focal length 900mm
Includes equatorial mount and tripod
6x30 finderscope
Eyepieces included 10, 12.5, 25mm 1.25" plossls
Total Weight 12.25KG

For beginners who like a simple life (and those who hate mechanical things and computers) the Dobsonian is ideal - very user-friendly.  It has a large aperture so you see a relatively big image, and all you have to do is point it in the right direction.  As the object moves, you just give it a bit of a nudge to catch up! 

153mm (6”) f/1200 Parabolic Dobsonian

q       Magnifications (with eyepieces supplied): x48 & x120

q       Highest Practical Power (Potential): x300

q       Diameter of Primary Mirror: 153mm

q       Telescope Focal Length: 1200mm (f/7.84)

q       Eyepieces Supplied (1.25”): 10mm & 25mm

q       Parabolic Primary Mirror

q       0.5mm Ultra-Thin Secondary Mirror Supports

q       6x30 Finderscope

q       Direct SLR Camera Connection

q       Wooden Alt-Azimuth Mount with Accessory Tray

q       73% more Light Gathering than 114mm

This is a 90mm (3.5") telescope with an excellent system of Maksutov-Cassegrain optics -

a catadioptric design, which makes it compact and therefore needing a smaller mount, so it is very portable.  

It has a long focal length (1250mm) and an f14 ratio, which makes it a good planetary scope.  It has an elegant blue tube, and comes with 10mm & 25mm eyepieces, a Red Dot Finder, and EQ1 aluminium tripod with equatorial mount

Weight: 22.00 kg