Beginners’ Guide to Telescopes

What will you pay? 

Survey of PrIces

Indicative price survey.  Scopes with non-computerised mounts up to £500

October 2008

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

Bresser Lyra
70mm f/10 EQ (£110)

Meade 114 EQ-AST Newt
114 f/8.8 EQ (£95)

 

 

 

Orion SpaceProbe 3 Newt
76mm f/9.2 Altaz (£99)

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114 f/9 EQ (£99)

 

 

 

Starlight
80mm f/8 EQ (£100)

Bresser Pluto Newt
114 f/4 EQ (£100)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130 f/7 EQ (£129)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114PM f/5 EQ (£139)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orion StarBlast mini-Dob
113mm f/4 mini-Dob (£145)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
80 f/5 EQ1 (£149)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£150 to £249

Skywatcher Evostar
90 f/10 AZ3 (£160)
90 f/10 EQ2 (£160)
90 f/10 EQ3-2 (£200)

TAL 110mm Newt
110 f/7.3 EQ (£169)

Orion UK OD150 Dob
150 f/8 or f/11 (£165)

 

 

Bresser Messier Refr
R90 f/10 EQ (£170)

Orion StarBlast Newt
113mm f/4 Newt EQ (£175)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
80 Autotrak(M) (£180)

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130PM f/5 EQ(M) (£179)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
150mm f/8 (£180)

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
90 f/14 EQ1 (£200)

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130P f/5 AZ(M) Supatrak (£199)

 

 

 

 

Bresser Messier Newt
N130 f/8 EQ (£176)

 

Orion UK OD200 Dob
200 f/6 or f/8 (£210)

 

Orion StarMax  Mak
90mm f/14 EQ (£220)

Skywatcher Startravel
102 f/5 EQ1 (£220)

Orion SkyQuest Dob
X6 150mm f/8 (£230)

Orion UK OD250 Dob
250 f/4.8 or f/6.3 (£230)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
150P f/5 EQ3-2 (£239)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£250 to £499

 

Skywatcher Evostar
102 f/10 EQ3-2 (£250)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
102 f/13 EQ2 (£280)

 

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
200mm f/6 (£280)

 

 

Orion StarMax  Mak
102mm f/13 EQ (£290)

Celestron Omni XLT Newt
150 f/5 Newt EQ (£299)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127 Autotrak(M) (£300)

TAL 150mm Newt
150 f/5 EQ (£299)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
120 f/5 EQ3-2 (£300)

Bresser Messier Newt
N150 f/7 EQ (£300)

Orion UK OD300 Dob
300 f/4 or f/5.3 (£300)

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar
120 f/8.3 EQ3-2 (£300)
120 f/8.3 EQ5 (£350)
120 f/8.3 EQ5(M)(£480)

 

Orion SkyQuest Dob
X8 203mm f/6 (£330)

 

 

TAL
100RS f/10 EQ5 (£400)

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
200P f/5 EQ5 (£349)

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT
102 f/10 EQ (£330)
120 f/8.3 EQ (£370)

Orion UK Europa Newt
150 f/5, 8 or 11 EQ (£390)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
250mm f/6 (£400)

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127 f/12 EQ3-2 (£400)

 

Meade Lightbridge Dob
203mm f/6 (£400)

 

 

Orion StarMax  Mak
127mm f/12 EQ(M)(£410)

 

Orion UK OD350 Dob
350 f/4.7 (£400)

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT  SCT
127 f/9.8 SCT EQ (£469)

 

Orion UK Europa Newt
200 f/4.5 or f/6 EQ (£499)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
150 f/5 EQ5 (£499)

Orion SkyQuest Dob
X10 254mm f/5 (£499)

 

 

 

 

 

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