Beginners’ Guide to Telescopes

What will you pay? 

Survey of PrIces

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

December 2009

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 Polaris Refr

60mm Altaz (£70)

 

 

 

 

Meade RB70 Refr

70mm Altaz (£86)

 

 

 

 

Bresser Skylux Refr

70mm EQ (£99)

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114mm f/9 EQ (£119)

 

 

 

Orion SpaceProbe 3 Newt
76mm f/9.2 Altaz (£130)

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

 

 

 

Bresser Lyra
70mm f/10 EQ (£140)

Bresser Pluto Newt
114mm f/4 EQ (£143)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£150 to £249

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
90mm f/14 EQ1 (£132)

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130mm f/7 EQ (£150)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
80mm Autotrak(M) (£160)

Skywatcher Skyhawk Newt
114PM f/5 EQ (£150)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar
90mm f/10 AZ3 (£160)
90mm f/10 EQ2 (£170)
90mm f/10 EQ3-2 (£220)

Orion StarBlast mini-Dob
113mm f/4 mini-Dob (£170)

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

 

 

 

Orion StarBlast Newt
113mm f/4 Newt EQ (£190)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130PM f/5 EQ(M) (£190)

 

 

 

 

TAL 110mm Newt
110mm f/7.3 EQ (£199)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
150mm f/8 (£200)

 

 

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
130P f/5 AZ(M) Supatrak (£220)

 

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

 

Bresser Messier Refr
R90 f/10 EQ (£230)

Skywatcher Startravel
102mm f/5 EQ1 (£230)

Orion SkyQuest Dob
XT6 150mm f/8 (£230)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£250 to £560

Orion StarMax  Mak
90mm f/14 EQ (£275)

Bresser Messier Newt
N130 f/8 EQ (£276)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127mm Supertrak(M) (£300)

TAL 150mm Newt
150 f/5 EQ (£285)

Skywatcher Skyliner Dob
200mm f/6 (£300)

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar
102mm f/10 EQ3-2 (£330)

Celestron Omni XLT Newt
150 f/5 Newt EQ (£335)

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

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT
102mm f/10 EQ (£330)
120mm f/8.3 EQ (£420)

 

Orion SkyQuest Dob
XT8 203mm f/6 (£310)

 

 

Skywatcher Startravel
120mm f/5 EQ3-2 (£350)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
127mm f/12 EQ3-2 (£350)

 

 

 

 

Orion StarMax  Mak
102mm f/13 EQ (£355)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Evostar
120mm f/8.3 EQ3-2 (£370)
120mm f/8.3 EQ5 (£400)

Bresser Messier Newt
N150 f/7 EQ (£390)

Meade Lightbridge Dob
203mm f/6 (£380)

 

 

TAL
100RS f/10 EQ5 (£400)

 

Orion UK OD350 Dob
350 f/4.7 (£400)

 

 

Celestron Omni XLT  SCT
127mm f/9.8 SCT EQ (£510)

 

Skywatcher Explorer Newt
200P f/5 EQ5 (£450)

 

 

Orion StarMax  Mak
127mm f/12 EQ(M)(£560)

 

Orion SkyQuest Dob
XT10 254mm f/5 (£510)

 

 

 

 

 

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

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