Beginners’ Guide to Telescopes

What will you pay? 

Survey of PrIces

Indicative price survey.  Scopes with GO-TO or PUSH-TO mounts up to £590

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 £150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£150 to £260

Meade ETX60 Refr

60mm GOTO (£180)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2080 Refr
80mm  GO-TO (£199)

 

 

 

 

Celestron NexStar
80 f/11.2 refr SLT GO-TO (£240)

Celestron NexStar Newt
114 f/8.8 SLT GO-TO (£220)

 

 

 

Meade ETX-80 Refr
80mm f/8 GO-TO (£260)

Skyhawk 1145P Newt

114mm GOTO (£250)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£261 to £590

 

Celestron NexStar
102 f/6.5 refr SLT GO-TO (£300)

 

 

 

 

Skywatcher Skymax Mak
102mm GOTO (£290)

127mm GOTO (£350)

 

 

 

Meade DS2090 Mak
90mm f/13 GO-TO (£360)

Celestron NexStar Newt
130 f/5 SLT GO-TO (£345)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2130 ATS-LNT Newt
130mm f/7.7 GO-TO (£380)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2102 Mak
102mm f/13 GO-TO (£390)

Orion Skyquest XT6 Intelliscope
150mm f/8 Dob Push-to (£420)

 

 

Meade ETX90PE Mak
90mm f/13.8 GT auto-align (£590)

Celestron NexStar 4 SE
102 f/13 Mak GO-TO (£415)

 

Orion Skyquest XT8 Intelliscope
203mm f/5.9 Dob Push-to (£510)

 

 

 

 

 

Survey is indicative only and listing does not imply recommendation or endorsement.  E&OE.  Shop around for best prices