Beginners’ Guide to Telescopes

What will you pay? 

Survey of PrIces

Indicative price survey.  Scopes with GO-TO or PUSH-TO mounts up to £510

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 £150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£150 to £250

Celestron NexStar
60 f/11.7 refr SLT GO-TO (£180)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2090 Refr
90mm f/9 GO-TO (£199)

 

 

 

 

Celestron NexStar
80 f/11.2 refr SLT GO-TO (£280)

Celestron NexStar Newt
114 f/8.8 SLT GO-TO (£270)

 

 

 

Meade ETX-80 Refr
80mm f/8 GO-TO (£250)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 90mm

100 to 130mm

150mm

Over 150mm

£250 to £510

Celestron NexStar
102 f/6.5 refr SLT GO-TO (£340)

Celestron NexStar Newt
130 f/5 SLT GO-TO (£310)

 

 

 

Meade DS2090 Mak
90mm f/13 GO-TO (£270)

Celestron NexStar 4 SE
102 f/13 Mak GO-TO (£370)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2130 ATS-LNT Newt
130mm f/7.7 GO-TO (£270)

 

 

 

 

Meade DS2102 Mak
102mm f/13 GO-TO (£300)

Orion Skyquest XT6 Intelliscope
150mm f/8 Dob Push-to (£380)

 

 

Meade ETX90PE Mak
90mm f/13.8 GT auto-align (£400)

 

 

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.