Telescope help needed....

ella2ethan1

Hiya my hubby wants a telescope to look at the stars I have between £100.00-£150.00 to spend what is the best sort of telescope to buy please.

I have had a quick look on ebay but there are that many types the mind boggles:eek: .

Its for his birthday on the 26th so not that long to look...

Thanks Sarah x

ormus

there is no proper decent telescope available for them sort of prices.
they are the toy types, not a real astronomy telescope.
my advice is to leave well alone or save up and get a real proper one.

or maybe get a really cheap one to play with. say 20/30 quid?

Dave_®f©

You and elljay20 should speak to one another....

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=389393

ormus

So what's all this going to cost you? A decent pair of 8 x 40 binoculars can be purchased for £50. A reasonable 80-mm refractor will set you back about £150, while a 4-inch reflector can cost as little as £250. Remember that a telescope is a precision optical instrument and so you should be prepared to pay as much as for a good camera.

ella2ethan1

ormus wrote:

there is no proper decent telescope available for them sort of prices.
they are the toy types, not a real astronomy telescope.
my advice is to leave well alone or save up and get a real proper one.

or maybe get a really cheap one to play with. say 20/30 quid?

There isnt a middle of the range one I can get then?

ormus

not really.
the bottom range of the proper ones start at about 150.00
how about a used S/H one?

ormus

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=269406&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=7&iSubCat=33&iProductID=269406

this is the real thing. cant find one in the uk though, and certainly not for this price!
i wonder if you can import it and how much to ship over here?