Not trying to highjack. Just spent a lot of time and money making so many mistakes lol. These are the basic rules for buying your first good telescope. 1) Stay with the name brands(Celestron, Apertura, Sky Watcher, Orion, Zhumell. NOT Tasco or Bushnell). 2) If going refractor, try to go 90mm+ with at least a 700mm focal length. 3) If going Reflector, try going 114mm+ with at least a 700mm focal length(preferably 130mm+). 4) If going Dobsonian, 6" diameter minimum for full size. If you buy a tabletop, 5" is ok. 5)Throw away any eyepieces smaller than 10mm. At minimum you want a 10mm and 25mm eyepiece. Any extra eyepieces purchased separately should have good "eye relief". One highly recommended brand and model right now is Celestron's Starsense line of telescopes. They come with a phone mount and an app you put on your phone. The app has a map of the sky and shows arrows on the screen and helps you find objects in the sky. Really useful for new astronomers.
i’ve never bought a telescope before & i’m planning to buy one soon! out of the brands you named which would you prefer personally or for someone like me? thanks!
@@ceffreyjastillo Quality goes a loooong way. There is no cheap route to astronomy unfortunately. It's hard to explain the quality difference. You would have to see through them side by side. Same with the eyepieces. A good bad eye piece vs a good piece will be the difference of Jupiter being a bright fuzzy ball vs a ball that you can clearly make out the cloud bands on. Also, most telescopes(even the better ones) come with the wrong eyepieces. Usually they come with 2. A 25mm and a 10mm. The 25mm won't magnify anything very much so jupiter will just be a slightly bigger dot, and the 10mm will be too strong and hard to find anything because not enough light is getting through.
Timestamps for everybody in a hurry to buy: 00:30 🌌 Hexeum Telescope offers portability and high-quality optics. 02:23 🔭 Orion SpaceProbe 130ST is ideal for deep-space observation and smartphone photography. 04:39 🌟 SARBLUE Mak70 provides a lightweight, portable telescope with smartphone compatibility. 06:26 🌒 Meade Polaris Series is user-friendly and suitable for viewing planets and stars. 08:45 🪐 Celestron StarSense Explorer DX offers easy sky recognition technology and sharp optics for beginners.
From a moderately experienced astronomer, the only one I would recommend on this list is the StarSense DX. The Orion 130 is ok, but the type of tripod mount ("EQ") is more difficult to learn. There are several different models of StarSense scopes. Any one that is a "DX" version is ok to start with, although the 130 is probably too big for the mount and will have shaking issues. On the cheapest end, the 100az or 102az is decent. On the higher end, the large dobsonians would be best. Most would recommend the 8in, but I highly suggest the 10in. Do not get the "LT" versions of StarSense scopes (80mm and 114mm).
The StarSense telescope uses a phone, mirror and app to help point the telescope only. It does not see through the scope. You could use a second phone attached to an eyepiece to video through the scope.
@j.d.pistol1777 Dobs are awesome. My first scope was a 10in dob. Good for visual and learning the sky. Of all the scopes I have, dobs get the most use. They do need to be collimated (aligned). Size is the consideration. How much storage space do you have and how big is your vehicle if you want to drive to a dark site.
The Celestron Star Sense Explore DX130 exceeded expectations. Despite minor setup discrepancies, it flawlessly guided through alignment and precisely located celestial objects. Easy assembly, great packaging, and quick setup make it a stellar choice for amateur astronomers. Well worth the investment!
The StarSense Explorer system is awesome. Makes finding targets for quick and easy. I have made my own DIY brackets so I can use my phone with the app on other scopes.
I made my own reflector 8 inch starting with 2 pyrex dishes and abrasives coarse to polishing stages from Edmund Scientific. Took 7 yrs v while working everyday at 12 hr job. Made tube and mount and foot pods. Bought optics. Took 18 yrs and everyone wants to buy it. Fun and unique..
I love shooting the terminus, where you can really see the shadows of the vast mountainous terrain. I got a few trips in the near future thatll take me to more rural areas again. Shall i try to capture and post?
Any telescope can be pointed to planets and you will see them. How big, is another question. You would need around 5000x zoom to see jupiter take 100% of the field of view in a telescope eyepiece. But the image would be hugely blurry. Telescope image sharpness is limited to zoom = 2 x aperture (mm) so with the Celestron Starsense at the end you are limited to 130x2 = 260x, and Jupiter would take 5% of the eyepiece's image width. To have a sharp view of jupiter at 100% eyepiece field of view you need an aperture around 2.5 meters ;) good luck finding a scope this large at Best Buy. But you do not need much zoom to see some details. To see saturn rings clearly "detached" from the planet, only 50x is sufficient. A 3-inch telescope is enough for this. Hexxeum is a little more than 3-inch.
There's nothing worth buying in LT range. Actually, the only reason to buy Starsense LT scope is to take Starsense from it, and attach it to another scope
My goal is to see Saturn very defined. I saw a youtube video on the Celestron LT and got disappointed because of the heavy wobbling, so you just see a spot similar to very shining star. The only thing good about it was the app which the DX also has. I returned my purchase and went with the Orion Spaceprobe 130ST. Reviews and pictures taken with the Orion are really good. Still need to test it. I wish it had the app though.
Celestron LT & DX are not telescopes, but range of telescope models. Orion Spaceprobe 130ST isn't best for planetary observations due to short focal length(ST means Short Tube here), but it's a good all-rounder, and you will definitely see Saturn rings... if you manage to get used to EQ mount.
I got the Celestron LT 140 as a gd beginner one for my bday n I love it. I just saw Jupiter n its 4 moons tonight. And Saturn's rings the stars are so clear I love just watching all the many shooting stars 😊 hh
The best, least expensive one for "visual astronomy" versus "astrophotography (< - - this gets expensive really fast)" is a DOBSONIAN. This type of telescope lets you see more (planets, moon, galaxies) for less money. You probably want to try a table top because it is small, but then you need a table to set it on - BUT a 6", or 8" is the better way to go. Not much price difference (relatively speaking) to go from a 6" to an 8" and you will see much more. If you get a REFRACTOR telescope (the type that you typically likely think of when you think of a telescope), those cost much more because they use more lenses (as opposed to mirrors), and lenses are more expensive than mirrors. Otherwise, you can get a small REFRACTOR, because they are easy to use, but you will see much, much less. - I would go with the 6" or 8" DOB (Dobsonian) and just want some videos so you learn what they are. If you 12yr old grandson really take to astronomy, then you (or he) can acquire more/different telescope - but you will never have to get rid of this one. The (6" or 8") DOB is one that even people who have been doing this forever and have amazing telescope, probably also have. It is very portable and lets you see so much. If you still have questions, leave a response here and I'll try to get back to you.
This kind of content annoys me. The video could be good, but the images you show are ridiculous! If you show images, make them the REAL images for each telescope.
Anyone have an opinion on Meade Newtonian reflectors or Schmidt-Cassegrain? And something else- what about Questar? I know nothing about them, but have been told that they are the best if you have the money, but are they something like Leica cameras, great but overpriced?
@@Funny_jokeman108and he did. All the links to buy them are affiliated links. It’s just a text to speech, and the info videos of the telescopes probably by the producer itself. So there is no research that tested them or anything. So this video is basically teleshopping 2.0
What preferable and maximum budget you have? Where/How do you live? In city in some apartment, in own house with yard and garage, or own house etc outside cities? (that affects to what can be observed and what kind telescopes fit circumstances)
So for me the budget is at least 300 $ and i live in the uae (Dubai) i live in a house with electricity and dont go to landscapes often can you help me?@tuunaes
So for me the budget is at least 300 $ and i live in the uae (Dubai) i live in a house with electricity and dont go to landscapes often can you help me?@tuunaes
Genuine Question. Why is it only for beginners? Like can can I as a beginner just use a professional one and get used to it easily? Or everything on the market is just beginner use? Just curious.
Beginner ones are typically cheaper and easier to move around and take on the go…. More professional telescopes costs thousands and they much harder to set up and actually be ready to watch the sky. Some telescopes you’ve got to add special lenses too which costs more money.
Dude, don't jump in to the deep end of the pool until you learn to swim. This endeavor is deep and wide - you will only frustrate yourself if you get in over your head - which you will if you go pro-grade right out of the starting block.
Oh hell no, there are 100.000 dollar plus scopes you can buy readilly from the market. Most of the scopes in the video are small and !relatively! inexpensive scopes that should enable you to see a good chunk of the heavens. And if you do not like the hobby, just sell it and you will have not lost much money. However, if you do like the hobby, you realy can take it as far as you would like it to go. Now can you easily use expert level equipment, yes, in my opinion you can. It is still a scope, nothing changed in that part. If I use a 10.000 dollar apochromatic 150mm refractor, or my cheap and dirty 500 dollar 200mm dobsonian reflector. It takes basically the same skills to look at the moon. And arguably the 10.000 apochromatic refractor usually does not collimation etc. and may actually be easier in use.
Locate astronomy clubs in your area and inquire about public viewing nights. Every club I have ever been in or know of has public viewing nights. Check it out. Also contact the local community college and find out if that offer astronomy. If, get the instructor contact info, and send email asking about location one might be able to get on a scope during a public viewing night. Good luck!
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Not trying to highjack. Just spent a lot of time and money making so many mistakes lol.
These are the basic rules for buying your first good telescope. 1) Stay with the name brands(Celestron, Apertura, Sky Watcher, Orion, Zhumell. NOT Tasco or Bushnell). 2) If going refractor, try to go 90mm+ with at least a 700mm focal length. 3) If going Reflector, try going 114mm+ with at least a 700mm focal length(preferably 130mm+). 4) If going Dobsonian, 6" diameter minimum for full size. If you buy a tabletop, 5" is ok. 5)Throw away any eyepieces smaller than 10mm. At minimum you want a 10mm and 25mm eyepiece. Any extra eyepieces purchased separately should have good "eye relief".
One highly recommended brand and model right now is Celestron's Starsense line of telescopes. They come with a phone mount and an app you put on your phone. The app has a map of the sky and shows arrows on the screen and helps you find objects in the sky. Really useful for new astronomers.
i’ve never bought a telescope before & i’m planning to buy one soon! out of the brands you named which would you prefer personally or for someone like me? thanks!
@@fairy1687celestron 100% anything else is a mistake
Tnx brother
why should a beginner not get a bushell or tasco are those more complicated to use ?
@@ceffreyjastillo Quality goes a loooong way. There is no cheap route to astronomy unfortunately. It's hard to explain the quality difference. You would have to see through them side by side. Same with the eyepieces. A good bad eye piece vs a good piece will be the difference of Jupiter being a bright fuzzy ball vs a ball that you can clearly make out the cloud bands on. Also, most telescopes(even the better ones) come with the wrong eyepieces. Usually they come with 2. A 25mm and a 10mm. The 25mm won't magnify anything very much so jupiter will just be a slightly bigger dot, and the 10mm will be too strong and hard to find anything because not enough light is getting through.
Timestamps for everybody in a hurry to buy:
00:30 🌌 Hexeum Telescope offers portability and high-quality optics.
02:23 🔭 Orion SpaceProbe 130ST is ideal for deep-space observation and smartphone photography.
04:39 🌟 SARBLUE Mak70 provides a lightweight, portable telescope with smartphone compatibility.
06:26 🌒 Meade Polaris Series is user-friendly and suitable for viewing planets and stars.
08:45 🪐 Celestron StarSense Explorer DX offers easy sky recognition technology and sharp optics for beginners.
From a moderately experienced astronomer, the only one I would recommend on this list is the StarSense DX. The Orion 130 is ok, but the type of tripod mount ("EQ") is more difficult to learn.
There are several different models of StarSense scopes. Any one that is a "DX" version is ok to start with, although the 130 is probably too big for the mount and will have shaking issues. On the cheapest end, the 100az or 102az is decent. On the higher end, the large dobsonians would be best. Most would recommend the 8in, but I highly suggest the 10in.
Do not get the "LT" versions of StarSense scopes (80mm and 114mm).
Thanks for this helpful information. Do you know if the Starsense telescopes are able to film video?
The StarSense telescope uses a phone, mirror and app to help point the telescope only. It does not see through the scope. You could use a second phone attached to an eyepiece to video through the scope.
@@millenialfalcon8243 Thanks so much!
@@millenialfalcon8243 thoughts on dobs?
@j.d.pistol1777 Dobs are awesome. My first scope was a 10in dob. Good for visual and learning the sky. Of all the scopes I have, dobs get the most use. They do need to be collimated (aligned).
Size is the consideration. How much storage space do you have and how big is your vehicle if you want to drive to a dark site.
The Celestron Star Sense Explore DX130 exceeded expectations. Despite minor setup discrepancies, it flawlessly guided through alignment and precisely located celestial objects. Easy assembly, great packaging, and quick setup make it a stellar choice for amateur astronomers. Well worth the investment!
Does the phone app allow for pictures to be taken
@nickcarstensen1909 No, the app is only used for finding targets. Use a second phone or camera to take pictures through the eyepiece.
The StarSense Explorer system is awesome. Makes finding targets for quick and easy. I have made my own DIY brackets so I can use my phone with the app on other scopes.
I made my own reflector 8 inch starting with 2 pyrex dishes and abrasives coarse to polishing stages from Edmund Scientific. Took 7 yrs v while working everyday at 12 hr job. Made tube and mount and foot pods. Bought optics. Took 18 yrs and everyone wants to buy it. Fun and unique..
There are types of telescopes that I can connect to my computer and phone as well, can they be mentioned?
Can the Orion Spaceprobe 130ST capture image of planets and the moon as well?
I love shooting the terminus, where you can really see the shadows of the vast mountainous terrain. I got a few trips in the near future thatll take me to more rural areas again. Shall i try to capture and post?
For the hexeum telescope does can you see other planets other than the moon on it? Like Saturn or Jupiter?
Any telescope can be pointed to planets and you will see them. How big, is another question. You would need around 5000x zoom to see jupiter take 100% of the field of view in a telescope eyepiece. But the image would be hugely blurry. Telescope image sharpness is limited to zoom = 2 x aperture (mm) so with the Celestron Starsense at the end you are limited to 130x2 = 260x, and Jupiter would take 5% of the eyepiece's image width. To have a sharp view of jupiter at 100% eyepiece field of view you need an aperture around 2.5 meters ;) good luck finding a scope this large at Best Buy.
But you do not need much zoom to see some details. To see saturn rings clearly "detached" from the planet, only 50x is sufficient. A 3-inch telescope is enough for this. Hexxeum is a little more than 3-inch.
I really went to get one for astrophotography and that can track , I just don’t have the money . Can’t wait to get one tho
That last one is nice
Im your 1K like🎉
do you guys know whether there is much of a difference between the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX and the StarSense Explorer LT?
There's nothing worth buying in LT range.
Actually, the only reason to buy Starsense LT scope is to take Starsense from it, and attach it to another scope
My goal is to see Saturn very defined. I saw a youtube video on the Celestron LT and got disappointed because of the heavy wobbling, so you just see a spot similar to very shining star. The only thing good about it was the app which the DX also has. I returned my purchase and went with the Orion Spaceprobe 130ST. Reviews and pictures taken with the Orion are really good. Still need to test it. I wish it had the app though.
Celestron LT & DX are not telescopes, but range of telescope models.
Orion Spaceprobe 130ST isn't best for planetary observations due to short focal length(ST means Short Tube here), but it's a good all-rounder, and you will definitely see Saturn rings... if you manage to get used to EQ mount.
I got the Celestron LT 140 as a gd beginner one for my bday n I love it. I just saw Jupiter n its 4 moons tonight. And Saturn's rings the stars are so clear I love just watching all the many shooting stars 😊 hh
Can you make the best ones for the professionals. I'd wanna start with professional one.😋
I'm looking to buy one for my 12 year old grandson. What is the best inexpensive one to buy please?
The best, least expensive one for "visual astronomy" versus "astrophotography (< - - this gets expensive really fast)" is a DOBSONIAN.
This type of telescope lets you see more (planets, moon, galaxies) for less money.
You probably want to try a table top because it is small, but then you need a table to set it on -
BUT
a 6", or 8" is the better way to go. Not much price difference (relatively speaking) to go from a 6" to an 8" and you will see much more.
If you get a REFRACTOR telescope (the type that you typically likely think of when you think of a telescope), those cost much more because they use more lenses (as opposed to mirrors), and lenses are more expensive than mirrors.
Otherwise, you can get a small REFRACTOR, because they are easy to use, but you will see much, much less.
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I would go with the 6" or 8" DOB (Dobsonian) and just want some videos so you learn what they are.
If you 12yr old grandson really take to astronomy, then you (or he) can acquire more/different telescope - but you will never have to get rid of this one. The (6" or 8") DOB is one that even people who have been doing this forever and have amazing telescope, probably also have.
It is very portable and lets you see so much.
If you still have questions, leave a response here and I'll try to get back to you.
is the f30040M and F70075 good for moon and planets?
400 for the number one pick is a lot for a beginner
Orion/Meade is out of business as of July.
No mention of the need to collimate the reflector types ?
This kind of content annoys me. The video could be good, but the images you show are ridiculous! If you show images, make them the REAL images for each telescope.
Anyone have an opinion on Meade Newtonian reflectors or Schmidt-Cassegrain? And something else- what about Questar? I know nothing about them, but have been told that they are the best if you have the money, but are they something like Leica cameras, great but overpriced?
Ads, nothing more
2:33
If it was an ad/sponsor they have to legally state that if they don’t they can get taken to court and fined up to 10,000
What do you mean ads nothing more?
@@Funny_jokeman108and he did. All the links to buy them are affiliated links. It’s just a text to speech, and the info videos of the telescopes probably by the producer itself. So there is no research that tested them or anything. So this video is basically teleshopping 2.0
Thanks, saved me from wasting my time.
Whyn not include a Dob mount. More aperture for your buck
I’m in California and the stars are calling me I need a telescope asap 😂
Same!!!
Talk to much and don't show actual picture or view of each resolution of each scope .
Que mucho. How much?
You can see the lizards 🦎 on Mars
The Mak70 is 70mm, not 5.1 inch aperture.
Are any of these good for people in wheelchairs to be able to view?
Cost please
Mak70 does not have an equatorial mount.
Man I just need to know a good one to buy? Lol someone please helppp I’m fascinated with this shit I just want a good one to see shit out in space!
What preferable and maximum budget you have?
Where/How do you live? In city in some apartment, in own house with yard and garage, or own house etc outside cities?
(that affects to what can be observed and what kind telescopes fit circumstances)
So for me the budget is at least 300 $ and i live in the uae (Dubai) i live in a house with electricity and dont go to landscapes often can you help me?@tuunaes
So for me the budget is at least 300 $ and i live in the uae (Dubai) i live in a house with electricity and dont go to landscapes often can you help me?@tuunaes
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Genuine Question. Why is it only for beginners? Like can can I as a beginner just use a professional one and get used to it easily? Or everything on the market is just beginner use? Just curious.
Beginner ones are typically cheaper and easier to move around and take on the go…. More professional telescopes costs thousands and they much harder to set up and actually be ready to watch the sky. Some telescopes you’ve got to add special lenses too which costs more money.
@@tommysexton4257 Wish they just make the best one as well with easy to use and easy set up if we pay for them so much.
Dude, don't jump in to the deep end of the pool until you learn to swim. This endeavor is deep and wide - you will only frustrate yourself if you get in over your head - which you will if you go pro-grade right out of the starting block.
Oh hell no, there are 100.000 dollar plus scopes you can buy readilly from the market. Most of the scopes in the video are small and !relatively! inexpensive scopes that should enable you to see a good chunk of the heavens. And if you do not like the hobby, just sell it and you will have not lost much money. However, if you do like the hobby, you realy can take it as far as you would like it to go.
Now can you easily use expert level equipment, yes, in my opinion you can. It is still a scope, nothing changed in that part. If I use a 10.000 dollar apochromatic 150mm refractor, or my cheap and dirty 500 dollar 200mm dobsonian reflector. It takes basically the same skills to look at the moon. And arguably the 10.000 apochromatic refractor usually does not collimation etc. and may actually be easier in use.
What would be a good one for a 12 year old. @@crashpilot5006
This AI voiceover sounds like Rafi from The League.
forgot mention praises
I'd love to be able to see the planets in our solar system from a telescope
Locate astronomy clubs in your area and inquire about public viewing nights. Every club I have ever been in or know of has public viewing nights. Check it out. Also contact the local community college and find out if that offer astronomy. If, get the instructor contact info, and send email asking about location one might be able to get on a scope during a public viewing night. Good luck!
For stupid people who watched this video 2/3 times and left the video 50% lost (aka, me!) with a £100-£150 budget what should I buy???? TIA 💪👍
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