I have watched hundreds of videos, and by far your explanation of the different types and benefits and features for each surpasses everyone else. Thank you sir.
I think with this being aimed at beginners it would have been more help if examples were given of what the view was like of the moon or one of the planets with each type of telescope
when we come here as beginners we dont wana know all this lens stuff. this telescope, this image. that telescope, that image. nice informative video tho, thanks.
It would've been helpful; thankfully there are videos and pictures out there of those exact examples from these scopes. Once you narrow down your choice, you can start doing more research on what type of viewing to expect from it. And this might sound weird, but consider the fact that if you're very passionate, you might outgrow your first very quickly... so if anything try and up-buy. Eating hotdogs for a month will be worth it, imvho, and you'll get your moneys worth for sure.
Go big or go home. IDK about Wyoming, I hear that it has a turbulent atmosphere, but it is easy to find dark skies. I live in central/northern Alberta, and the clouds are terrible, and being so far away from everything you would think you could easily find dark sky preserves, but I have to drive at least a half hour out of Edmonton to find dark skies. an 8 inch schmidt cassegrain is your best bet. Atmospheric distortion is a bitch. Any larger than 8 inches and you end up fighting the atmosphere.
I began my amateur astronomy adventure when I was 20. I bought a cheap 60mm "department store" refractor and was amazed at the moon and planets. Over the years I owned a 90mm Maksutov, a Celestron 8-inch Schmidt-cassegrain, Fujinon 16x70 binoculars, Canon 12x36 stabilized binoculars, 10-inch Dobsonian, 6-inch Richest Field Refractor, and a 6-inch f/12 refractor on a massive Schaeffer equatorial mount. I never cared for astrophotography. I just wanted to search for the Messier objects (M13 was glorious through the 6-inch refractor), to view the planets, the moon (of course), and scanning the Milky Way. I'm 74 now and arthritis plus other ailments keep me indoors at night. I recommend that you save up and get the highest quality scope and mount you can get. Keep looking up and good viewing.
I wish I'd have found the video earlier! It fully, clearly explained in 15 minutes what took me the better part of a day to research *and* understand from multiple sources. Thank you for the clear, concise information!
8 inch schmidt cassegrain. 1500 CAD. buy it, another 200 for eyepieces and a barlow and you are in business. Also buy a telrad. The red dot sights are junk.
They would want to keep the video relevant as long as possible so they don't put prices. The video is already two years old so any price you saw would be out dated
My lovely parents brought me a refractor telescope when I was a 13 year old kid and I vividly remember watching the moon from my backyard and even spotted Saturn it was a magical experience that still is fresh in my mind. I hope some day to get back into this and enjoy the heavens once again.
I have a handicapped step daughter that is just infatuated with everything about space and the moon in particular. She isn't capable of looking through an eye piece so I am interested in sending the images to a pc for her to view on a screen. What would be a good setup for her?
You can get eyepieces that have webcams built in and display a live view to a laptop/PC via USB cable, that might be suitable. I've never tried one but there are loads available from a few £ up to hundreds of £. Might be worth buying a cheap one to see if it's feasable then if it's something you both enjoy buy a better quality one later. They just slot into the focuser like a normal eyepiece but have a cable coming out that connects to the laptop. Not sure if any special software is required but I'm guessing any software capable of disaplying a camera on the screen would work. You can also get adapters that attach your smartphone to the eyepiece. Could be good if you don't own a laptop. Do you already have a scope? Will you be controlling the scope and letting her watch or would you like her to be able to control the scope? How severe is her disability? Does she have fine motor control, say to move a tabletop dobsonian mount? (it's the mount attached to the samll scope @5:20) That kind of MAK (Maksutov-Cassegrain ) scope and tabletop dobsonian mount setup would be perfect for viewing the moon and planets. Small, portable and easy to use, but with a small aperture so won't see many deep sky objects like nebuae and galaxies.....Unlike a large reflector on a difficult to use/allign/balance EQuatorial mount or large bulky Dobsonian mount, but with a large aperture that can see fainter deep sky objects. The cheap EQ mounts like the one shown are pretty wobbly. Good solid ones are very expensive.
I have to say that I'm amazed at how cheap the telescopes have become. Back in the 1960s I bought a Questar for around a thousand dollars. That's what a low end car might have cost at the time. While the telescope had very good resolution (mirror/lens system), it was still a 3.5 inch telescope. For a small fraction of that today (using equivalent dollars), I can now buy an 8 inch telescope with a mirror/lens system. There's progress for you!
Great video, thanks. Hot tip for anyone thinking about buying a telescope in the USA. Do not even consider buying from OPT. Trying to get them to respond is like trying to get blood out of a stone and when they do respond they lie to you, over and over again. They have told me every week for the last 8 weeks that my CGX mount will be “just 2 more weeks”. Yesterday the Sales director finally told me that they have no clue when they can ship. OPT also told me that the CGX which with tripod weighs 85 lbs is coming from China on a plane! Celestron told me that is not true. OPT just makes stuff up. Today OPT told me via email that the ETA is 4 weeks. Which is what it was on day one over 9 weeks ago. You have been warned!
A lot of people can chatter...very few can inform. I can't see anyone watching this to not come away with a greater sense of knowledge about telescopes. Perfection achieved! ✨🎇✨🎆🎇✨🎆✨
Amazing presentation. Now I know exactly what I would like to have and what are the differences between AZ and an equatorial mount. Nice and clear explanation and thank you a lot for all this.
Why buy a beginners scope only to buy a better one later (sounds like more money for you) I don't need 2 telescopes... I'll buy a good telescope and deal with learning on it... seriously!
Watched a podcast with the guest being Michio Kaku, his talk about the universe and what keeps people like him motivated inspired me to get a telescope myself, though i'm not in that field of work or study it, i just want to see the stars/craters on the moon.
Great video but you really should have mentioned the pros AND cons for each type of scope. Someone may buy a reflector only to realize the mirrors aren't aligned properly and have no idea why. Also chromatic aberration for refractors could be an issue for some. Just a thought
You have a great knack for distilling complex information and presenting it in a way that is understandable and interesting. Thanks for this considering a buy and understand the options a lot better now!
I see people underestimate the capabilities of even a smaller Newtonians like the one he was standing behind (Starblast 4.5) at 3:42. I see people buying the longest refractor they can find, thinking that if it's longer, than it must be the best. In a certain point of view, focal length matters, but there are other factors at play and you may end up disappointed by not considering advice from experts. I bought one of those Newtonians (similar at 3:42) , a used one for literally nothing and I even though I am a beginner I started to learn the equatorial mount, which becomes very helpful later locating objects by just "dialing in" the coordinates. Those little tubes are fantastic if you got some light pollution and limited space, because while larger aperture gives you a clearer image gets faint objects, their Achilles' heel is light pollution. Larger aperture also captures more light (larger aperture= captures more light including light pollution, makes sense, right? ) , so they are the best at the darkest spots you can find locally. Even that 4.5 size will give you amazing views of some nebula and star clusters, the typical solar system objects and Andromeda Galaxy is no sweat for them. Things that also matter ( A LOT) . Lens quality (refractors and Maksutov scopes) and mirror quality and calibration (Newtonian reflectors) as well as DON'T Forget the eyepieces!!! Some of those eye pieces could cost even more than the telescope, but get a really good brand name (Meade, Celestron etc) eye piece kit and you'll be amazed what those little things can do, literally transform your budget scope into a whole other scope! Also, the mounts! Very very important! I'd advice people that once they got a semi-good first scope and if you remain interested and want to see more - instead of buying another /better telescope immediately, try upgrading the first one! Both the mount and the eye pieces can be used on other scopes anyway, so why not try to get those first and try it out on your first/budget scope and see how much improvement has been made ? Those zoom lenses, different Barlow lenses, there are plenty of options and the pricy ones may feel like wasting money, they aren't. The lens in them are high quality and can make stargazing feel much more comfortable, since its your eye that is touching that scope all the time! Also, consider, it's impossible to get a "too strong" mount lol! You get a tough as nails mount that can handle 100 lbs or more, you can still attach your 70mm refractor and it's one hell of a sturdy little observation center! Also, when you get a "go-to" computerized scope, you're paying the bulk of your money for the mount! Don't forget, you can get a go-to mount which can be used by any telescope in a similar size/weight, so don't buy another go-to of the same size again, if you already have one and working!
A few important cons of computerized mounts were not mentioned, you absolutely have to set them up every time, trying to fight a computerized Alt-az manually without setting it up is nearly impossible. You also have to make sure you have batteries on hand or charged. I grew up with a computerized scope but we rarely had enough full AAs to get it working when we needed it.
That looks like the Cupertino store. I worked for Orion for a combined total of almost fourteen years, (Santa Cruz and Watsonville) and overall, I enjoyed my time there. In those days, people knew me by my nick-name of Max.
The next thing is..hiw to use one..ive had this sudden interest in our vast universe and would love to get one but haven't since I was a child..im 50 now
Good review but...It would have been nice to see at least a ballpark price on these. “Inexpensive” or “cost effective” means a lot of things to a lot of people. Finding a telescope that does exactly what you want and then find out its out of your price range is disheartening at best.
Prices vary from country to country and often change with inflation, putting a price point in a video that is likely going to be viewed in years to come makes no sense and would only confuse future viewers and make the video look out of date.
As a complete newbie, hunting for the astronomical object is not fun. Especially when I’m in dark sky country here in Nevada. Yes the stars are amazing but so many are visible, I can’t tell which is which. “Go-To” telescopes are a God-send.
It would have been better to see a quick sample picture of what I can expect to see from each type/size. I could freeze the video and get a good idea of what to expect from this or that. I'm afraid of "buyers remorse". I buy this or that, spend plenty only after seeing, say the planet Jupiter. I now know that that's the best view I'll ever see of Jupiter through my purchase. Then I look and see if I spent $150.00 or so more I would see it far better. So seeing pics. of what to expect from this scope or that would be important to me. Till then I'll stick to my very inexpensive, handy 20 X 50 binoculars and lawn chair.
Got a Starblast 114mm on EQ1 Its a realy nice telescope, easy to use and realy good quality for the money. Moon whit 25mm eye pice and 2x barlow is wery pleasent to use, polarisation filter is a must. Its best at young Moon, incredible craters shadows, hight of the edges of the craters is enormous. Pleiades, star cluster in Crab, Orion nebula, all fits perfect whit just 25mm. Most important is of course level of light polution, that can be frustrating, i live in a realativly big European city, night are hardly dark, on the map of light polution we are in yellow to red area.
Europa is quite small, so a high magnification telescope is best. Probably a Cassegrain would be the best option since they're good high magnification planetary telescopes.
I got tired of trying to buy a telescope everybody wants too much money I ordered all my parts from AliExpress bought a but a tube from the hardware store and made my own 8-in Newtonian for under 300 bucks
If this is the first telescope, it is better to take a small one, but with the equatorial mount, just to understand if it is interesting to you. Because if you expect to see something like the wonderful shots made by Hubble, you will be very disappointed. Most expensive pieces won't give you 1% of it.
Why in such a small telescope, a computer database of thousands of objects, if we can see less than 1% of them? Parents are tricked into it by buying a telescope for their child as a gift.
Thank you that really helped me a lot . It is so confusing trying to figure out what options do I need. I'm still curious about strength which ones can see the feathers away. What number do we look at on the telescope to figure out which one's more powerful ?
I'm looking at a budget of $300 this including the telescope the tripod and any lenses and maybe a case. I want to be able to see the moon, planets and stars and hopefully some galaxies or phases of Venus. I don't want a table top I'd rather have it on a tripod and I'll mostly be grabbing and going with it when there are showers or something happening that might lol what would you recommend?
great video. I want to buy a telescope for day time as well as night sky but i am torn between altaz and equi mounts. On the other hand newtonians are great for night sky but not for nature observation. Any suggestions?
Syed Zeeshan ,If Your a Beginner,Your Going To Want To Start With An Altz Mount,A Good German Eq Mount Is Expensive,and Difficult For Beginners To Use,I Have The Celestron 6 and 8”se’s..I Love Them..But If You Want Something For Day Viewing,and Planets,Jupiters Moons,Saturns Rings,and a Few Deep Sky Objects...I Would Recommend a Spotting Scope.Ease Of Use,Can Be Viewed Terrestrial,Can Take Them Anywhere,They Run About 80-90 For a Decent One
@@PafMedic Spotting scopes are useless for the night sky due to their 45degree prism diagonal and their lack of eyepieces. For that price you could get a Meade Adventure scope 80mm or Skywatcher ST80 and can use eyepieces and 90degree diagonals and work perfectly fine on a cheap photo tripod like a Zomei Q111. These also have more aperture than your spotting scopes in this price range. Most spotting scopes are limited to 60X because they are intended for daytime viewing, these 80mm telescopes can go higher for night time, though above 100X chromatic aberration starts to become more obvious but a yellow filter can reduce that and some people don't care about it. If i were going for compact and portable, this would be my choice.
Hi there. We don't sell either of those but we do have a great 6 inch Dob that includes some excellent accessories, all ready to use outside of the box. Our SkyQuest XT 6 Classic Bundle: bit.ly/2xRqSJP
I found a telescope. This is the brand.Brand: GGPUS Professional Deep Space, Telescope for Kids Adults Astronomy Beginners, Refractor Telescope for Astronomy, Portable Travel Telescope with Tripod, Multi-Layer Green Film,80AZ Is this worth it for a beginner?
My son turned 9 on June 1 2021 and I bought him an Orion LE SkyQuest XT8 because he wants to make astronomy videos on youtube, ofcourse he does, and its the first time I have been motivated to help him since I busted my back in the Marine Corps, so I thought it would be really fun and educational. I did some research but I am still hazy on the filters and eyepieces I was planning on getting Celestron X-Cel 1.25" 3x Barlow lens with SVBONY 7mm to 21mm zoom eyepiece a Goosky Universal Cell Phone mount. Eventually I will save up to get ZWO 6.4MP Cmos Color camera to hook up to his laptop but its $400 so that will take a minute but I want the best possible image and ease of use since I am limited on movement so I figured if I could sit and use a camera on it that would be better. I dont understand if it is a good idea to get those and what filters for a cleaner image so any advice would help, thanks in advance? I just dont want to waste money but get the most out of the telescope for him and dont want to kill his drive on astronomy? Thanks again. EDIT: I was planning on getting a laser collimator since he has to adjust lenses and that would be easier on him and me.
I’m interested in doing some basic Astrophotography of the moon and planets and am wondering what are some good choices of telescope and mount. I have a good DSLR already but my tripod is very basic. My budget is €250-300. Can anyone give me some recommended set ups? Thanks!
Anyone give me a hand here? I know nothing of telescopes but am about to begin new hobby, about to buy an Orion observer 134mm reflector telescope. Can anyone verify this is a good one and will work for a newb ???? Much thanks for any info. Don’t want to go toooo cheap - 3-500 dollar range..
The Observer 134mm is a great telescope for beginners and even some intermediate users. If you would like to discuss this telescope or any other, be sure to contact our Sales Department any of the following ways and we'll be happy to assist: Phone: 1-800-447-1001 Email: sales@telescope.com Live Chat: www.telescope.com
Excellent video. I learned a lot about the differences in mirror construction. Do you have a video on the differences the quality of the glass and coating combinations for main mirrors, eye pieces, diagonals etc.? I have a celestron astro blaster 130 and it cost me about $365.00 retail. What type and grade of main mirror would it have, and how upgraded could it become with a more advanced main mirror? In short how advanced of a mirror is available at 130 mil F5? Hope this is not too much to ask. Thank You.
Hi, I'd like to ask you if the Dobsonian 8" has an adapter (T2) for cameras (like a Canon Eos 6D...). I'm interested in buying the XT8 or the XT8 Plus, but the price in Europe is not that "low" as in the USA and they are hard to find.. Thanks for the super interesting videos.. clear skyes ;)
I'm of the opinion that you should get the largest aperture you can afford. Size matters was never more true. Although in my humble opinion 8 inches should suffice.
I want to spend around $500 and take it to Big Bend Texas. What is your Best recommendation, in this price range, with good clarity and deep sky viewing? And can I add my android for capturing pictures? Thanks. Great video.
give me a straight tube telescope any day over a mak-90, really disappointed in the one I got. my meade polaris 90mm has a clearer view. my celestron mak-90 is 1250mm fl, where my meade is only 900mm. just waiting on my lens to clear customs, then I will build a 5 inch x 1200mm fl.
I would add that Bird-Jones style reflectors should stop being recommended as a beginner's first scope. Collimation is really not as fun or straightforward as on a Dob or even a Mak, which makes it more frustrating for newbies.
For starters, paint over the images on the box, you'll never see that through the telescope, no matter how large it is. And forget about 'maximum magnification' as that is just usually used only once, and not tried again as it is useless.
you did not mention collimation one time, which buying reflector and don't know how like me makes a reflector a bad buy. No star clubs that I can find so no help.
Great video. I'm now a subscriber of your channel. I got simple question . Can we see the asteroid as it passes close to earth in a few years from now?
You mentioned your 8" dob can see thousands of deep sky objects. But can I buy a 6" dobsonion just to see a hundred. The reason is not the cost but lighter and smaller, easy to transport. Would be appreciated your input.
There is not much difference in weight between most 6inch and 8inch dobs, both require a hefty base and have long focal lengths. There is an exception the Sky-Watcher Heritage-150P Flextube Dob, nice but needs a few tweaks.
i know its an old post but thank you - very helpful for someone who litterally had no idea where to start until watching this. haven't looked yet but i'm hoping you did one on astrophotography equipement as well.
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I have watched hundreds of videos, and by far your explanation of the different types and benefits and features for each surpasses everyone else. Thank you sir.
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I think with this being aimed at beginners it would have been more help if examples were given of what the view was like of the moon or one of the planets with each type of telescope
when we come here as beginners we dont wana know all this lens stuff. this telescope, this image. that telescope, that image. nice informative video tho, thanks.
It would've been helpful; thankfully there are videos and pictures out there of those exact examples from these scopes. Once you narrow down your choice, you can start doing more research on what type of viewing to expect from it.
And this might sound weird, but consider the fact that if you're very passionate, you might outgrow your first very quickly... so if anything try and up-buy. Eating hotdogs for a month will be worth it, imvho, and you'll get your moneys worth for sure.
Thank you! Just getting into this hobby. Appreciate the information.
Go big or go home. IDK about Wyoming, I hear that it has a turbulent atmosphere, but it is easy to find dark skies. I live in central/northern Alberta, and the clouds are terrible, and being so far away from everything you would think you could easily find dark sky preserves, but I have to drive at least a half hour out of Edmonton to find dark skies. an 8 inch schmidt cassegrain is your best bet. Atmospheric distortion is a bitch. Any larger than 8 inches and you end up fighting the atmosphere.
And buy some plywood and build your own cases for your telescope. Save a fortune.
I began my amateur astronomy adventure when I was 20. I bought a cheap 60mm "department store" refractor and was amazed at the moon and planets. Over the years I owned a 90mm Maksutov, a Celestron 8-inch Schmidt-cassegrain, Fujinon 16x70 binoculars, Canon 12x36 stabilized binoculars, 10-inch Dobsonian, 6-inch Richest Field Refractor, and a 6-inch f/12 refractor on a massive Schaeffer equatorial mount. I never cared for astrophotography. I just wanted to search for the Messier objects (M13 was glorious through the 6-inch refractor), to view the planets, the moon (of course), and scanning the Milky Way. I'm 74 now and arthritis plus other ailments keep me indoors at night. I recommend that you save up and get the highest quality scope and mount you can get. Keep looking up and good viewing.
I wish I'd have found the video earlier! It fully, clearly explained in 15 minutes what took me the better part of a day to research *and* understand from multiple sources. Thank you for the clear, concise information!
A lot of good information, but an approx price of each would have been great
Up to $300 for your first i find gives you a good range.
8 inch schmidt cassegrain. 1500 CAD. buy it, another 200 for eyepieces and a barlow and you are in business. Also buy a telrad. The red dot sights are junk.
LMAO
They would want to keep the video relevant as long as possible so they don't put prices. The video is already two years old so any price you saw would be out dated
Hello Richard and everyone,
One of my students would like to make a telescope for the Design and Technology.
Would you assist him
My lovely parents brought me a refractor telescope when I was a 13 year old kid and I vividly remember watching the moon from my backyard and even spotted Saturn it was a magical experience that still is fresh in my mind. I hope some day to get back into this and enjoy the heavens once again.
I have a handicapped step daughter that is just infatuated with everything about space and the moon in particular. She isn't capable of looking through an eye piece so I am interested in sending the images to a pc for her to view on a screen. What would be a good setup for her?
You can get eyepieces that have webcams built in and display a live view to a laptop/PC via USB cable, that might be suitable. I've never tried one but there are loads available from a few £ up to hundreds of £. Might be worth buying a cheap one to see if it's feasable then if it's something you both enjoy buy a better quality one later.
They just slot into the focuser like a normal eyepiece but have a cable coming out that connects to the laptop. Not sure if any special software is required but I'm guessing any software capable of disaplying a camera on the screen would work.
You can also get adapters that attach your smartphone to the eyepiece. Could be good if you don't own a laptop.
Do you already have a scope? Will you be controlling the scope and letting her watch or would you like her to be able to control the scope? How severe is her disability? Does she have fine motor control, say to move a tabletop dobsonian mount? (it's the mount attached to the samll scope @5:20) That kind of MAK (Maksutov-Cassegrain ) scope and tabletop dobsonian mount setup would be perfect for viewing the moon and planets. Small, portable and easy to use, but with a small aperture so won't see many deep sky objects like nebuae and galaxies.....Unlike a large reflector on a difficult to use/allign/balance EQuatorial mount or large bulky Dobsonian mount, but with a large aperture that can see fainter deep sky objects.
The cheap EQ mounts like the one shown are pretty wobbly. Good solid ones are very expensive.
I have to say that I'm amazed at how cheap the telescopes have become. Back in the 1960s I bought a Questar for around a thousand dollars. That's what a low end car might have cost at the time. While the telescope had very good resolution (mirror/lens system), it was still a 3.5 inch telescope. For a small fraction of that today (using equivalent dollars), I can now buy an 8 inch telescope with a mirror/lens system. There's progress for you!
What about attaching DSLR cameras or computer optics?
Yeah, would be great to take pictures and (or) videos
This is a great video
Clearly explains so much
Great video, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Why am I watching this, knowing full well I already have multiple telescopes and I’m no longer beginning?
because you're curious and want to possibly learn something useful!
Great video, thanks. Hot tip for anyone thinking about buying a telescope in the USA. Do not even consider buying from OPT. Trying to get them to respond is like trying to get blood out of a stone and when they do respond they lie to you, over and over again. They have told me every week for the last 8 weeks that my CGX mount will be “just 2 more weeks”. Yesterday the Sales director finally told me that they have no clue when they can ship. OPT also told me that the CGX which with tripod weighs 85 lbs is coming from China on a plane! Celestron told me that is not true. OPT just makes stuff up. Today OPT told me via email that the ETA is 4 weeks. Which is what it was on day one over 9 weeks ago. You have been warned!
A lot of people can chatter...very few can inform. I can't see anyone watching this to not come away with a greater sense of knowledge about telescopes. Perfection achieved! ✨🎇✨🎆🎇✨🎆✨
Amazing presentation. Now I know exactly what I would like to have and what are the differences between AZ and an equatorial mount. Nice and clear explanation and thank you a lot for all this.
I just need a big telescope to see Uranus!
Why buy a beginners scope only to buy a better one later (sounds like more money for you) I don't need 2 telescopes... I'll buy a good telescope and deal with learning on it... seriously!
One of the best videos, regardless subject, i've ever seen on YT. Congras, Orion!
His purpose is to make all Orion telescopes sound equally good for beginners. They aren't!
Can't the Go-To computerized telescopes also be used manually if you desired?
Great clear concise information, no ads and no plugging certain brands. Great job thank you
Well every model he showed was by Orion!
Now there's ads
Watched a podcast with the guest being Michio Kaku, his talk about the universe and what keeps people like him motivated inspired me to get a telescope myself, though i'm not in that field of work or study it, i just want to see the stars/craters on the moon.
Michio Kaku is an awesome guy
Great video but you really should have mentioned the pros AND cons for each type of scope. Someone may buy a reflector only to realize the mirrors aren't aligned properly and have no idea why. Also chromatic aberration for refractors could be an issue for some. Just a thought
Can I get something good for under 20k?
Knowledgeable video 🎁🎉❤️ thank you for sharing 🙏😀🎁🎁🎁🎉🎉🎉🎉
great information. would have been helpful to put average price ranges for different types
You have a great knack for distilling complex information and presenting it in a way that is understandable and interesting. Thanks for this considering a buy and understand the options a lot better now!
I see people underestimate the capabilities of even a smaller Newtonians like the one he was standing behind (Starblast 4.5) at 3:42. I see people buying the longest refractor they can find, thinking that if it's longer, than it must be the best. In a certain point of view, focal length matters, but there are other factors at play and you may end up disappointed by not considering advice from experts.
I bought one of those Newtonians (similar at 3:42) , a used one for literally nothing and I even though I am a beginner I started to learn the equatorial mount, which becomes very helpful later locating objects by just "dialing in" the coordinates. Those little tubes are fantastic if you got some light pollution and limited space, because while larger aperture gives you a clearer image gets faint objects, their Achilles' heel is light pollution. Larger aperture also captures more light (larger aperture= captures more light including light pollution, makes sense, right? ) , so they are the best at the darkest spots you can find locally.
Even that 4.5 size will give you amazing views of some nebula and star clusters, the typical solar system objects and Andromeda Galaxy is no sweat for them.
Things that also matter ( A LOT) . Lens quality (refractors and Maksutov scopes) and mirror quality and calibration (Newtonian reflectors) as well as DON'T Forget the eyepieces!!!
Some of those eye pieces could cost even more than the telescope, but get a really good brand name (Meade, Celestron etc) eye piece kit and you'll be amazed what those little things can do, literally transform your budget scope into a whole other scope! Also, the mounts! Very very important!
I'd advice people that once they got a semi-good first scope and if you remain interested and want to see more - instead of buying another /better telescope immediately, try upgrading the first one!
Both the mount and the eye pieces can be used on other scopes anyway, so why not try to get those first and try it out on your first/budget scope and see how much improvement has been made ? Those zoom lenses, different Barlow lenses, there are plenty of options and the pricy ones may feel like wasting money, they aren't. The lens in them are high quality and can make stargazing feel much more comfortable, since its your eye that is touching that scope all the time!
Also, consider, it's impossible to get a "too strong" mount lol! You get a tough as nails mount that can handle 100 lbs or more, you can still attach your 70mm refractor and it's one hell of a sturdy little observation center!
Also, when you get a "go-to" computerized scope, you're paying the bulk of your money for the mount! Don't forget, you can get a go-to mount which can be used by any telescope in a similar size/weight, so don't buy another go-to of the same size again, if you already have one and working!
A few important cons of computerized mounts were not mentioned, you absolutely have to set them up every time, trying to fight a computerized Alt-az manually without setting it up is nearly impossible. You also have to make sure you have batteries on hand or charged. I grew up with a computerized scope but we rarely had enough full AAs to get it working when we needed it.
That looks like the Cupertino store. I worked for Orion for a combined total of almost fourteen years, (Santa Cruz and Watsonville)
and overall, I enjoyed my time there. In those days, people knew me by my nick-name of Max.
When choosing a telescope, it’s not about power... The smaller the EP, the less you tend to see..
Start with a 4.5” DOB....
Why didnt you guys give a price range ? :/
Best explanation of telescope types without causing confusion with fancy terms. Great for new astronomy enthusiasts 👍🏼
The next thing is..hiw to use one..ive had this sudden interest in our vast universe and would love to get one but haven't since I was a child..im 50 now
Good review but...It would have been nice to see at least a ballpark price on these. “Inexpensive” or “cost effective” means a lot of things to a lot of people. Finding a telescope that does exactly what you want and then find out its out of your price range is disheartening at best.
Prices vary from country to country and often change with inflation, putting a price point in a video that is likely going to be viewed in years to come makes no sense and would only confuse future viewers and make the video look out of date.
I need deep sky astrophotography telescope.
Then I will reccomend the dobsonions
@@freddiestudio7668 thank you
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I was looking at other videos a you answer all my questions. Thanks
As a complete newbie, hunting for the astronomical object is not fun. Especially when I’m in dark sky country here in Nevada. Yes the stars are amazing but so many are visible, I can’t tell which is which. “Go-To” telescopes are a God-send.
It would have been better to see a quick sample picture of what I can expect to see from each type/size. I could freeze the video and get a good idea of what to expect from this or that. I'm afraid of "buyers remorse". I buy this or that, spend plenty only after seeing, say the planet Jupiter. I now know that that's the best view I'll ever see of Jupiter through my purchase. Then I look and see if I spent $150.00 or so more I would see it far better. So seeing pics. of what to expect from this scope or that would be important to me. Till then I'll stick to my very inexpensive, handy 20 X 50 binoculars and lawn chair.
Got a Starblast 114mm on EQ1
Its a realy nice telescope, easy to use and realy good quality for the money.
Moon whit 25mm eye pice and 2x barlow is wery pleasent to use, polarisation filter is a must.
Its best at young Moon, incredible craters shadows, hight of the edges of the craters is enormous.
Pleiades, star cluster in Crab, Orion nebula, all fits perfect whit just 25mm.
Most important is of course level of light polution, that can be frustrating, i live in a realativly big European city, night are hardly dark, on the map of light polution we are in yellow to red area.
If there really are men on the moon; they must think earth is a lunatic asylum.
~George Bernard Shaw (185 - 1950)
I want to see europa clear as possible what teloscope would you recomend?
Europa is quite small, so a high magnification telescope is best. Probably a Cassegrain would be the best option since they're good high magnification planetary telescopes.
Thank you for your information. Orion telescopes are rarely available in Japan. Good video!
Telescope's manufacturer video in glorious 360p....
WOULD love to have the xt8 but would be tough to transport on my ebike.
I got tired of trying to buy a telescope everybody wants too much money I ordered all my parts from AliExpress bought a but a tube from the hardware store and made my own 8-in Newtonian for under 300 bucks
If this is the first telescope, it is better to take a small one, but with the equatorial mount, just to understand if it is interesting to you. Because if you expect to see something like the wonderful shots made by Hubble, you will be very disappointed. Most expensive pieces won't give you 1% of it.
Live long and prosper
May the Force be with you
Clear Skies!
Too bad skywatcher and Orion cant reach far South east. Celestron Telescopes are only available here in the Philippines 😔😔😔
9:12 it not work as magic.first need align it for sure
Why in such a small telescope, a computer database of thousands of objects, if we can see less than 1% of them? Parents are tricked into it by buying a telescope for their child as a gift.
Thank you that really helped me a lot . It is so confusing trying to figure out what options do I need. I'm still curious about strength which ones can see the feathers away. What number do we look at on the telescope to figure out which one's more powerful ?
I'm looking at a budget of $300 this including the telescope the tripod and any lenses and maybe a case. I want to be able to see the moon, planets and stars and hopefully some galaxies or phases of Venus. I don't want a table top I'd rather have it on a tripod and I'll mostly be grabbing and going with it when there are showers or something happening that might lol what would you recommend?
Our StarBlast 102mm is a great grab and go telescope: bit.ly/3a2SyME
great video. I want to buy a telescope for day time as well as night sky but i am torn between altaz and equi mounts. On the other hand newtonians are great for night sky but not for nature observation. Any suggestions?
Syed Zeeshan ,If Your a Beginner,Your Going To Want To Start With An Altz Mount,A Good German Eq Mount Is Expensive,and Difficult For Beginners To Use,I Have The Celestron 6 and 8”se’s..I Love Them..But If You Want Something For Day Viewing,and Planets,Jupiters Moons,Saturns Rings,and a Few Deep Sky Objects...I Would Recommend a Spotting Scope.Ease Of Use,Can Be Viewed Terrestrial,Can Take Them Anywhere,They Run About 80-90 For a Decent One
@@PafMedic Spotting scopes are useless for the night sky due to their 45degree prism diagonal and their lack of eyepieces. For that price you could get a Meade Adventure scope 80mm or Skywatcher ST80 and can use eyepieces and 90degree diagonals and work perfectly fine on a cheap photo tripod like a Zomei Q111. These also have more aperture than your spotting scopes in this price range. Most spotting scopes are limited to 60X because they are intended for daytime viewing, these 80mm telescopes can go higher for night time, though above 100X chromatic aberration starts to become more obvious but a yellow filter can reduce that and some people don't care about it. If i were going for compact and portable, this would be my choice.
Hey, I want to buy a beginner telescope. What to choose between BRESSER Messier 6" Dobson 150/750 and Skywatcher Dobson 150/1200 ? Please helpp
Hi there. We don't sell either of those but we do have a great 6 inch Dob that includes some excellent accessories, all ready to use outside of the box. Our SkyQuest XT 6 Classic Bundle: bit.ly/2xRqSJP
The telescope of God is exactly 4 or 5 ft long and it's about 5 inches across in diameter I forgot to tell you that
Would you please tell me about best telescope supporting camera or mobile phone?...🤔
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I found a telescope. This is the brand.Brand: GGPUS Professional Deep Space, Telescope for Kids Adults Astronomy Beginners, Refractor Telescope for Astronomy, Portable Travel Telescope with Tripod, Multi-Layer Green Film,80AZ Is this worth it for a beginner?
don't believe me go back and count it. New one you said the word suck 16 times
My son turned 9 on June 1 2021 and I bought him an Orion LE SkyQuest XT8 because he wants to make astronomy videos on youtube, ofcourse he does, and its the first time I have been motivated to help him since I busted my back in the Marine Corps, so I thought it would be really fun and educational. I did some research but I am still hazy on the filters and eyepieces I was planning on getting Celestron X-Cel 1.25" 3x Barlow lens with SVBONY 7mm to 21mm zoom eyepiece a Goosky Universal Cell Phone mount. Eventually I will save up to get ZWO 6.4MP Cmos Color camera to hook up to his laptop but its $400 so that will take a minute but I want the best possible image and ease of use since I am limited on movement so I figured if I could sit and use a camera on it that would be better. I dont understand if it is a good idea to get those and what filters for a cleaner image so any advice would help, thanks in advance? I just dont want to waste money but get the most out of the telescope for him and dont want to kill his drive on astronomy? Thanks again. EDIT: I was planning on getting a laser collimator since he has to adjust lenses and that would be easier on him and me.
@ATHARV KAWLE thanks
But telescope is very expensive
How can i buy this????.
I wish he would have mentioned price, and if a phone or any recording device could be used.
GREAT VIDEO. It could be very beneficial if you could throw some picture results from each telescope
I’m interested in doing some basic Astrophotography of the moon and planets and am wondering what are some good choices of telescope and mount. I have a good DSLR already but my tripod is very basic. My budget is €250-300. Can anyone give me some recommended set ups? Thanks!
Anyone give me a hand here? I know nothing of telescopes but am about to begin new hobby, about to buy an Orion observer 134mm reflector telescope. Can anyone verify this is a good one and will work for a newb ???? Much thanks for any info. Don’t want to go toooo cheap - 3-500 dollar range..
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Excellent video. I learned a lot about the differences in mirror construction. Do you have a video on the differences the quality of the glass and coating combinations for main mirrors, eye pieces, diagonals etc.? I have a celestron astro blaster 130 and it cost me about $365.00 retail. What type and grade of main mirror would it have, and how upgraded could it become with a more advanced main mirror? In short how advanced of a mirror is available at 130 mil F5? Hope this is not too much to ask. Thank You.
Prices please, and the base year?!
Eg. $500 in 2016, etc
Everything revolves around money in this capitalistic world!
you say "a little up and a little to the left"?? are you in the southern hemisphere? Oceania?
Hi, I'd like to ask you if the Dobsonian 8" has an adapter (T2) for cameras (like a Canon Eos 6D...). I'm interested in buying the XT8 or the XT8 Plus, but the price in Europe is not that "low" as in the USA and they are hard to find.. Thanks for the super interesting videos.. clear skyes ;)
Very informative but no mention of prices though.
I'm of the opinion that you should get the largest aperture you can afford. Size matters was never more true. Although in my humble opinion 8 inches should suffice.
@johnwright291: That's correct.....aperture rules !!
I want to spend around $500 and take it to Big Bend Texas. What is your Best recommendation, in this price range, with good clarity and deep sky viewing? And can I add my android for capturing pictures? Thanks. Great video.
give me a straight tube telescope any day over a mak-90, really disappointed in the one I got. my meade polaris 90mm has a clearer view. my celestron mak-90 is 1250mm fl, where my meade is only 900mm. just waiting on my lens to clear customs, then I will build a 5 inch x 1200mm fl.
Very informative 👍🏼👌🏼👏🏼🙏🏽thank u
I would add that Bird-Jones style reflectors should stop being recommended as a beginner's first scope. Collimation is really not as fun or straightforward as on a Dob or even a Mak, which makes it more frustrating for newbies.
Fantastic video. Perfect level of detail for me as I am investigating which telescope to buy. Thank you!
Great information! Thank you.
Helpful tip. Always wear a mask plus the gloves when loading filters. This prevents accidential spittal from getting on the filters. It happens.
tfw too much light polution and no mountains where i live
For starters, paint over the images on the box, you'll never see that through the telescope, no matter how large it is. And forget about 'maximum magnification' as that is just usually used only once, and not tried again as it is useless.
Very imformative!
you did not mention collimation one time, which buying reflector and don't know how like me makes a reflector a bad buy. No star clubs that I can find so no help.
Nobody's going to mention "TOGO or Not to GOTO"?
Great video. I'm now a subscriber of your channel. I got simple question . Can we see the asteroid as it passes close to earth in a few years from now?
Best straight forward and concise explanations of scopes I've found. Well done sir & thank you!!
I would like map of the heavens so i know what and where
Why there are 31 dislikes I have no idea. That was very useful for me looking at getting a first telescope.
Would the 4.5 reflector be good for viewing stars in good resolution?
You mentioned your 8" dob can see thousands of deep sky objects. But can I buy a 6" dobsonion just to see a hundred. The reason is not the cost but lighter and smaller, easy to transport. Would be appreciated your input.
There is not much difference in weight between most 6inch and 8inch dobs, both require a hefty base and have long focal lengths. There is an exception the Sky-Watcher Heritage-150P Flextube Dob, nice but needs a few tweaks.
Thank you been watching video and researching and you made it so easy to understand, thank you so much.
How do you attach a camera on these things?
best introduction and description of any youtube videos Ive seen on the subject, thank you.
i know its an old post but thank you - very helpful for someone who litterally had no idea where to start until watching this. haven't looked yet but i'm hoping you did one on astrophotography equipement as well.
What’s the best telescope for wildlife photography?
Will that 8 inch dob work on your Orion sky view pro equatorial go to mount
Best breakdown on here, great vid!
I like to ask a question how do I get the primary mirror if I need one to go into a 5in tube telescope and how much does it cost
Thanks, very well explained. Hope you can do an actual usage of all these types in you next video. Cheers