That's despite it having an aperture of 8-inches/203 mm ... Read on for my full Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian telescope review. Celestron StarSense Explorer 8" Dobsonian telescope ...

It features an 8-inch primary mirror ... Save nearly $100 on an excellent telescope for beginners. It boasts fully-coated glass optics, a 130mm aperture and a host of accessories.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Astronomers note that you'll likely need a telescope with at least an 8-inch aperture at 50 times magnification to see Uranus and its rings, and 150 times magnification to see Neptune and its rings.