We've rounded up the best telescopes for beginners, to suit a range of budgets. January is absolutely the month to take up astronomy. Mars is at opposition, its biggest and brightest, on January ...

The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is now 36% off, the cheapest it's been in years, an ideal way for beginners to enjoy this ...

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in ...

Features and benefits: This is an excellent beginner telescope for younger kids, with an easy setup and a low-maintenance design. The altazimuth mount is straightforward to use, and it comes with ...

Find the best telescopes to unlock the wonders of the night sky and view lunar occultations, celestial conjunctions and planetary parades in January. The best telescope unlocks the wonders of the ...

T3's top pick of best telescope currently is SkyWatcher's Explorer 130M, a motorised option accessible for beginners but with plenty of room to grow. Our second pick, the Celestron StarSense ...

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The Seestar S50 is an affordable smart telescope, operated solely via a smartphone app, that makes basic astrophotography simple and accessible. A 2-inch telescope with a Sony image sensor instead ...

[Best Telescopes for Beginners: Buyer's Guide] A typical ad might say something like this: "Bring the mysteries of the universe up close for your inspection. Study the Sun, the Moon, the planets ...