{"id":32825,"date":"2019-09-24T13:40:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaabot.com\/?p=32825"},"modified":"2024-01-24T18:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T12:35:53","slug":"choosing-the-best-telescope-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entropymag.co\/choosing-the-best-telescope-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide To Choosing The Best Telescope For Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Choosing your first telescope, especially if you’re a beginner can easily become a harsh and demanding task<\/a> when confronted by a bewildering variety of choices and their unfamiliar features. From cheap department store telescopes to computerized models and specialized apochromatic refractors, what’s the ideal way to pick the best telescope for beginners, and be able to enjoy it for years without spending a fortune? <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to buying an equipment like a telescope, you would want to do your research and make sure to purchase something worth putting your money in. Perhaps you want to get started with astrophotography<\/a>, and therefore need a telescope best for astrophotography specifically. Hopefully this post should ease your research on choosing the right telescope. Planned correctly, you pick a high-quality telescope that can last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A telescope has two essential features: high-quality optics and a steady, smoothly working mount. All other factors being equal, big scopes show more and are easier to use than small ones, as we’ll see below. Still, you should not overlook portability and convenience \u2014 the best scope for you is the one you’d actually want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having gained a lot of popularity in recent times, there’s an infinite variety of telescopes from the ads in the astronomical press. Yet for all their varied shapes and sizes, there are 3 different types of telescopes of note for serious beginners and intermediate astronomers: Refractors, Newtonians, and Catadioptrics. <\/p>\n\n\n\nTypes of Telescopes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
#1 Refractors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n