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**TouccuraLar** · 10-17-2011, 03:17 PM

The wife and I are seriously considering getting a telescope. $300~$350.

Anyone happen to know anything about telescopes?
Like brand, make model? What is good to get. At that price range is getting one that auto-tracks a bad idea kind of thing as I'd imagine a lot of money going into that and not the telescope itself.

Just looking to see where is a good place to put the money brand/model wise and feature wise. What features are more important at $300 than others.

For $300, what is a better telescope to look for, a reflector or refractor? I know their strength and weaknesses, but not at a $300 budget.

Where I live, I really don't have to worry about weight or transporting it to have a clear sky. Far out from the city, so we will just view the stars from our driveway.

10-17-2011, 03:17 PM	#1
TouccuraLar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	Getting a Telescope The wife and I are seriously considering getting a telescope. $300~$350. Anyone happen to know anything about telescopes? Like brand, make model? What is good to get. At that price range is getting one that auto-tracks a bad idea kind of thing as I'd imagine a lot of money going into that and not the telescope itself. Just looking to see where is a good place to put the money brand/model wise and feature wise. What features are more important at $300 than others. For $300, what is a better telescope to look for, a reflector or refractor? I know their strength and weaknesses, but not at a $300 budget. Where I live, I really don't have to worry about weight or transporting it to have a clear sky. Far out from the city, so we will just view the stars from our driveway.
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