Telescopes Under $500

Quality telescope gifts under $500. A step up in aperture and features, including app-guided telescopes that help beginners find planets and galaxies with their smartphone. All in stock now, shipped Australia-wide or ready for click & collect from our Brisbane showroom. Or browse all our Christmas gift ideas.

Step up to more aperture and smarter features with our telescopes under $500. This range suits beginners who want room to grow and families looking for a telescope that will last.

Choose from larger refractors and reflectors, app-guided telescopes that show you where to point, and compact Dobsonians that gather more light for views of galaxies and nebulae as well as the Moon and planets.

saxon 5 Inch DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope

AUD $469.95
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The saxon 5" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope is the perfect telescope for budding astronomers.

This telescope comes with a focal length of 650mm and an aperture of 130mm which provides bright, sharp views of sky objects. This scope sits on a stable tabletop base and weighs just under 7 kg, making it easy to carry indoors and outdoors between use. You get two 1.25" eyepieces with your pre-assembled telescope - all you need to do is attach your eyepiece to start observing!

The saxon 5" DeepSky CT Dobsonian Telescope makes a great gift for astronomers of all ages and doubles as a great display piece.

NOTE: This is a table top telscope.
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saxon 6 Inch DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope

AUD $619.95
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The saxon 6" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope is your pathway to the night skies!

This telescope comes with a light-grabbing aperture of 153mm (6 inches) and a 1.2 metre (4 foot) long tube giving you a focal length of 1200mm - perfect for viewing the Moon upclose as well as bright deep sky objects.

The easy to use and affordable saxon 6" DeepSky Dobsonian Telescope is perfect for the amateur astronomer and serious beginners.

NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust and those pesky little spiders and other critters in storage, we recommend the Pegasus 6-8" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126685)

For solar observing we recommend the following Glass Solar Filters for this scope.

Astrozap Glass Solar Filter 181 - 187 mm mm (Product No. 124465).

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