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Beginner Telescopes
Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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AUD $549.99In Stock
- Manual altazimuth telescope and with pan handle control for smooth and accurate pointing.
- Adjustable, full height steel tripod with deluxe accessory tray.
- Quick and easy no-tool setup.
- Accessories include a 20mm and 10mm eyepiece, a finderscope, and an erect image diagonal - ideal for both terrestrial and astronomical use.
- Coated all-glass optics for clear, crisp images.
- Celestron Starry Night Software included.
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Regular Price: AUD $299.99
Special Price AUD $219.00
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- Quick and easy no-tool setup
- StarPointer for convenience
- Quick release dovetail attachment
- Pan handle Alt-Az control with clutch for smooth and accurate pointing
- Rugged pre-assembled tripod with steel tube legs provides a rigid and stable platform
- All coated glass optics for clear, crisp images
- Deluxe accessory tray for convenient and accessible storage of accessories
- Download Starry Night Basic Software with a 36,000 object database, printable sky maps and enhanced images including 3D renderings of stars, exoplanets, and galaxies
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AUD $1,749.00In Stock
- 5-inch aperture provides excellent light-gathering ability at an affordable price. You’ll get impressive views of the Moon and planets, along with deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula, while retaining a compact form factor.
- Fully automated GoTo mount with database of 40,000+ celestial objects automatically locates and tracks objects for you.
- SkyAlign technology gets your telescope aligned and ready to observe in minutes. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the night sky, you can easily align your telescope on any three bright objects.
- Unique single fork arm design and sturdy steel tripod all break down into separate components for easy transport and quick assembly.
NOTE: For solar observing we recommend the Astrozap Glass Solar Filter (Product No. 124466) for use on this telescope.
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Regular Price: AUD $2,199.00
Special Price AUD $2,159.00
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- Holds a maximum instrument capacity of 30 lbs (13.6kg)
- Integer gear ratios and permanently programmable Periodic Error Correction eliminates recurring track errors from the worm gear
- New motors offer improved tracking performance & provide more power to overcome load imbalances
- Updated industrial design offers more rigidity, less flexure and improved aesthetics
- New design allows viewing or imaging across the meridian without interference from the motors housings
- Improved latitude range - can be used between 7 – 77° latitude
- Improved electronics with increased memory for future expansion
- NexStar+ hand control offers multiple language programming (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish)
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AUD $249.00In Stock
This short-tube refractor telescope has wide field views, thanks to its achromatic objective lens of 80mm and focal length of 400mm.
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Regular Price: AUD $2,049.00
Special Price AUD $1,999.00
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Celestron has reinvented the Dobsonian telescope with StarSense Explorer—the first Dobsonian that uses your smartphone to analyze the night sky and calculate its position in real-time.
Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night
A sturdy, Dobsonian-style base with large diameter bearings and variable altitude tensioning makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows on your smartphone to your desired target.
The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.
NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust, spiders and other liittle pesky bugs in storage, we recommend the Pegasus 10" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126686)
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Regular Price: AUD $1,049.00
Special Price AUD $999.00
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Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required. Patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope’s position in real-time.
NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust in storage we recommend the Pegasus 6-8" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126685)
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AUD $824.99In Stock
Unleash the power of your smartphone to take you on a guided tour of the night sky—no telescope experience required. Patented, award-winning StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate the telescope’s position in real-time.
NOTE: to protect your scope optics from dust in storage we recommend the Pegasus 6-8" Dust cover for the bottom of your scope. (Product Number 126685)
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AUD $249.00In Stock
- Solid, sturdy tripod exclusively for the StarSense Explorer Tabletop Dobsonian
- Securely lock your Dobsonian base and telescope to the tripod with three captured screws
- Customize the telescope’s height with adjustable tripod legs.
- Built-in accessory tray holds your eyepieces and other essentials when not in use
- Tripod legs collapse for easy transport
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AUD $499.00In Stock
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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