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Beginner Telescopes

Buying your first telescope? Browse our curated selection of beginner telescopes.
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AUD $429.00
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Recommended as a first scope for kids and beginners, or those on a budget. One of our staff favourites! Learn More -
AUD $1,449.00
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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.
- Award-winning and patented StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
- StarSense Explorer Powered by SkySafari™ app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.
- Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.
- 6” Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with StarBright XLT coatings and enough light gathering ability to view all the best celestial objects
- Includes 40mm 10mm eyepieces, StarSense smartphone dock, a red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), an erect image diagonal, and a sturdy, full-height tripod.
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AUD $5,249.00
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- Explore the Universe and control your NexStar Evolution telescope with the free Celestron SkyPortal app for iOS and Android!
- Portable 9.25-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with StarBright XLT optical coatings and Fastar compatibility
- Computerized GoTo mount with high-performance worm gears and motors for improved tracking accuracy, along with reduced gear backlash
- Rechargeable lithium-iron phosphate battery with enough power for 10 hours of continuous observing
- Improved industrial design with manual clutches and integrated carry handles, plus the added convenience of two accessory trays and a USB charge port for your smart device
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AUD $649.99
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- 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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AUD $2,799.00
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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 $49.99
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Turn your Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ or AstroMaster 130EQ-MD telescope into a solar scope with the EclipSmart Solar Filter. This must-have accessory is perfect for viewing the sun and eclipses. Affordable, easy to use, and best of all, ISO-certified Solar Safe, all Celestron EclipSmart products comply with the latest ISO 12312-2 standards.
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AUD $499.00
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Autoguiding has never been easier than with the Sky-Watcher EVOGuide 50ED V2 Guidescope.
- Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) Glass
- Dovetail Vixen Mini Bar
- Use as either a Finderscope, a Guidescope or an Independent Wide-Field Imaging Telescope
- Helical Focuser
- Contains T2 Thread to Fit Standard Guide Cameras
- Small & Compact
- Sky-Watcher 5-Year Warranty
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AUD $949.00
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- Aperture: 200mm (8-inch)
- Focal Length: 800mm – f/4.0
- Highest practical power: 410x
- Resolving power (arc sec.): 0.6
- Focuser: Crayford 2-inch Dual speed with 1.25 inch adaptor
- Optical Tube: Steel powder coated finish
- Mounting plate and tube rings: YES
- Piggyback bracket included with mounting rings
- Finderscope 8X50
- Excellent adjustable mirror mounting cell and superbly made 8-inch fully coated diffraction-limited pyrex paraboloidal mirror.
- Eyepiece not included.
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AUD $1,299.00
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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.
- Award-winning and patented StarSense sky recognition technology uses your smartphone to analyze star patterns overhead and calculate its position in real time.
- StarSense Explorer app automatically generates a list of objects currently visible. View planets, brighter nebulae and galaxies, star clusters, and double stars from the city. Or take your telescope to darker skies to view faint, deep sky objects.
- Manual altazimuth mount with smooth, dual-axis slow-motion controls makes it easy to follow the on-screen arrows to your desired target. When the bullseye turns green, it’s ready to view in the telescope’s eyepiece.
- 5” Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube with StarBright XLT coatings and enough light gathering ability to view all the best celestial objects. Special edition Popular Science branding makes your optical tube stand out.
- Includes 25mm and 10mm eyepieces, StarSense smartphone dock, a StarPointer™ red dot finderscope (in case you want to use the telescope without your phone), an erect image diagonal, and a sturdy, full-height tripod.
NOTE: The Starsense telscope uses your smartphone as a navigation device only, not to take photos.
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AUD $2,049.00
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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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