Telescopes

Refractors, reflectors, Newtonians, Dobsonians, Schmidt-Cassegrains, Ritchey Chrétiens and Maksutov Cassegrains: the latest telescopes tried and tested by our team of experts.

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor scale

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7

Celestron Omni XLT AZ 102 Refractor/basic mount

Best beginners' telescopes

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ 5.1-inch Newtonian reflector

Double Star Albireo. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Best telescopes for viewing double stars

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iOptron Photron RC6 scale

iOptron Photron RC6 6-inch Ritchey-Chrétien review

WideSky 80 refractor review

WideSky 80 refractor review

Meade Series 6000 115mm apo refractor

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Girl looking at the stars through a telescope.

Buyer's guide Best budget telescopes

The best telescopes for kids and young astronomers. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Best telescopes for kids

starbase 80 telescope scale

Starbase 80 refractor and mount package review

£605 Price correct at time of review

Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED DS-Pro refractor telescope

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Vixen A105MII achromatic refractor size

Vixen A105MII achromatic refractor review

£838 Price correct at time of review

StellaMira 90mm ED triplet apochromatic refractor scale

StellaMira 90mm ED triplet apochromatic refractor

£1449 Price correct at time of review

Unistellar eVscope 2

Unistellar eVscope 2 telescope

£3399 Price correct at time of review