where i can buy a telescope suitable for a beginner for sky watching and what should be the ideal specificatio

Answer 1

It really depends on how much you want to spend and how much you want to see. You should expect to pay a minimum of about $150 for a decent telescope. If you can't afford this than a good pair of high quality 7x50 binoculars are a nice start, ,and a tool every amatuer astronmer should have.

If you are really strapped for cash but still want a telescope and plan to upgrade in the future, I'd buy a reflector of at the very very least, 4.5" of aperture and if it doesn't come with one, a 2x barlow and a 25mm orthoscopic eyepeice. This will allow you nice views of the planets, a few nebulas, many star clusters, and a few brighter galaxies. If you buy a Newtonian reflector is should come on a good, metal, german equatorial mount. You might be able to get something with more aperture if you buy a Dobsonian.

Aperture is the diameter of theprimary mirror (the one in the back) in reflectors and the primary lens in refractors. The larger the aperture, the more light your telescope will collect and the more you can see. This is the most important aspect of a telescope, NOT magnification. Magnification depends in part on the eyepeice and most of the time, lower magnification is used as high magnification often gives horrible, fuzzy, hard to look at views.

You should look up different types of telescopes online and familiarize yourself with them.

I recommend buying used because it will save you a lot of money which you can put towards a better one eventually. You can buy used telescopes in the classifieds at www.astromart.com and on eBay. You can buy new telescopes at www.scopecity.com or order from places that advertise in the back of magazines such as Sky and Telescope or Astronomy. You can also buy them from places such as Starizona and some camera shops.

Reputable brands are Celestron, Meade, and Orion.
The general rule is to steer clear of department store brands such as Tasco and Bushnell. I've seen some 4.5" Bushnell reflectors and while I can't say anything about the optics as I've not looked through one, I can tell you that the mount is crap. This also goes for the very low end departmentstore Celestrons which are on similar mounts. A proper german equatorial mount is of the type made by Vixen such as the Polaris. The Celestron C4.5" scopes came on these and they're excellent.

Answer 2

Orion Telescopes has good quality scopes at very cheap prices. They aren't professional grade but they are made well for the price. I have never been disappointed with a scope or binos from Orion....they have all types and sizes of scopes and binos.....I have owned 5 scopes and 2 binos of their own brand. As for which type, that depends on where you live and what your interested in. My opinion is the best general purpose first scope is an 8" dobsonian. It is a Newtonian type reflecting telescope on a easy to point base.....it provides a stable platform the importance of which cannot be overstated....and most other scopes equal in price will come with a far from adequate tripod which will hinder the scopes abilities..and piss you off! The Dob. will come with a 26mm plossl eye piece which is a good wide field of view for galaxies, large nebulae....a good second eyepiece would be maybe a 9mm for higher power uses like viewing planets and star clusters and many nebulae especially super novae remnants. It is not the best planetary viewing scope but will get you started very well. Binoculars around 15x mag and 50-70mm dia. are also a good choice for beginners but will not wow you like an 8" dob will so I recommend getting those along with or next after the dobsonian scope.
p.s. They have a special on it for about $360 you get the 8" scope and base, 2" focus assembly (better), -2- plossl eyepieces, finderscope, a laser tool to line up the optics(collimator), and DeepMap star chart. Thats alot of scope and acessories for the price....no i dont work there or own stock.

Answer 3

Wal-Mart has a good selection for the beginner. Depending on where you live is how you should set your specifications. It is up to you on specifications depending on just what you want to see. Some low power ones will let you see the moon and some stars well. Others will let you see farther out the higher the power. You might start out mid range power and go up if you want later. It all depends on how into it you become.

Answer 4

Use binoculars to begin with. Then get in touch with like minded people who can give you advice.

Answer 5

welll.....u can get good once on www.meade.com , www.oriontelescopes.com , www.tejraj.com , www.galileotelescope.com....