A few popular suggestions for choosing the best telescope for your child. Telescopes are sorted by price. Examine carefully the advantages and disadvantages of each telescope type. You can draw useful conclusions by the available user comments and ratings.

1) Celestron 21024 FirstScope Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 3 inches.
- Weight: 4,5 pounds.

Pros:
- Very lightweight and portable.
- Very simple to use. Dob telescopes are the simplest telescopes.
- Good looking. One of a kind design. A mini dob telescope!
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.
- Very cheap.

Cons:
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Some complaints about the eyepieces supplied. Needs better eyepieces to give a decent view of the planets.
- Some complaints about the optics quality.

2) VIXEN NATURE EYE PORTABLE TELESCOPE WITH TABLE-TOP TRIPOD:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2 inches.
- weight: 3 pounds.

Pros:
- Cheap.
- Very-very lightweight.
- Good looking.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars.
- Doesn’t need maintanance.
- Suitable for terrestrial use.

Cons:
- It is more a toy and less a telescope.
- Unsuitable for planets, deep sky objects.

3) Barska 40070, 88x Compact Refractor Telescope:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2,75 inches.
- weight: 16 pounds.

Pros:
- Cheap
- Doesn’t need maintanance.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.
- Good for the city objervers where most deep sky objects are lost due to light pollution anyway.

Cons:
- For deep sky objects you need more aperture. You will still be able to see a few from dark sites.
- Do not expect to see much detail on the planets.
- Looks cheaply made. Some buyers reported stability issues.

4) CELESTRON TELESCOPE ASTROMASTER 70:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2,75 inches.
- weight: 18 pounds.

Pros:
- Cheap.
- Doesn’t need maintanance.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.
- Good for the city objervers where most deep sky objects are lost due to light pollution anyway.

Cons:
- For deep sky objects you need more aperture. You will still be able to see a few from dark sites.
- Do not expect to see much detail on the planets.

5) BARSKA 20-60X60 BLACKHAWK WATERPROOF STRAIGHT-BODY SPOTTING SCOPE:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2,36 inches.
- weight: 7 pounds.

Pros:
- Very lightweight.
- Good looking.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars.
- Doesn’t need maintanance.
- Suitable for terrestrial use.

Cons:
- Unsuitable for planets, deep sky objects.
- Relatively expensive for that aperture.

6) Carson RedPlanet 35-88 x 76 mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 3 inches.
- weight: 8 pounds.

Pros:
- Lightweight.
- Good looking.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.

Cons:
- Refractors at this apperture are a bit more expensive but give a sharper view.
- Reflectors need maintanance.

7) Meade 114EQ-ASTR 4.5″ (114mm) f/8 Reflector Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 30 pounds.

Pros:
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Good for the city objervers and for dark sites.

Cons:
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Heavy.

8.) Barska 900114, 4.5″ Reflector Starwatcher Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 25 pounds.

Pros:
- Cheap for this apperture.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Good for the city objervers and for dark sites.

Cons:
- I couldn’t find many reviews for this scope.
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Relatively heavy.

9) Celestron Telescope AstroMaster 76 EQ:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 3 inches.
- weight: 16 pounds.

Pros:
- Good looking – quality made.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.

Cons:
- Refractors at this apperture are a bit more expensive but give a sharper view.
- Reflectors need maintanance.

10) Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 5 inches.
- weight: 17 pounds.

Pros:
- Good looking.
- Very Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets, and many deep sky objects.
- Good value for money for a large aperture telescope.

Cons:
- Needs maintanance.
- Some complaints about the tech service.
- Some complaints about built quality and optics.

11) Orion SpaceProbe 3 Equatorial Reflector Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 3 inches.
- weight: 17 pounds.

Pros:
- Good optics.
- Good eyepieces.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.

Cons:
- Relatively expensive.
- Refractors at this apperture are a bit more expensive but give a sharper view, although this one has actually good reviews for its optics.
- Reflectors need maintanance.

12) Carson RedPlanet 25-56×80 mm Refractor Telescope:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 3,15 inches.
- weight: 8 pounds.

Pros:
- Very lightweight.
- Good looking.
- Doesn’t need maintanance.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.
- Good for the city objervers where most deep sky objects are lost due to light pollution anyway.

Cons:
- A bit expensive for this aperture.
- For deep sky objects you need more aperture. You will still be able to see a few from dark sites.
- Better than 70mm but for the planets you may need more aperture.

13) Astroboy 60mm Computerized Table Telescope – Pulsar Pink:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2,36 inches.
- weight: 9 pounds.

Pros:
- Relatively cheap for a GoTo scope.
- Lightweight.
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 4,000 objects.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars.

Cons:
- It is more a toy and less a telescope.
- Very limited to deep sky objects.
- I couldn’t find reviews.

14) Celestron Telescope AstroMaster 90 EQ:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 3,54 inches.
- weight: 23 pounds.

Pros:
- Good looking.
- Very good for viewing the Moon, double stars, good for planets.
- Good for many deep sky objects.
- Doesn’t need maintanance.

Cons:
- Relatively expensive.
- Relatively heavy.

15) iOptron Astroboy-70e Telescope w/ Electronic Eyepiece – Blue # 9102:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 2,75 inches.
- weight: 1 pound(!)

Pros:
- Extremely lightweight.
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 4,000 objects.
- Electronic Eyepiece and software for viewing images directly on a computer screen.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, just OK for planets.

Cons:
- It is more an (expensive) toy and less a telescope.
- It has a GoTo system but the deep sky targets you can see with this aperture are limited.

16) Konus Konusmotor 130 Reflector Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 5,2 inches.
- weight: 34 pounds.

Pros:
- Very Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets, and many deep sky objects.
- Relatively cheap for a large aperture telescope.
- It has a motor (not a GoTo) to track the target.

Cons:
- Heavy.
- Needs maintanance.
- I couldn’t find many reviews.

17) Orion StarBlast 4.5 EQ Reflector – Telescope – f/4.0 – reflector – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 13 pounds.

Pros:
- Good looking.
- Very good reviews.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Good for the city objervers and for dark sites.

Cons:
- Reflectors need maintanance.

18) Carson RedPlanet 45-100 x 114 mm Newtonian Reflector Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 20 pounds.

Pros:
- Good looking.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Good for the city objervers and for dark sites.

Cons:
- I couldn’t find many reviews for this scope.
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Relatively heavy.

19) Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 Classic Dobsonian Telescope – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 22 pounds.

Pros:
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Very simple to use. Dob telescopes are the simplest telescopes.
- Good for dark sites.
- Very stable.

Cons:
- Heavy but not so heavy for a dob.
- Relatively expensive.
- Not suitable for astrophotography.
- Reflectors need maintanance.

20) Meade Telescope StarNavigator 114mm Reflector with AudioStar:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 4,5 inches.
- weight: 23 pounds.

Pros:
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 30,000 objects.
- Audio educational information via a built-in speaker for over 500 objects.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets, and many deep sky objects.
- Fair price for a relatively large GoTo telescope.

Cons:
- Finding the celestial objects without the aid of a goto is very time consuming but you learn the sky better.
- At this price range you get more aperture without the goto system.
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Relatively heavy.

21) Meade Telescope StarNavigator 102mm Refractor with AudioStar:
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Specs:
- Refractor.
- Aperture: 4 inches.
- weight: 28,4 pounds.

Pros:
- Very good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets. Good for a number of deep sky objects.
- Fair price for a GoTo telescope.
- Good looking.

Cons:
- Finding the celestial objects without the aid of a goto is very time consuming but you learn the sky better.
- Relatively heavy.

22) Konus Digimax-90 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope, Go-To Altazimuth:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 3,54 inches.
- weight: 24 pounds.

Pros:
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 43,000 objects.
- Good looking.
- Very good for viewing the Moon, double stars, good for planets.
- OK for a number of deep sky objects.

Cons:
- Expensive.
- Relatively heavy.
- Needs maintanance.
- I couldn’t find reviews for this telescope.

23) Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 8 inches.
- weight: 41 pounds.

Pros:
- Excellent for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many-many deep sky objects.
- Very simple to use. Dob telescopes are the simplest telescopes.
- Excellent for dark sites.
- Very stable.
- Very good value for money.
- My personal favorite! A de facto telescope for beginners and dedicated astro-objervers. For many, the perfect balance between aperture and portability.

Cons:
- OK… This isn’t a kids telescope, but on the other hand, kids grow, fast!
- Heavy and large.
- Expensive. Good value for money but still expensive.
- Not suitable for astrophotography.
- Reflectors need maintanance.

24) Celestron SLT Nexstar 130 Reflector:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 5,2 inches.
- weight: 32 pounds.

Pros:
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 4,000 objects
- Good looking.
- Very Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets, and many deep sky objects.
- Good value for money for a large aperture GoTo telescope.
- Good optics.

Cons:
- Heavy.
- Needs maintanance.
- Some complaints about the tech service.
- Some complaints about the computerized controller system.
- Good value for money but still expensive.

25) Celestron NexStar 127 SLT Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope on GoTo Mount:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 5 inches.
- weight: 32 pounds.

Pros:
- Computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 4,000 objects.
- Good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets, and many deep sky objects.
- Good looking.

Cons:
- Finding the celestial objects without the aid of a goto is very time consuming but you learn the sky better.
- At this price range you get more aperture without the goto system.
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Heavy.
- Relatively expensive.

26) Celestron NexStar 6SE Schmidt -Cassegrain Telescope:
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Specs:
- Reflector.
- Aperture: 6 inches.
- weight: 30 pounds.

Pros:
- Reliable computerized controller (GoTo) automatically guides the telescope to over 40,000 objects.
- Very good for viewing the Moon, double stars, planets and many deep sky objects.
- Very good for dark sites.
- Very well made.

Cons:
- Not really a ‘kids telescope’.
- Reflectors need maintanance.
- Heavy.
- Expensive. Not very expensive for what it offers but still expensive.

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