Everyone who looks to the sky often wonders what’s out there. Not much can match the wonder and amazement of looking at the stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through a telescope. At Buy A Telescope it is our goal  to be your launch point for all the information gathering, and product research you will be doing as you look into buying a telescope.  Below you will see a general breakdown of our website which will act as a good starting point for all of your research.

First we recommend you watch this short very informative  Video Guide and Tutorial about Reflector, Refractor, and Catadioptric telescope basics. Give an excellent description of their construction, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.  It also  covers Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial mounts, their benefits, and comparisons. This video was put together by Tristate AstronomersThe TriState Astronomers is a group of amateur astronomers from the area surrounding Hagerstown, Maryland. They have a great website and a newsletter called The Observer..

Now for a more detailed description of the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the different types of  telescopes.  Along with costs, features and capabilities of each design can be accessed by clicking the research button below.

When you have an idea of what your looking  for in the way of price and features we have a store where you can find the best prices on whatever you may be looking for.  We have searched the internet for the most popular telescopes from various merchants categorized by telescope type that you can browse to find the perfect telescope for you. You can further narrow your seach by price, brand, or keyword if you know exactly what your looking for. The price shown is the lowest we found and will direct you to the merchants website.

Below are some links to other helpful and informative areas of our site.

1. Telescope Shop: Our telescope store where we have searched the internet for the best prices on the most popular telescopes from various merchants categorized by telescope type. You can further narrow your seach by price, brand, or keyword.
2. Video Tutorials: You can view several Videos with tutorials on various telescope topics to give you a better understanding of terminolgy and features of the  different type of telescopes.
3. Astronomy News: Recent astronomy related news from popular astronomy websites and interesting videos and articles about astronomy.
4. Telescope Links: To help you find the best relevant links to the top general astronomysites, telescope manufacturers, and product merchants websites.

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