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Beginner telescope suggestions (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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I'm planning to go to a rural spot that has a Bortle class 3 night sky around Southern California. Can anyone recommend a beginner friendly telescope with decent magnification for around $200? I'm not interested in using an accompanying smart phone app to go with it either. I'd like to see nebulae and galaxies the most. Thank you.

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[–] thessnake03@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My local library also has telescopes you can borrow. Maybe yours does too.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

This is a really great suggestion! I know many libraries do have telescopes for rent. It's definitely worth checking!