How to Choose the Best Telescope
- 1). Think about how much room you have to set aside for the telescope. The longer lenses will generally have larger apertures, which will allow you to magnify the objects more, yet will take up more room as well. A typical household telescope will range in size, and will typically take up as little space as a nightstand and as much space as a large projection TV.
- 2). Decide if you will be traveling with the telescope. If you will be, you will want something that can be easily moved, has a light tripod and may even fit into a case. The larger, longer telescopes may not be what you are looking for.
- 3). Look for telescopes with larger apertures (greater than 100 mm). This, like for cameras, is the part of the telescope which gathers light. It is the most important part of the telescope. With longer apertures you will be able to gather more light, which will produce a clearer image when viewing.
- 4). Select a powerful magnifier. But remember, this comes second to the aperture. If you have a small aperture yet extreme magnifying power, you will be able to zoom into objects, but they will be incredibly blurry. The stronger your magnifying power, the larger your aperture will need to be.
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