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Welcome to the Telescope Piki, the best place to decide between telescopes. Telescopes allow humans to view objects at great distances through the use of electromagnetic energy. This Piki makes use of more than 3,700 facts about 57 telescopes. Sort and filter these telescopes according to your preferences using the options on the left. Whether you're looking for telescopes with a high maximum useful magnification, telescopes under $1,500 or something else entirely, we have you covered.
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Selected Preferences Overall: Best Finderscope: Red Dot (Red-dot: Required)
Galileo 800 X 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 800 x, an optical diameter of 60 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is manufactured by Galileo.
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Price: $93.99
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 800 x, Optical Diameter - 60 mm
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 98% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 60
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 50% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Galileo 600 X 50 Astronomical/Terrestrial Telescope
The Galileo 600 x 50 Astronomical/Terrestrial Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 600 x, an optical diameter of 50 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $71.99
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Galileo 600 x 50 Astronomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Optical Diameter - 50 mm, Focal Length - 600 mm
The Galileo 600 x 50 Astronomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Galileo 600 x 50 Astronomical/Terrestrial Telescope for composite score.
Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope
The Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 600 x, an optical diameter of 70 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is manufactured by Tesco, and the Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $74.90
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Optical Diameter - 70 mm, Focal Length - 800 mm
The Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 90
The Tasco SpaceStation 49070800 Telescope achieves 87% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope
The Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 675 x, an optical diameter of 114 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is motorized, and the Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope is manufactured by Bushnell.
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Price: $269.31
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 675 x, Optical Diameter - 114 mm, Focal Length - 900 mm
The Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope achieves 82% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 45
The Bushnell NorthStar 788846 Telescope achieves 31% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope
The Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 675 x, an optical diameter of 114 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is manufactured by Bushnell, and the Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $419.99
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope achieves 98% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 675 x, Optical Diameter - 114 mm, Focal Length - 900 mm
The Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope achieves 82% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 50
The Bushnell NorthStar 788845 Telescope achieves 37% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope
The Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 525 x, an optical diameter of 76 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is motorized, and the Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope is manufactured by Bushnell.
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Price: $219.99
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 525 x, Optical Diameter - 76 mm, Focal Length - 700 mm
The Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope achieves 64% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 40
The Bushnell NorthStar 788831 Telescope achieves 25% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope
The Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope is very inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 300 x, an optical diameter of 127 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $29.99
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 300 x, Optical Diameter - 127 mm, Focal Length - 1250 mm
The Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope achieves 36% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 5i Telescope for composite score.
Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope
The Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 375 x, an optical diameter of 114 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is manufactured by Tesco, and the Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $89
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 375 x, Optical Diameter - 114 mm, Focal Length - 500 mm
The Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope achieves 45% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 40
The Tasco SpaceStation 49114500 Telescope achieves 25% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Bushnell NorthStar 788830 Telescope
The Bushnell NorthStar 788830 Telescope is inexpensive. It has a maximum useful magnification of 525 x, an optical diameter of 76 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $307.33
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Bushnell NorthStar 788830 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 525 x, Optical Diameter - 76 mm, Focal Length - 700 mm
The Bushnell NorthStar 788830 Telescope achieves 64% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Bushnell NorthStar 788830 Telescope for composite score.
Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope
The Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope is moderately priced. It has a maximum useful magnification of 600 x, an optical diameter of 254 millimeters and a red-dot finderscope. It is manufactured by Meade, and the Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $857
Given that users looking for Best Red-dot Telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 97% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Optical Diameter - 254 mm, Focal Length - 1270 mm
The Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 80
The Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 75% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.









