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Top 10 Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens
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 263 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 Aperture Diameter: Larger aperture
Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope
The Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope has an optical diameter of 700 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 60 x and a red-dot finderscope. It is inexpensive, and it is manufactured by Tesco. The Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $60.46
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 700 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 60 x, Focal Length - 700 mm
The Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope achieves 7% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Tasco SpaceStation 49060700 Telescope for composite score.
Meade LightBridge 16 Telescope
The Meade LightBridge 16 Telescope has an optical diameter of 406 millimeters and a maximum useful magnification of 700 x. It is expensive, and it is manufactured by Meade. It is unmounted.
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Price: $1,849
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Meade LightBridge 16 Telescope achieves 94% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 406 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 700 x, Focal Length - 1829 mm
The Meade LightBridge 16 Telescope achieves 85% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Meade LightBridge 16 Telescope for composite score.
Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (7...
The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope has an optical diameter of 356 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 712 x and an optical finderscope. It is expensive, and it is manufactured by Orion. The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope has a dobson mount.
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Price: $1,899.99
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 94% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 356 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 712 x, Focal Length - 1650 mm
The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 87% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 98
The Orion SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Dobsonian (712 x 356mm) Telescope achieves 97% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope
The Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope has an optical diameter of 304 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 600 x and a red-dot finderscope. It is moderately priced, and it is manufactured by Meade. The Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $899
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 97% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 304 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Focal Length - 1524 mm
The Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 85
The Meade LightBridge 12 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 81% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (61...
The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope has an optical diameter of 305 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 610 x and an optical finderscope. It is moderately priced, and it is manufactured by Orion. The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope has a dobson mount.
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Price: $1,299.99
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 305 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 610 x, Focal Length - 1500 mm
The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 74% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 96
The Orion SkyQuest XX12i IntelliScope Truss-Tube Dob (610 x 305mm) Telescope achieves 95% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope
The Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope has an optical diameter of 254 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 600 x and a red-dot finderscope. It is moderately priced, and it is manufactured by Meade. The Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $857
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Meade LightBridge 10 in Deluxe Telescope achieves 97% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 254 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, 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.
Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope has an optical diameter of 279 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 660 x and an optical finderscope. It is very expensive, and it has an altazimuth mount.
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Price: $2,999.95
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 91% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 279 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 660 x, Focal Length - 2800 mm
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 80% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope for composite score.
Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope
The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope has an optical diameter of 127 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 750 x and an optical finderscope. It is inexpensive, and it is manufactured by Celestron. The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope has an equatorial mount.
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Price: $129.99
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 127 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 750 x, Focal Length - 1000 mm
The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 91% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 75
The Celestron PowerSeeker 127 EQ Telescope achieves 68% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Vixen R200SS Telescope
The Vixen R200SS Telescope has an optical diameter of 200 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 816 x and an optical finderscope. It is expensive, and it is manufactured by Vixen Optics. The Vixen R200SS Telescope has an equatorial mount.
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Price: $1,599
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Vixen R200SS Telescope achieves 95% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 200 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 816 x, Focal Length - 800 mm
The Vixen R200SS Telescope achieves 100% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 100
The Vixen R200SS Telescope achieves 100% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.
Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope
The Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope has an optical diameter of 245 millimeters, a maximum useful magnification of 600 x and an optical finderscope. It is moderately priced, and it is manufactured by Celestron. The Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope has an equatorial mount.
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Price: $1,349
Given that users looking for Best Telescopes With a Large Objective Lens prefer lower values for price, the Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope achieves 96% performance in this category.
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Vision Quality: Optical Diameter - 245 mm, Maximum Useful Magnification - 600 x, Focal Length - 1200 mm
The Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope achieves 73% performance for vision quality.
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Composite Score: 90
The Celestron Advanced C10-N Telescope achieves 87% performance for composite score. However, the current preferences ignore composite score in computing the rankings.