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Galileo 800 X 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope vs Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope is...
- The Best if you wantBest Telescopes
- The Best out of the 163Telescopes With a Maximum Useful Magnification Over 45 X
- The Best out of the 57Red-dot Telescopes
- Top Two for those who wantTelescopes With a High Maximum Useful Magnification
- Top Two if you wantHigh Magnification Telescopes
- Top Third if you're looking forInexpensive Telescopes
Pros: The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope is...
- Top Two for people looking forTelescopes With a Long Focal Length
- Top 5% for those who wantTelescopes With a High Maximum Useful Magnification
- Top Three out of the 35Catadioptric Telescopes
- Top Fifth out of the 130Telescopes With an Optical Diameter Over 80 Millimeters
- Top Fifth if you wantBest Telescopes
- Top Fifth out of the 120Telescopes With a Focal Length Over 750 Millimeters
- Top Third out of the 118Altazimuth Telescopes
- Top Third out of the 107Optical Telescopes
Cons: The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope is...
- Bottom 2% if you're looking forInexpensive Telescopes
- Bottom Two out of the 23Telescopes With a Maximum Useful Magnification Over 600 X
#41 in Best Telescopes
Find on AmazonThe Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope is ranked highest among the best telescopes out of those selected. Based on input from our users, the most important dimensions of evaluation to consider if you're looking for the best telescopes are, in order of importance: (1) vision quality, (2) price and (3) composite score. (It should be mentioned that model information is also important in choosing the best telescopes, but it isn't the kind of factor on which telescopes can be directly compared.) The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope beats the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope in each of these categories.Users have also found to be important in evaluating the best telescopes. Unfortunately, we can't compare these two telescopes on this dimension because the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope is missing data for. (more)
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Galileo 800 X 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope
- Price: $93.99
- Maximum Useful Magnification: 800 x
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Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category. $93.99 (wrong info?) |
Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 91% performance in this category. $2,999.95 (wrong info?) |
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Maximum Useful Magnification
Maximum Useful Magnification
This is the maximum magnification that can be achieved by the telescope that is still considered useful and bright enough to see.
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Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer higher values for maximum useful magnification, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 98% performance in this category. 800 x (wrong info?) |
Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer higher values for maximum useful magnification, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 80% performance in this category. 660 x (wrong info?) |
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Comparing the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope to the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope: Which is the best telescope?
Vision Quality
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope scores best for vision quality between these two telescopes. Here's how the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope does on some key aspects of vision quality:
- It has an optical diameter of 60 millimeters. Compare the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope at 279 millimeters.
- It has a red-dot finderscope. Compare the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope, which has an optical finderscope.
- It has a maximum useful magnification of 800 x. Compare the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope at 660 x.
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Optical Diameter
Optical Diameter
This measurement indicates the size of the telescope's primary lens. A bigger diameter is better, as it will allow the lens to produce more detail by collecting additional light.
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The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 7% performance for optical diameter. However, the current preferences ignore optical diameter in computing the rankings. 60 millimeters (wrong info?) |
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 39% performance for optical diameter. However, the current preferences ignore optical diameter in computing the rankings. 279 millimeters (wrong info?) |
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Focal Length
Focal Length
This measurement indicates the width of an angle the telescope can capture through its eyepiece. A longer focal length will typically allow you to reach higher magnifications.
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We currently have no data on the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope for focal length. (wrong info?) |
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 68% performance for focal length. However, the current preferences ignore focal length in computing the rankings. 2800 millimeters (wrong info?) |
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Maximum Useful Magnification
Maximum Useful Magnification
This is the maximum magnification that can be achieved by the telescope that is still considered useful and bright enough to see.
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Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer higher values for maximum useful magnification, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 98% performance in this category. 800 x (wrong info?) |
Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer higher values for maximum useful magnification, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 80% performance in this category. 660 x (wrong info?) |
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Finderscope
Finderscope
This feature assists in locating objects. The right finderscope for you depends on your intended use, as a red-dot finderscope helps to locate things that are visible with the naked eye and an optical finderscope locates things that are not.
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The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 100% performance for finderscope. However, the current preferences ignore finderscope in computing the rankings. Red-dot (wrong info?) |
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 100% performance for finderscope. However, the current preferences ignore finderscope in computing the rankings. Optical (wrong info?) |
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Vision Quality Rating
Vision Quality Rating
How clear is the image created by the telescope? How well does the telescope focus in on an object?
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Price
The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope costs $93.99, so it is inexpensive relative to all of the other telescopes in our database. Moreover, between the telescopes currently being compared, it has the best score for price, given that people looking for the best telescopes prefer lower values for price. The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope costs $2,999.95 and the average price for telescopes is $695.
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Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 99% performance in this category. $93.99 (wrong info?) |
Given that users looking for the best overall telescopes prefer lower values for price, the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 91% performance in this category. $2,999.95 (wrong info?) |
Model Information
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Optical Diameter: 60 mm, Finderscope type: Red-Dot, Max Useful Magnification: 800 x (wrong info?) |
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Composite Score
The average composite score for telescopes is 77.
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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. 60 (wrong info?) |
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope for composite score. (wrong info?) |
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Construction
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We currently have no data on the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope for construction.
Missing data for motorized |
We currently have no data on the Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope for construction.
Missing data for motorized |
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Optical Design
Optical Design
Optical designs range in both quality and price. Refracting and Newtonian telescopes are both good for visual observing and stargazing, but refracting ones are easier to use and Newtonians are typically less expensive. Catadioptric telescopes are the best design for terrestrial viewing.
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We currently have no data on the Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope for optical design. (wrong info?) |
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 100% performance for optical design. However, the current preferences ignore optical design in computing the rankings. Catadioptrics (wrong info?) |
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Mount Type
Mount Type
Mount types range in complexity and the best one for you is based on your intended use. These types range from the altazimuth, which is the simplest design recommended for casual use and terrestrial viewing, to the equatorial design, which is more complex and designed for astronomical viewing.
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The Galileo 800 x 60 Astornomical/Terrestrial Telescope achieves 100% performance for mount type. However, the current preferences ignore mount type in computing the rankings. No special mount type details (wrong info?) |
The Celestron NexStar 11 GPS Telescope achieves 100% performance for mount type. However, the current preferences ignore mount type in computing the rankings.
Missing data for equatorial, unmounted, dobson, dovetail, double fork, skyview, sphinx |
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Durability Rating
Durability Rating
How durable is the telescope? Can it handle frequent use?
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