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Draper 76mm Reflector Telescope. £62.95 delivered @Tooled Up


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Was looking for a decent starter telescope suitabale for star/moongazing for the kids. For a dedicated scope this is perfect at a good price, add %5 Topcashback and the £5 off a£50 spend voucher and you get a great price.

Draper 76mm Reflector Telescope



A Dobsonian (Newtonian) reflector telescope with 76mm reflector lens, ideal for viewing the sky at night. Especially for observing nebulae. moons, planets and galaxies. Altazimuth mounted, this is a great beginners telescope. Focal length 700mm (f9). Supplied with, x3 Barlow lens, 5 x 24 finderscope, aluminium tripod and accessory tray.

Specification:
Optical design ... Dobsonian
Aperture ... 76mm
Focal length ... 700mm
Focal ratio ... 9.21 (f9)
Eyepiece 1 dia. ... 20mm x 35 mag.
Eyepiece 2 dia. ... 4mm x 175 mag.
Barlow lens ... x3
Finderscope ... 5x24
Overall dimensions ... 1150 x 1420 x 1150mm
Weight (inc. tripod) ... 3.6kg

Not suitable for land use as image produced is inverted.

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Good price for a started but I don't think a 76mm is going to show you alot of nebulae...
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Good price for a started but I don't think a 76mm is going to show you alot of nebulae...
Kids will probably be bored after they have seen the moon anyway! I used to do a lot as a kid but times have changed, maybe i will upgrade for myself by Xmas next year !!
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Same sort of price elsewhere so not sure how "hot" this is.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-TSCOP.../dp/B001AS405M
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Same sort of price elsewhere so not sure how "hot" this is.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-TSCOP.../dp/B001AS405M
With the %5 Topcash this is slightly cheaper, every little helps
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This has an Altazimuth mount which makes it useless for any astronomical purposes. For astronomy you need an equatorial mount. Altazimuth mounts are designed for terrestrial use. Also, you need at least a six inch scope for astronomy, this will show very little. I haven't voted on this, just making a comment as an ex astronomer.
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59.30 from amazon trader
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This has an Altazimuth mount which makes it useless for any astronomical purposes. For astronomy you need an equatorial mount. Altazimuth mounts are designed for terrestrial use. Also, you need at least a six inch scope for astronomy, this will show very little. I haven't voted on this, just making a comment as an ex astronomer.
Thanks for the info, i used to use one half of a pair of binoculars, to be followed by a tasco telescope, when i was young! For the kids this will be good enough, ifi get my interest, (and time), back i will bearin mind what you have said.
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