Best Telescope for Beginners

At All-Star Telescope we like to say that the best beginner telescope is the one that you'll actually use. It has to be easy enough to use and light enough to manage. We carry a great selection of beginner telescopes that will help you to explore the space around us.  

All the beginner telescopes we sell, even the lowest-cost models, can reveal incredible details on the Moon’s cratered surface. In the right seeing conditions, beginner telescopes can show the four large moons of Jupiter and the dark cloud belts in the Jovian atmosphere. And, yes, you can see the rings of Saturn, even under city skies!

Under darker, rural skies you can hunt down glittering clusters of stars, and subtle clouds of gas, called nebulas where stars are forming. The distant Andromeda Galaxy is also well within reach with a beginner telescope.

As you try to decide what the best telescope is for beginners, we can help walk you through questions about aperture, computerized vs manual, what you can expect to see, and the importance of easy set-up when you're getting a start.  We also have an excellent guide to buying the best beginner telescope.   Feel free to reach out with any questions about the where to start and finding the best beginner telescope for your needs.