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Is there one "best telescope" for a family to enjoy? A: Just as it is
difficult to recommend one "best automobile," it is also not easy to
recommend one telescope model as the best choice for all situations.
(a) Although you probably don't want to buy the "biggest telescope in the store" as your first instrument, don't purchase a toy, either. Low-quality telescopes, of which unfortunately there are many available, serve more to stifle the interests of a beginning amateur astronomer than stimulate them; (b) Establish a reasonable budget, and then buy the largest aperture (diameter) telescope that is within that budget; remember, it is aperture, not power, that determines what you will actually see through the telescope; (c) If the telescope is a first-time purchase for a youngster on a modest budget, keep in mind that 60mm refractors (e.g., Meade Models NG-60 and NGC-60) have been the initial instrument for tens of thousands of amateurs through the years; (d) If your budget permits, Meade 4.5" reflecting telescopes (e.g., Model DS-2114ATS) or the exquisite Meade ETX Series, are excellent intermediate telescopes that will satisfy the majority of inquiring minds, young and old; (e) If you feel
that
the astronomical interests of the user, whether gifted young person
or adult, will be sustained, consider purchasing a telescope that he
or she will likely never outgrow, such as a LDX55 Series, 8LX90, or
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