SkyWatcher Explorer 200P EQ5 Newtonian Reflector 10923 20464

The most economic way of owning a higher performance telescope for observing. At the same price of some small GOTO telescopes, this 8″ mounted Newtonian will show resolved globular clusters, obvious colour on the gas giant planets, structure in many galaxies, has enough aperture to make effective use of UHC and OIII filters for breathtaking views of emission and planetary nebulae, and enough aperture for higher magnifications to be used for detailed views of lunar and planetary features. At this price, it knocks the deep-sky performance of smaller GOTO telescopes into a cocked hat.

Make use of the good quality 2″ eyepieces available for lower power widefield images. Try the 35mm 2″ Skywatcher Aero ED eyepiece and just mosey through Cygnus and down into Perseus. Breathtaking bright star fields. Keep this telescope collimated correctly for sharp star images. Construct a dew shield for the front end, then remove the thin metal plate at the bottom of the telescope to allow cool air to chimney up. The dewshield helps to encourage the warmer air in the tube to exit. Try a binoviewer plus Newtonian binoviewer glass path corrector for stunning lunar images.