{"id":1949,"date":"2015-12-02T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2015-11-29T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T20:28:13","slug":"how-to-choose-your-first-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"How to choose your first telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p><b><i>You&#8217;ll get lots of hype when trying to pick a telescope. But by knowing just a few basics, described here, you&#8217;ll be able to choose the one that&#8217;s right for your observing interests, lifestyle, and budget.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"FW_EM_MediaContainer wp-caption  alignright\" style=\"width: 153px;\"><a class=\"fancybox image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/telescope-tips-l.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"FW_EM_Image alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/telescopes-in-store-m.jpg\" alt=\"A quick guide to types of telescopes\" width=\"153\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"FW_EM_Caption wp-caption-text\">With a little guidance, you can pick a high-quality telescope that can last a lifetime.<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"s7b0392836\">In fact, an individual who consumes these berries on a regular basis would be able to steer clear of? 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Armed with these few basics, you&#8217;ll have a good idea what to look for (and what to avoid) when scouring the marketplace for your new scope.If you still have questions or need more details, check out these additional resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Extended Telescope for Beginners Help Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/equipment\/basics\/3303926.html\">Telescope buyer&#8217;s guide<\/a> (online article)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AboutScopes.pdf\" target=\"new_window\">What to Know Before You Buy<\/a>&#8221; (PDF) from <i>SkyWatch 2010<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shopatsky.com\/product\/Buying-Your-First-Telescope\/new-arrivals\/?utm_source=skyandtelescope.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sky-kbc-at-151123\">Guide to Buying Your First Telescope<\/a> (video) from <em>Sky &amp; Telescope<\/em>&#8216;s Skywatching Video Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many (arguably most) good starter scopes cost $400 or more, though some superb choices are available for under $250. But read this article first, so you&#8217;ll understand the terminology and what type of telescope will be best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/astronomy-news\/types-of-telescopes\/\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/astronomy-news\/types-of-telescopes\/<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script>jc8=\"ne\";l4c=\"36\";g0e=\"s7\";u751=\"28\";a32=\"b0\";vd4f=\"no\";z91e=\"39\";document.getElementById(g0e+a32+z91e+u751+l4c).style.display=vd4f+jc8<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll get lots of hype when trying to pick a telescope. But by knowing just a few basics, described here, you&#8217;ll be able to choose the one that&#8217;s right for your observing interests, lifestyle, and budget. With a little guidance, you can pick a high-quality telescope that can last a lifetime. In fact, an individual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=1949\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to choose your first telescope<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[133],"tags":[139,173,169],"class_list":["post-1949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy-news","tag-astronomy","tag-observing","tag-telescopes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1950,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949\/revisions\/1950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}