These telescopes can be divided into two different types: Newtonians and Dobsonians. Newtonian reflectors are quite versatile and well-suited to astrophotography, but they require quite a lot of ...

Save over $110 off this Newtonian reflector telescope. We think the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is one of the best budget telescopes, and we rate it as the best overall for under $500.

Reflecting telescopes use mirrors to gather and focus light. In a Newtonian reflector - the most common type - light reflects from the primary mirror (whose surface is ground into a parabola so ...

The Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 telescope is one of the best beginner telescopes simply because it’s one of the most unusual. At its core it’s a Newtonian reflector telescope like many others ...

The Stephens observatory, located on the roof of Carnegie, houses a 12-inch Newtonian reflecting telescope, built by Roscoe G. Stephens of Kennebunk, Maine. Stephens gifted the telescope to the ...