On 2023-09-13 06:41 AM, Leslie McDiarmid wrote:
Good morning,
I’m looking for some guidance. I’m sure this question has been asked hundreds of times before however I suspect the technology changes. Right off let me say thank you for your patience.
I’d like to buy a telescope for my son’s family.
A really good and affordable option these days is the StarSense Explorer lineup from Celestron.
These are "push-to" mounts rather than computerized go-to but use a smartphone
to find objects and visually align and place objects within the telescope's view.
Eg.
Rather clever, and easier to use that full-on computerized go-to mounts.
Cheers
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Mark Lord