The Perfect Child Telescope for Christmas (and a Rebate Too!)
December 3rd, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
With the holidays right around the corner, you may be fretting over what to buy your young astronomer. Well, we may have the answer! A beginner or child telescope can be the perfect Christmas gift. And not just any telescope, but a Celestron Nexstar telescope. And now is the perfect time to purchase one of these remarkable telescopes. Why you ask?
Because Celestron is offering a minimum of a $50 rebate on its line of Nexstar telescopes with an expiration date of January 30, 2008 (postmarked submission). Celestron offers 3 separate beginner models ranging from $279 to $399 (Shoptics.com prices), excluding a $50 rebate. So, this child telescope (3 to choose from) is not only affordable, but has excellent design features.
This telescope line is designed for quick set-up, with pre-assembled, adjustable stainless steel tripods, and quick-release fork arms and tubes. The NexStar SLT telescope is made to be set up in a matter of minutes, with no tools necessary! Perfect for any kids telescope!
One word of caution though — these telescopes are not toys, and therefore, are not recommended for a younger child (under 10, unless supervised by a parent) but would be perfect for most youngsters over 10 years of age.
Celestron Nexstar’s less expensive models are perfect for your youngster’s first experience with astronomy. A child telescope needs to be as easy to set-up and operate as possible, and these models will have your child exploring the heavenly skies in no time at all. Why not check out these Celestron telescopes (114 SLT, 80 SLT, 60 SLT Models) at Shoptics.com and save today!
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Shoptics.com Merchant Review
April 1st, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
We have just posted our review of the Shoptics.com website and can tell you that their telescope prices are hard to beat. This online optics merchant has covered all the bases with a great selection of brand name telescopes, some of the best prices we have found (with Best Deal guarantee), and top notch customer service.
This merchant is one of our “Top Picks”. If you are seriously in the market for a new telescope, we would recommend that you visit this website to make sure you are getting the absolute best delivered price.
In case you don’t know, some manufacturers are reluctant to service their products if not purchased through one of their authorized dealers. Both of these merchants are authorized dealers for every telescope brand they carry, so servicing will not be an issue for you when purchasing from either one.
We hope you find this Shoptics.com review helpful in your search for your desired telescope. If you have a minute, we would also appreciate your feedback on these or other online telescope merchants that you believe would be helpful to our readers. Thanks for your interest in the A1-Telescopes.com website.
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What Is a Refracting Telescope?
February 5th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
The refracting and reflecting telescope are two of the basic types of telescope in use today. But it is the refracting telescope that has been around for centuries and is one of the oldest telescope designs still used by today’s astronomers. Their use began somewhere around the 15th century and, to attest to the genius of the original design, is still quite popular in the 21st Century.
The refracting telescope, sometimes referred to as a refractor telescope, is made up of concave lenses that allow the light to be refracted and images to appear bright and larger. This makes the images appear much larger than looking at it with the naked eye allowing the refractor telescope to aid in seeing stars, planets and moons.
These telescopes contain convex lenses and an eyepiece lens similar to binoculars. These refractors gather light and bend it in order to view objects at a distance, which is particularly useful when looking at stars and the night sky. Refracting telescopes may seem complicated, but they are basically a series of lenses that are concave and refract the light.
Are There Different Types of Refracting Telescopes?
The telescope comes in a variety of versions;
Galilean Telescope - named after its creator and was one of the first versions
Keplerian Telescope - a refractor telescope that utilized a convex eyepiece as opposed to a concave of the Galilean model (Johannes Kepler improved upon the Galilean concept)
The centuries have passed with even newer inventions and different enhanced lenses, with the achromatic refractors invented in the mid 16th century and later with apochromatic refractors.
The Benefits of Refracting Telescopes
As I mentioned earlier, refracting telescopes have been around for a long time. And over the centuries, the design was tested repeatedly. This is a definite plus, since there was ample opportunity to determine the refracting telescope design’s strengths and weaknesses.
The refracting telescope has been improved dramatically since the 15th century. Even though the refractor technology has improved, the size of refractor telescopes still poses a problem. The refractor lens’ have become larger, and with that increase in size, the bigger the risk that they will have defects or begin to sag.
The Future of Refracting Telescopes
Even though the technology continues to improve in refracting telescopes, there really is no way of telling what the future of the refractor lenses will be. The fact is that refracting telescopes have been around for centuries and continue to be very popularity with many astronomers.
So no matter what telescope you select to view the skies and other universes, the value of the refracting telescope and its continued use and popularity signals that it will be with us for many more years and perhaps centuries.
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