Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ (100 x 114mm) Telescope

Pros: Cheap, lightweight, short, good quality, versatile.

Cons: Will probably not support high magnifications.

The Bottom Line: Extremely good value

Review: A small f9 Newtonian with a modifying lens in the eyepiece train to shorten the tube. It has two eyepieces (x50 & x100), two tube rings and a red dot finder. I don't like the finder - too bright. A right-angled telescope finder would be nice but more ...

Pros:

It's a nice scope for a beginner.

Cons: The finderscope is terribly inaccurate.

Review: I'm a beginner stargazer and I got the telescope through Air Miles based on reviews that I had read. I've always been interested in learning about astronomy and figured this was a good way to start seeing as the Astromaster 114EQ is a beginner's ...