TelescopeGuides helps beginners and returning stargazers pick a telescope, set it up, and find things worth looking at.
I'm Nico Feraud. I'm French and Argentinian, I own and edit TelescopeGuides, and I stargaze at sea.
What you'll find here
- Buying guides and comparisons for beginner and intermediate telescopes, eyepieces, mounts and accessories.
- Observing guides for the Moon, planets, meteor showers, eclipses and the brighter deep-sky objects.
- A night sky calendar, updated as new data comes out.
- Practical help for the problems beginners hit: blurry views, finders that don't line up, phones that won't focus.
How I make recommendations
I don't run a test lab. Most guides are built from the maker's specifications and manuals, owner reports, compatibility checks, and live price and stock checks. If a page describes first-hand use, it should say who used the gear and how; older pages are being reviewed against that rule. The full method is on How We Research.
How the site makes money
Some links earn a commission when you buy, mostly from Amazon, and some pages show ads. That doesn't decide what I recommend: a product is listed because it fits the reader, and pages say plainly when something is the wrong choice. Details are in the Affiliate Disclosure.
Questions and corrections
Email info@telescopeguides.com with questions, corrections, or anything else. Pages show the date they last really changed.
Start here
New to astronomy? Begin with Stargazing for Beginners, then use Which Telescope Should I Buy? to narrow down a first scope.