Best backyard telescope?
There are several different kinds of telescopes and all of them have some excellent features. Refractors and Reflectors, plus Schmidt-Cassegrain, APO refractors and more. There are also several mounts to chose from and the mounts are just as important as the scope is. All of the different scopes and mounts have some features that some people like and do not like. There is no one scope that is “better” than another except for the junk scopes out there which are all just a waste of money. Never, ever buy from Walmart, Costco, Target, or any other discount store like that. Junk scopes are flooded into the market from those stores. You will be buying nothing but bad optics and plastic. ______________________________________… http://oriontelescopes.com/ Orion has some very nice scope-camera-computer options,however that is not what someone should start with as their first telescope. Orion is the very best for value and for customer