Astronomy Gifts for Dads: Telescopes, Binoculars, and More
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
- Father’s Day this year is June 16, 2024. Looking for gift ideas for an astronomy lover? In this video, we’ll discuss binoculars for stargazing, telescopes under $500, stargazing accessories, and books. Note: I’m just trying to be helpful here. The All-Star Telescope links are affiliate links, but feel free to find these products anywhere; I won’t mind.
Here is B&H Photo's used telescopes page. Generally, there are a few good deals to be found here. Currently, there is an 8-inch Dobsonian for under $400. The best strategy is to have the telescope you want already in mind and then keep refreshing (once per day, perhaps) until it shows up. Don’t just buy the first cheap telescope you see (feel free to ask me [in the comments] if it’s any good).
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Bushnell PowerView 10x50 Binoculars ($45 at time of posting)
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Celestron Skymaster 15x70mm Astronomy Binoculars ($119 USD at time of posting)
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Skywatcher Star Travel 102 ($332 USD at time of posting)
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Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 102AZ ($470 USD at time of posting)
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Celestron Starsense Explorer DX 130AZ ($480 USD at time of posting)
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Sky-Watcher 6 inch Dobsonian
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ZWO Seestar
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Collimation Laser ($20.80 USD at time of posting) :
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Red Headlamp ($10 USD at time of posting)
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Celestron NeXYZ ($75 USD at time of posting)
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Celestron Zoom Eyepiece ($99 USD at time of posting)
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USB Dew Heater ($17 USD at time of posting):
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Zero Gravity Chair ($64 USD at time of posting):
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Ultra Flat Eyepieces (
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Books:
When the Heaven’s Went on Sale (Hardcover $16 at the time of posting):
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Rocket Men (Hardcover: $19 at time of posting):
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The Apollo Murders ($7 USD at the time of posting)
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The Defector ($17 USD at the time of posting)
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110 Things to See with a Telescope (Paperback $21 at the time of posting)
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The constellation binoculars enhance star colours!
I like my 2x. In my moderately light polluted skies, they're really helpful locating
Hello!
I bought for myself and my daughter dx5 because of your review. Waiting for it to arrive. Thnx.
Wonderful!
Congrats on the scope. I recommend you get the Celestron 6.3 Focal Reducer. It will increase the field of view and make some DSO's (nebula, galaxies, etc.) a little brighter when used with a 25mm or 32mm eyepiece. Remove it when looking at the planets.
@@millenialfalcon8243 thnx. I got Omegon Super Plössl Okular 40mm but I will check this reducer. Still new in all of this and still learning. thnx.
The $50 binoculars don't have much eye relief. If you wear glasses, it's best to get an eye relief of 17-20mm if you want to use them with your glasses on. "Turn Left at Orion" is the book I recommend.
Thank you for the very informed vlog
John those 2x Galileo style binos are awesome! I find that if you are not using a goto system and you are in light polluted skies you can use those binos to star hop. Due to their low power and design I am able to hold them behind the red dot finder on the telescope and still see both the red dot and the sky at the same time. I then can move the red dot to the location (the location I normally could not see) of the object I am looking for. Its like turning Bortle 8 to Bortle 4.
That’s a cool trick! Thanks for sharing!
A lithium power bank is another useful astronomy accessory especially if you need to power a startracker for several hours.
Good call, Dave!
Awesome vid. Im here to plug celestron starsense dx5. This thing has so much going for it. Extremely lightweight, compact, good optics. Starsense is fast to use, all though it has some small problems. Main issue is the light pollution. If you are near a street light or any light source, starsense cant find the telescope. Im going to 3d print higher sides, so the mirror dont get extra light. I have taken it to road trips, local astro club meetings.amazing telescope.
Great comment!
I’ve only gotten into the hobby during the pandemic so as a very recent beginner myself, I’d say if your budget permits, the Celestron Starsense Explorer scopes are game changers. They make finding objects a joy instead of a challenge and you can see almost any object easily that would otherwise require advanced level of star hopping skills or expensive goto mounts for which leveling and aligning the mount comes with its own set of challenges and learning curves, and are also not entirely accurate. With a dobsonian mount and starsense, I can be observing the night sky like a seasoned vet in matter of minutes.
I recently bought a StarSense DX6.
StarSense works so great, that I can observe all the objects from the recommended list in almost no time without any efforts. I feel that some fun is lost now - no efforts means no achievements :(
I have to say one thing.
Use an EQ mount only if you want to practice astro photography or you have a telescope with f8 or more, because with an AZ mount is really really stressful find objects; Az mount with f4-5-6 is much easier.
My first telescope was a celestron 60mm f12 in the '90s and I hated so much that I forgot astronomy for years because I was never able too see even the moon...for a young boy that was the worst.
Just looking for a good father's day gift to give myself..lol
Hello guys.
Hola
HI John i have budged of around 500 dollars,my current telescope went through a lot and needs upgrade or i can buy dslr and do astrophotography, what should i do? i wanna do both but budged wont let me, anyways WE LOVE JOHN
What is your current scope? What needs fixed or upgraded?
@@millenialfalcon8243 90eq mount went through a lot,no finder scope i tapped one but its just not it ,missing eyepiece barlow ,focus wheel is loose
There’s always the SeeStar!
@LearnToStargaze I can buy seestar but shipping cost is bit too much for me and person selling seestar in my country is selling it for like 1000 bucks
I have one small question when i get my telescope will it need collimation instantly? Or it will be collimated?
You should check the collimation with your eye when it arrives. If it needs it, it needs it. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t.
@@LearnToStargaze alright thanks!