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| Choosing a Telescope |  | Recommendation 1: Purchase from a Telescope Store Where you buy can make a big difference. The telescopes found in local box stores will more likely lead
to frustration due to small, poor optics on shaky mounts. We recommend that
you instead purchase from a dedicated telescope store. Here are two that we can easily recommend:
✭ Cloud Break Optics. This store offers online sales and,
more importantly, has a physical storefront in Seattle with very knowledgable owners -- a great place to see
telescopes, ask questions and get lots of trustworthy support.
✭ Agena Astro.
This popular store offers online sales only -- it is best for people who already know what they are looking for and
need minimal support before/after purchase.
Update for 2024: due to tariffs, covid and transportation issues, most good telescopes are now in short
supply and much more expensive than in the past. Things have yet to return to normal.
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