Here we have put together a great range of telescopes ideal for Children. All are easy to use and require minimal setting up. Ideal for the curious mind who just want to have a look at the night sky.
We recommend a moon filter to go with all of these telescopes. We sell 2, a premium RVO one and a higher quality Antares version. Please see both links below to these items as they are highly recommended.
The Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 has been specially designed to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and the 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope. This is not only a highly functional precision optical instrument but also a beautiful collector’s piece, desk or shelf ornament, and ideal gift.
A fantastic entry level telescope aimed for kids. An easy to use, quality, lightweight instrument. It will show nice detail on the moon and bright deep sky objects.
The SkyWatcher Mercury 707 70mm Refractor Telescope offers fine views of the Planets, Moon and brighter deep sky objects. Complete and ready to use this instrument offers excellent performance at a remarkable price.
The compact Heritage-100P is a lightweight and convenient grab-and-go scope. With its quality 100mm f/4 parabolic optics, it can be used to view the Moon and bright planets and also has enough light gathering for the observation of star clusters, bright galaxies and nebulae.
Recommended for the observation of the planets as well as deep sky objects, this telescope would be a good introduction to astronomy for a beginner astronomer.
Easy to Use, No Fuss, Grab-and-Go Telescope. With a useful 114mm of light gathering aperture and a superb parabolic primary mirror, the SKYHAWK-1145PS is a highly capable all-rounder
The Sky-watcher EVOSTAR series are two-element, air-spaced, multi-coated objective achromatic refractors. They are truly outstanding, high-performance, high-resolution instruments
An ideal instrument for the wide-field observation of Deep-Sky objects, including Nebulae, Star Fields, Star Clusters and Galaxies, the Moon, bright planets and Comets, as well for daytime terrestrial observations when used in conjunction with a 1.25" erecting prism (not supplied).