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Telescopes in India — Types, Prices and How to Choose

There is no single best telescope, only the best telescope for a particular sky, a particular set of targets and a particular tolerance for setup. The categories below are organised around those decisions rather than around brand names.

We currently stock 25 telescopes, from ₹12,000 to ₹1,90,000. Every product page states what the optics can genuinely deliver, including where they fall short.

Browse by telescope type

Smart telescopes

Smart telescopes pair a small telescope with a camera and a phone app: they find the target, track it and build up a photograph as you watch. Honest trade-offs and prices.

5 telescopes

Beginner telescopes

Beginner telescopes chosen for steady mounts and fast setup, with honest guidance on aperture and what you will realistically see from an Indian sky.

12 telescopes

Refractor telescopes

Refractor telescopes use a front lens instead of mirrors: no collimation, sealed optics, high-contrast planetary views. Compare apertures, focal ratios and prices.

3 telescopes

Reflector telescopes

Newtonian reflectors deliver the most aperture per rupee, which makes them the strongest choice for deep-sky observing. Specs, mounts and honest trade-offs.

15 telescopes

Dobsonian telescopes

Every Dobsonian we stock in India, from ₹38,000 for a 6-inch to ₹1,90,000 for a 16-inch — the cheapest way to put a large mirror under the sky.

10 telescopes

GoTo telescopes

GoTo telescopes find and track objects automatically. The strongest argument for one is a city sky where star-hopping landmarks are simply not visible.

3 telescopes

Planetary telescopes

Planetary observing rewards long focal ratios and steady mounts more than raw aperture. See which telescopes suit the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, and why.

8 telescopes

Deep-sky telescopes

Deep-sky observing is limited by aperture and sky darkness above all else. These telescopes have the light grasp to show galaxies, nebulae and globular clusters.

15 telescopes

Our largest apertures

Aperture is the specification that sets the ceiling on what you can see. These three collect the most light of anything we sell.

See all 25 telescopes →

These pages answer the questions that come before choosing a model.