Best Telescopes To See Planets Clearly

A telescope that is able to provide you with clear images of the planets that consist our solar system is a telescope that is guaranteed to never bore you.

Here are some of our top picks when it comes to the ideal telescope for you when you want to enjoy star gazing the planets from our Solar System.

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Can cheap telescopes see planets?

Of course. A telescope under $100 can get you decent views of the planets in our solar system. Venus, with it’s phases just like the moon. Mars, albeit small, but still visible. Then you have Jupiter with it’s moons which is visible even with a smaller aperture telescope like the u003ca href=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/refractors/celestron-travel-scope/u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/refractors/celestron-travel-scope/u0022u003eTravel Scopeu003c/au003e. And then Saturn is also visible with a cheaper telescope but it’s barely visible.

What kind of telescope do you need to see Saturn’s rings?

If you want to see Saturn’s rings you need a telescope with a larger aperture and thus more power. A Dobsonian such as the u003ca href=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/reflectors/dobsonian/orion-8945-skyquest-xt8/u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/reflectors/dobsonian/orion-8945-skyquest-xt8/u0022u003e8 inch aperture Orion SkyQuest XT8u003c/au003e or a Maksutov-Cassegrain like the u003ca href=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/catadioptric/schmidt-cassegrain/celestron-nexstar-6se-review/u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/catadioptric/schmidt-cassegrain/celestron-nexstar-6se-review/u0022u003eNexStar 6SEu003c/au003e or u003ca href=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/catadioptric/schmidt-cassegrain/celestron-nexstar-8se-review/u0022 data-type=u0022URLu0022 data-id=u0022https://telescopesforbeginners.org/telescope-reviews/catadioptric/schmidt-cassegrain/celestron-nexstar-8se-review/u0022u003eNexStar 8SEu003c/au003e.

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