5 brand product pages verified 2026-09-09
Telescope brands, priced one by one
Every figure below was fetched from the brand's own product page and matched verbatim before it was published.
- $305median printed price of the entry instrument
- $79.95 to $995printed price range across brands
- 5brands with a verified printed price
By brand
| # | Brand | Entry price | Aperture · Focal length | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestron | $79.95/unit | Aperture 76 mm apertureFocal length 300 mm focal length | celestron.com | September 2026 |
| 2 | Explore Scientific | $91/unit | Aperture 114 mm aperture | explorescientific.com | September 2026 |
| 3 | Sky-Watcher | $305/unit | skywatcherusa.com | September 2026 | |
| 4 | William Optics | $498/unit | williamoptics.com | September 2026 | |
| 5 | Lunt Solar Systems | $995/unit | Aperture 40 mm aperture | luntsolarsystems.com | September 2026 |
| 6 | Bresser | No price printed on the page; dealer or quote only (checked September 2026) | |||
| 7 | Unistellar | Product page could not be read (checked September 2026) | |||
| 8 | Vaonis | No price printed on the page; dealer or quote only (checked September 2026) | Aperture 50 mm apertureFocal length 250 mm focal length | vaonis.com | September 2026 |
Ordered by printed entry price. A brand whose product page could not be read is listed with that fact rather than an estimate.
Brand profiles
- Celestron Prints the lowest telescope price in this index, $79.95 for a 76mm tabletop reflector, and states the aperture and focal length on the same page.
- Sky-Watcher Prints $305.00 for its cheapest tabletop dobsonian and states no aperture figure on the page that carries the price.
- Explore Scientific Prints $91.00 on sale for a 114mm reflector, with the aperture stated on the same page and no focal length.
- William Optics Prints $498.00 for its cheapest telescope and states no aperture on the page carrying the price.
- Lunt Solar Systems Prints $995.00 for a 40mm dedicated hydrogen alpha solar telescope, with the aperture in the printed product name.
- Vaonis In the index with a specification and no price: Vaonis publishes 50mm and 250mm for the Vespera and serves no figure a reader can quote.
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The median printed price of the entry instrument in each category in the consumer telescope and observing optics market was $305 in September 2026, across 5 verified retailer product pages recorded in TelescopeCompareHQ Telescope Price Index.
Cite as: "TelescopeCompareHQ Telescope Price Index", updated 2026-09-09, https://telescopecomparehq.com/vendors/.