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Telescope for a newbie: Smart app enabled? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/astronomy@mander.xyz
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I'm starting my journey into astronomy and looking for a beginner telescope to start. I've found a few on telescopescanada.ca that fit my budget between $350 and $400 CAD but noticed a lot have "smartphone app-enabled" as a feature.

Over the last few years I've found that smart connected tech just complicates things and have been reverting my tech back, often to the point of wired over wireless. What's the consensus when it comes to telescopes?

Is app-connection a feature you use? I'm looking at the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 114AZ but wondering if I'll be paying for smart features that aren't necessary.

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago

I started with cameras for this reason. Then I found eyeball success with 10x50 binoculars. Now, I bring both because I'm an addict, though I leave the camera tracking mount home and stick to nightscaping.

So the answer to which route is "yes"

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