SuperCooper Telescope Help:
The aim of this website is to make you aware of the things that you need to know to make a good telescope selection. This will enable you to avoid the many
awful telescopes with optical flaws, inappropriate magnifications and ineffective mounting designs that are out there!
There are all sorts of pitfalls waiting for the unwary. This site gives you clear guidance and information to allow you to get yourself a telescope that will satisfy without compromise on image quality or functionality.
I will give you all the information you'll need so you can select the right equipment and at a price you can afford. I will save you wasting your
money on something that will not perform properly. My mission is to give you the knowledge tools you need to select a good telescope for yourself, at an affordable price, that will not
disappoint.
"My first look though a telescope was at the age of five.
I have spent 55+ years looking through telescopes at the night sky.
Allow me to share my telescope knowledge with you!"
Last updated: April 2024
Elements of this website first published by me 2008.
If this site's 'last updated' date isn't the current month - I'm dead!
Don't write if I'm dead - I will be otherwise engaged!
Telescope information contained in this website is good the world over.
Prices and services given are examples from the United Kingdom.
SuperCooper currently lives in Staffordshire, UK, at 52.75° North.
Astronomical objects described and suggested are visible at
northern temperate latitudes, including:
Europe - USA - Canada - Japan
Me and my 127mm f11.8
SkyWatcher EQ3 Mak-Cass.
Bought from Harrison Telescopes
new for £405
Me and my 127mm f10.0
Phenix Achromatic refractor.
Bought off FaceBook Marketplace for £90
If you need help with any aspect of choosing or using a telescope for use in night-time astronomy, then look no further than these non-profit, unsponsored and free web pages.
Over the last fifty plus years I've owned, used, compared, tested and traded a huge number of fantastic telescopes, and some not-so-fantastic telescopes too!
I have traded telescopes as a hobby for a number of years, and I have handled and used over 400 telescopes on the night sky. I'm ideally placed to tell you which are good and which are to be avoided.
Whatever your telescope query, here you will find your answer, in my friendly telescope advice pages.
I'm not here trying to make money off you, in fact I'll probably save you quite a bit! - This website is for your information and education. Although I do trade telescopes, there are no telescope sales in this website.
There is general advice on where and how to buy, but no links to my telescope sales. This is solely an information site. I have no affiliation with any maker or supplier or selling
platform - The information and recommendations are honest advice gained through years of experience.
YOU NEED THIS INFORMATION BEFORE YOU BUY ANY TELESCOPE!
There are too many sites out there that offer to give you information at a price. Or they are sponsored to tell you how good an awful scope is and receive commission from the manufacturers!
I have been as honest as possible in this site and make no appologies for recommending scopes that are good and slating those that fall short of the demands of optical physics. This is my
opinion formed during years of use and experimentation.
SuperCooper Telescope Help information is FREE and you can get a great telescope by taking advice from this website. There is no investment required, other than your time.
This website was 'born' in 2016. I review and update very regularly.
Me and my 305mm f5
Meade Truss-tube
'LightBridge' Newtonian.
Bought off eBay for £150
Me and my 150mm f5
SkyWatcher 150P.
Bought off eBay for £75
Me and my 100mm f9
SkyWatcher 100ED-PRO
Bought from Cash-Converter for £89
Most of the pictures in this site can be clicked to enlarge.
Try it out: Click the image in the red box below!
Note:
You may wonder why I appear in so many of my pictures. You may think I'm very vain. Actually, it's for
scale. It helps newcomers to astronomy to see how large a telescope is when seen with an average height person in the picture. (I'm 176cm tall / 5' 11"). Also, it would be very
easy for me to make these claims without proof... These pics represent a certain proof of my claims to experience.
ENJOY THE GUIDES: They're FREE...
But, the information is priceless!
Me and my 200mm f5.0
SkyWatcher 200P
Bought from Harrison Telescopes
NEW for £400
Guide Links:
Please click the links to the guides at the top, to view my
helpful astronomy and telescope guides.
Over the last year or two I have conducted a major review of the SuperCooper website pages and content. Much has been accomplished, with more information in fewer pages!
I created a QR Code for this website homepage. Please, feel free to share with friends as appropriate!