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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Many of us may cower from the concept of Black Friday itself, but each year we see more and more telescopes, binoculars and other pieces of astro kit included in the price reductions, meaning it can make for a good opportunity to bag your first telescope or perhaps get a telescope upgrade.<\/p>\n
Or if you\u2019re a naked eye observer, you might want to make that first leap into observing with magnification via a good pair of binoculars before you commit to a full-blown telescope and mount system.<\/p>\n
Black Friday can also be a great chance to get a good first telescope for a child or young astronomer just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re buying a telescope for the first time, however, it pays to know what you\u2019re looking for. There are numerous products available online during Black Friday that we wouldn\u2019t recommend, no matter how low the price dropped!<\/p>\n
For advice on telescopes, read our guide on how to choose your first telescope<\/a> or our pick of the best beginners telescopes<\/a> and best telescopes for kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most telescopes come with mounts these days, too. Get all the info you need with our guide to telescope mounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n And for advice on binoculars, read our guide to stargazing with binoculars<\/a> and our pick of the best binoculars for astronom<\/a>y. There\u2019s plenty more binocular advice in our guide to budget binoculars<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n Black Friday normally falls on the last Friday of November, which is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the US.<\/p>\n Black Friday 2021 is on 26 November, but sales will most likely begin a week or more before.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re on the lookout for a Black Friday deal, there are usually a good number of bargains to be found at the start of the week.<\/p>\n While the main Black Friday deals haven\u2019t been announced just yet, a few are starting to filter through. Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve found so far. Stay tuned for more as Black Friday approaches.<\/p>\n Sky-Watcher is a trusted and reliable telescope maker, and the Explorer-130M reflector has been reduced in price by Wex Photographic. It\u2019s a great choice for observing the Moon, the planets and deep-sky objects and comes with 10 and 25mm eyepieces<\/a>, x2 Barlow Lens<\/a> and a red dot finder<\/a>. Plus, the telescope package includes a tripod and a motorised equatorial mount that can locate and track objects as they move across the sky.<\/p>\n This would make for a good first telescope for beginners \u2013 Newtonians often offer the best observing power for your money \u2013 as well as amateurs who feel they\u2019ve got all they can out of their small refractor and are ready for an upgrade.<\/p>\n![\""astronomy\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/25\/2021\/11\/astronomy-binoculars-58f8898.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C558"\" "\\"\"astronomy\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nWhen is Black Friday 2021?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Black Friday telescope deals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Sky-Watcher Explorer-130M<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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