[Amy14]

Hi there! My daughter is turning 16 soon and has always loved astronomy. She currently has an Astromaster 130. I was thinking for her birthday I might get her a more advanced telescope. Would really love some advice 😊

I am thinking a telescope with more capability for deep sky viewing, and she has expressed some interest in astrophotography, so perhaps something that would be good for that too?

There would be bonus points if it was somewhat portable, as we don’t have a totally unobstructed view at our place.

I was considering a computerised telescope, but wanted advice about whether these are actually liked by most astronomers?

Budget is up to $3000

I realise telescopes probably can’t tick all those boxes… but I would be super grateful if people have any suggestions of great telescopes even if they don’t tick all the boxes.

Thanks so much 😊