r/telescopes↗
r/telescopes
The home to all amateur astronomers & telescopes! Feel free to discuss anything astronomical here, from what sort of telescope you should get, stargazing tips and tricks, to how to use that scope of yours that's been sitting around! Astrophotography is permitted as well, but feel free to check out /r/astrophotography for more of that. If you're looking for your first telescope, please read the stickied post and check out the review/buying guide links in the sidebar before posting.
269k subscribers797 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)522 authors / mosince 2008
r/telescopes has 269k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 797 posts a month from 522 people. Top topics: Telescope Newbies & Builds, Telescope Buying Guide and Astrophotography Equipment and Techniques.
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Topics and brands on r/telescopes
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Telescope Newbies & Builds4.5%
- Telescope Buying Guide2.8%
- Astrophotography Equipment and Techniques2.2%
- Saturn Photography1.9%
- Jupiter Photography1.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Medium
- Celestron
- AstroBin
- Printables
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