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From a child’s first tube to a GoTo equatorial
The JUNIOR products and the Messier products share a badge and almost nothing else. One is a 70/400 refractor in a backpack; the other is a 90 mm apochromat-class tube on an EXOS II GoTo mount. Reading the range as a single thing is the most common mistake made with it.
A good part of the Bresser accessory catalogue exists because of Bresser mounts and Bresser focusers: a counterweight cut for the EXOS-1 and EXOS-2, an extension sleeve for the HEXAFOC, a polar scope illuminator in a stated thread, a dew shield for the MCX102. These are precise products, and their listings give the figure that matters.
Threads, bore diameters and optical paths are usually published. Optical claims are looser: one telescope in the range is titled with one focal length and bulleted with another, which the page for it reports rather than resolving.
The model number does more work than the brand. Look at which line the product belongs to before comparing it with anything.
2x Barlow · four elements · fully coated · 80 g
A 2x Barlow with a four-element fully coated design in a 1.25 in barrel, published with its dimensions and weight.
Best for: A Barlow that will be used for photography as well as visually
≈ £35 / €31
60 mm · 900 mm focal length · alt-azimuth · 2.5 kg complete
A classic 60/900 refractor on an alt-azimuth mount, supplied with three 1.25 in eyepieces, a star diagonal, an erecting lens and a smartphone adapter, at 2.5 kg complete.
Best for: The Moon, double stars and planetary glimpses from a balcony
≈ £89 / €122
20–60x · 80 mm · 2.06° field · 1336 g
A waterproof 20–60x80 spotting scope with fully multi-coated optics, a 340° rotating body and a supplied tabletop tripod — published with its field of view, close focus, size and weight.
Best for: A buyer who wants to compare figures rather than adjectives before choosing
≈ £180 / €150
100 mm aperture · 1400 mm focal length
A 100/1400 Maksutov on an EQ3 equatorial mount with slow-motion controls on both axes, supplied with a 25 mm Plössl, an erecting prism and a phone holder.
Best for: A compact planetary telescope that also works on landscapes
≈ £341 / €336
70 mm aperture · 400 mm focal length
A 70/400 refractor sold as a first instrument for children from eight, supplied in a backpack with three eyepieces, a star diagonal and an erecting lens.
Best for: A child from about eight who will carry the telescope themselves
≈ £78 / €63
70 mm aperture · 400 mm focal length · from age 8
The BRESSER JUNIOR 70/400 in its backpack version, with three 24.5 mm eyepieces, a star diagonal, a 1.5x erecting lens, a tripod and a phone holder.
Best for: A child from about eight who will carry and set up the telescope without help
≈ £85 / €64
90 mm · 500 mm focal length · f/5.5 · EXOS II GoTo mount
A 90/500 wide-field refractor on the EXOS II computerised GoTo mount, with the maker’s recommended maximum magnification published as 180x.
Best for: Wide-field observing with GoTo pointing, and a mount with room to grow
≈ €636
13 kg stated capacity · GP-level dovetail · 4.9 kg head
An equatorial mount head with radial ball bearings on both axes, a stated capacity of 13 kg, a polar finder and a 4.5 kg counterweight, on a height-adjustable aluminium tripod.
Best for: Carrying a serious tube steadily, with room to motorise later
≈ £539 / €568
10 mm focal length · four elements in two groups · 65 g
A 10 mm Plössl with four elements in two groups, fully multi-coated, in a metal housing with a filter thread, published at 65 g.
Best for: A dependable mid-power eyepiece for a case that is being built properly
≈ €25
114 mm aperture · 500 mm focal length
A 114/500 Newtonian on an equatorial mount, supplied with two eyepieces, a 3x Barlow, an LED red dot finder and a smartphone camera adapter.
Best for: Wide, bright views of extended objects rather than high-power planetary work
≈ €199
102 mm · 460 mm focal length · EQ-3 mount · objective solar filter supplied
A 102/460 telescope on an EQ-3 equatorial mount, supplied with an objective solar filter for white-light observation, a 2 in focuser with a 1.25 in reducer and a smartphone adapter.
Best for: Wide-field night use with a daytime solar option, on a mount that can carry both
≈ £255 / €249
80 mm aperture · 400 mm focal length · Bluetooth PushTo
An 80/400 refractor whose built-in sensors report where it is pointing to a free phone app, which then guides the observer to a target with on-screen arrows.
Best for: A beginner who wants help finding objects without the cost or weight of a GoTo mount
≈ €259
10x · 50 mm · 758 g · waterproof and gas-filled
A waterproof, gas-filled 10x50 with BaK-4 glass, UR coating, twist-up eyecups and a metal centre focuser, published with its weight and dimensions.
Best for: Dusk and astronomy use in weather that would worry an unsealed pair
≈ $166 / £145 / €136
12x · 50 mm · 435 g · waterproof and nitrogen-filled
A 12x50 monocular with BaK-4 glass, UR coating, a twist-up eyecup and a nitrogen-filled waterproof body, published at 435 g.
Best for: A pocket instrument for dusk that is meant to be used in poor weather
≈ $130 / £96 / €79
4 MP CMOS · 1.47 in display · clamps over eyepieces 30–65 mm
A Wi-Fi camera that clamps around an existing eyepiece rather than replacing it, with a 1.47 in screen, app control and a 32 GB card supplied.
Best for: Recording what an eyepiece already shows, on any instrument that has one
≈ £89 / €99
A 2 kg counterweight for a 20 mm shaft, colour-matched to the Bresser Messier EXOS-1 and EXOS-2 mounts.
Best for: An EXOS-1 or EXOS-2 that has gained a camera or a heavier tube
A five-pack of eclipse glasses from a named European brand, citing EN ISO 12312-2:2015, made in the USA and described as confirmed by an independent laboratory test.
Best for: A buyer choosing on the identity of the company behind the product
A rigid dew shield sized for the Bresser MCX102, preventing the front lens fogging and cutting stray light.
Best for: An MCX102 owner who wants the part made for it rather than a wrap
An aluminium extension sleeve of 37.5 mm with M68 × 0.75 male and female threads, intended for the 2.5 in HEXAFOC focuser.
Best for: A Bresser HEXAFOC focuser that needs its focal plane moved further out
A 1.25 in laser collimator in an adjustable aluminium housing, with a roughened surface for reading the return beam, published at 212 g.
Best for: Collimating a Newtonian in the dark without a second person or a second tool
A polar scope illuminator with an M8 × 0.75 thread, whose entire listing consists of its article number.
Best for: A Bresser mount whose polar scope reticle cannot be seen against a dark sky
A projection adapter that takes a 1.25 in eyepiece up to 35 mm in diameter and couples it to a camera through a T2 ring bought separately.
Best for: Lunar and planetary photography where extra magnification is wanted
Any figure written into the body of this page was true on the day it was written. The amount shown next to each instrument is requested from the retailer as the page loads, and it is that amount, not the text, that stands.
