The most aperture per euro, and an alignment to keep · review
A 114/1000 Newtonian on an EQ-1 equatorial mount, supplied with four eyepieces, a 2x Barlow, a 5x24 finder and a Moon filter.
The bottom line A long-ratio 114 mm with a generous eyepiece set, carried by a mount at the limit of what the tube asks of it.
One hundred and fourteen millimetres and one thousand millimetres, giving f/8.8. That is the classic beginner’s Newtonian geometry: enough aperture to show the Moon in detail and the brighter planets as discs, and a ratio long enough that inexpensive eyepieces still behave.
Most sets ship with two. Four, plus a 2x Barlow, means the magnification steps are already covered and the next purchase can be a better diagonal or a filter rather than more glass. Whether any single one of them is excellent is another question, and the listing does not publish their designs.
The shortest supplied eyepiece with the Barlow. It is arithmetic, and the aperture cannot support it — past its resolving limit a telescope enlarges a blur. The figures at the top of this page are the ones that describe the instrument.
An EQ-1 under a 1000 mm tube is working hard. It will track once aligned, and it will also transmit every touch of the focuser into the view. Damping time, not optical quality, is what will decide how high a magnification this set can actually hold.
German, French and Italian Amazon stores ran from 259 € to 336 € on the day of the survey.
British Amazon store lists it in local currency, which the euro range above sets aside.
Spanish Amazon catalogue holds a record for it that nobody is selling.
American Amazon store gave no result whatever, so the buy button there opens a search rather than an empty page.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Aperture | 114 mm (title and bullet agree) |
|---|---|
| Focal length and ratio | 1000 mm (title and bullet agree) · f/8.8, the quotient of the two figures above |
| Optical design | Newtonian reflector |
| Mirror coating | Not published by the maker. |
| Secondary obstruction | Not published by the maker. |
| Focuser type | Not published by the maker. |
| Tube length | Not published by the maker. |
| Collimation access | Not published by the maker. |
| Mount supplied | EQ-1 equatorial with flexible slow-motion cables |
| Supplied accessories | Four, per the maker · 2x Barlow, 5x24 finder, Moon filter, aluminium tripod with accessory tray |
| Amazon reference | B0CFF4JP29 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4000461102332 |
It is arithmetically reachable with the shortest eyepiece and the Barlow. The optical ceiling for a 114 mm is conventionally put near twice the aperture in millimetres, and the air is usually the lower limit anyway.
It is the lightest of the equatorial series, and the tube here is a metre long. Expect to wait for vibration to settle after every touch, which is the practical meaning of an undersized mount.
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
130 mm aperture · smartphone sky recognition
A 130 mm Newtonian on a manual alt-azimuth mount whose dock and app read the star field through the phone camera and steer the observer to a target with on-screen arrows.
Best for: A beginner who wants to see things this month rather than learn to star-hop first
≈ $500 / £399 / €436
76 mm aperture · 700 mm focal length
A 76/700 Newtonian on an equatorial mount, supplied with three eyepieces, an erecting lens, a 3x Barlow, a Moon filter and a smartphone holder.
Best for: A first equatorial telescope that has to be light enough to move fully assembled
≈ £223 / €166
