Here are the best Amazon Prime Day telescope deals we've observed in 2024

The best telescope deals on Celestron and Unistellar telescopes on a blue background
(Image credit: Celestron, Unistellar)

Amazon has just announced that its Prime Big Deal Day event will be happening on October 8-9, so we've scoured the web for all the best telescope deals ahead of the event and price-checked them against one another to bring you the cheapest deals on the best telescopes in one place.

We've thoroughly inspected each deal to ensure that it's the best price around and that there hasn't been any sneaky price-hiking to make deals look better than they actually are.

We're keeping track of all the best deals in the run-up to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. We've compiled all the best early deals on air purifiers, electric toothbrushes, health and fitness equipment, binoculars, cameras and more in our Amazon Prime Day hub.

Best telescope deals today

Best telescope deals

Unistellar Odyssey
was $2,299.99 now $2,499.99 at bestbuy.com

Save $200 on the latest and most affordable smart telescope from Unistellar. With the press of a button, it'll automatically slew to over 5000 celestial objects, including 37 million stars. You can view nearby planets or deep-sky galaxies and nebulas, and it even works in urban areas with light pollution.

Celestron Inspire 100AZ
was $279.64 now $359.95 at amazon.com

Save $80 on this beginner-friendly telescope, ideal for viewing planets and the moon with its 100 mm aperture and 660mm focal length. You'll get included accessories like a built-in red flashlight, smartphone mount, steel tripod, fold-up accessory tray, finderscope, eyepieces and more so you can get started straight away with minimal fuss.

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Telescope
was $399.95 now $479.95 at Amazon US

Save $80 on the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ. It's a great beginner scope — whether you want a helping hand with navigating the night sky thanks to the downloadable StarSense App, or if you're confident using the red-dot finder for star-hopping.

Celestron Travel Scope 70
was $75.99 now $109.95 at Amazon US

Save 31% on this travel scope bundle from Celestron and give a budding astronomer everything they need to get started. You'll get two eyepieces (20mm and 10mm), a finderscope, erect image diagonal and a travel backpack.

  • Visit our Amazon Prime Big Deal Days hub for deals on air purifiers, electric toothbrushes, health & fitness equipment, cameras, telescopes, binoculars, star projectors and more.

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Kimberley Lane
E-commerce writer

Kimberley Lane, E-commerce writer for Live Science, has tested hundreds of optics equipment reviewing cameras, lenses and tripods, and getting hands-on observations with binoculars and more. Also a landscape & seascape photographer living in South England she originally used photography as a way to cope with health issues, aiming to portray a feeling of calm and peace through her images. Her work has also been featured in a number of national photography magazines and regularly contributes to our sister site Space.com.