Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 Telescope

The Evolution scopes, as the name implies, are an evolution of the fork-mounted Schmidt-Cassegrains Celestron has been selling for 60 years. Unlike many computerized telescopes there’s no need to worry about a portable power supply, or even the hand controller (though one is provided) – the entire scope goes together in minutes with no tools, and overall there’s not much to be able to mess with. However, this comes at an enormous cost in terms of how much (or rather, how little) telescope you get for the price, and the same features that make the Evolution series telescopes technological titans are also what can easily lead to the entire instrument becoming a useless doorstop if something goes wrong.