Orion Observer 70mm Altazimuth Refractor Telescope Reviews

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I was under the impression that I had ordered an ETX-90AT (w. UHTC coatings)package for $499.00 (which is a $150.00 savings over standard price. from Amazon.com Planet Uranus is a nice disc even in the 40MM 30X eyepiece ! Many of the Globular Clusters are easy, as well as some of the brighter Galaxies. Found two fantastic items that I wouldn't do without, a Palm IIIc with the Planetarium Program gives a fantastic visual star map, great visual aid at the scope, can find this on eBay, Planetarium is a Shareware about $24 and can purchase the Palm IIIC around $60 to $70 used. Last as dislike the small finder I purchased a Green Laser for coarse finding, as leaves a nice beam (not just a spot but a trailing beam!!) in night sky greatly makes things easier in lining up the guide stars using Autostar. from Amazon.com planets and objects are bright and offer fantastic contrast (buy the optionnal uhtc it's worth). from Amazon.com one draw back though: if you are the kind of amateur like me who takes tons of photos on one trip and forget the camera for half a year, then remember to take the battery out before you store it away! from Amazon.com this is a wonderful telescope, very easy to use, and i recommend this for anyone, even beginners. from Amazon.com it's good to have a few batteries since they take up little room in my camera pack, and beginners might be distressed to find with only one or two batteries, you can run out of juice after only a few from Amazon.com easily see the north star companion (9th magnitude), for the 1st time watched a jupiter shadow eclipse (jupiter's moon io is prolific casting its lunar shadow on jupiters surface) , small in my 97x, from Amazon.com as a newby to star gasing, both my wife and my knowledge of the night sky was pritty much confined to iding the moon. from Amazon.com first time i have ever seen the moon. from Amazon.com the products came in short time and are great for night use when there is clear weather. from Amazon.com

Released	over 3 years ago
Optical Design	Refractor
Mount Type	Altazimuth
Focal Length	700 mm
MPN	CITR93607
Max Useful Magnification	x 165
Motorized	No
Optical Diameter	70 mm
UPC	050234936071

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