Orion SpaceProbe 130 EQ (307 x 130mm) Telescope Reviews

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I finally got my new telescope. I have used before refractor telescopes 60, 80 an 100mm aperture diameter. Never used before a Newtonian scope or an ORION scope but by reading reviews I found out that it was a good brand. The Package arrived in a big box but small enough to put it in the back seat of my car. from Amazon.com I finally got my new telescope. I have used before refractor telescopes 60, 80 an 100mm aperture diameter. Never used before a Newtonian scope or an ORION scope but by reading reviews I found out that it was a good brand. The Package arrived in a big box but small enough to put it in the back seat of my car. from Amazon.com My family and I love this scope. We've been able to observe very crisp images of Saturn and Jupiter with 180x using the supplied 10mm eyepiece and a separately purchased 2x barlow. With or without the barlow, viewing of the Orion Nebula is easy. We've also enjoyed looking at the moon and several other objects e.g. from Amazon.com Let me begin by letting you know that I am not new to astronomy or telescopes. 20 years ago, I spent countless hours with a 60mm ~f/10 Meade on an Alt-Az mount (a mount that goes up-down and left-right) in both the stark cold of a northern minnesota winter and warm buggy/mosquito infested season of summer. It was fun, and I remember looking mostly at the planets, the Pleides, and the Orion nebula - and could even barely make out the Andromeda galaxy, but I always longed for something more. Fast forward to last month. from Amazon.com This is a good beginner telescope. The optics seem to be very good and with its 130mm aperture you can see most things of interest in the solar system and some more distant objects.

Even from the balcony of our apartment in LA (i.e. far from ideal environment) we have been able to see clearly the rings around Saturn and Jupiters Galilean moons.

from Amazon.com This telescope is the best telescope for beginners! It's aperture (the daiemeter of the mirrors) is 130mm (5.1 inches). Some telescopes (like Bushnell 675 X 4.5) are pricer and worser! from Amazon.com i would recomend it to those who have an interest in the stars. from Amazon.com it was small enough that i could quickly and comfortably carry it outside any night (many folks complain that they spend more time setting up their large scopes than they do looking through them - so from Amazon.com this telescope is the best telescope for beginners! from Amazon.com this is a good beginner telescope. from Amazon.com

Released	over 3 years ago
Optical Design	Newtonians
Finderscope	Optical
Mount Type	Equatorial
Focal Length	900 mm
MPN	9851
Max Useful Magnification	x 307
Motorized	No
Optical Diameter	130 mm

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