- Computerized hand control with 4,000-object database
- SkyAlign allows you to align on any 3 bright celestial objects
- Motorized Altazimuth mount
- Focal ratio: f5
- Focal length: 650mm
Celestron Nexstar 130SLT Newtonian Reflector Telescope lets you travel through our solar system and explore nearby stars and galaxies without leaving earth. It acts as a window to worlds beyond knowledge and imagination. With SkyAlign and PC connectivity, you become familiar with other worlds. If the many wonders of deep space fascinate you but you don’t know how to find those fascinating sights, why not let this Celestron telescope do the finding for you? The new SkyAlign easy alignment technol
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Buying your 1st Orion Telescope
With so many planetary telescope manufacturers on the market, we need to make sure we buy a planetary telescope which meets our needs. First step to choosing a planetary telescope, is to look at what we want to achieve with the planetary telescope. This is crucial as it will allow us to buy the best planetary telescope for our needs.
If you are buying your first astronomy telescope, then buying a planetary telescope is not always easy, though almost all of Orion telescopes are great for viewing the heavens, some may not be practical to your needs. I have included just below some questions for you to consider before buying your first astronomy telescope, they will help you well in picking a planetary telescope which meets your needs.
Here are some questions to consider, when looking to buy an Orion planetary telescope to look at space objects:
* Do you simply want the planetary telescope for show?
* How much
- 203mm aperture and 1200mm focal length allow you to reach deep into space for jaw-dropping images
- The ultra-stable Dobsonian base keeps the tube perfectly balanced for point-and-view ease of use
- Now includes an upgraded 2″ Crayford-style focuser that accepts 1.25″ and 2″ eyepieces
Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope
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Price: $ 329.95
I crudely just hovered my Sony HDR-SR5E camcorder over the 25mm eyepiece (48x mag) so thats why its shaky, the mount is perfectly sturdy. It was quite cloudy aswell that night. When I get some practice in, I’ll upload a much better one. The scope is an Orion Europa 250 (10″) btw.