I imagine that Orion and Meade had to guarantee the purchase of a certain quantity from their offshore suppliers to obtain favorable pricing and might have to...
Seems like Orion is doing well, introducing new products and well within the reach of most of us. As you said, Celestron is backed by Synta in which case I...
I don't know much about Orion as a business, but their low priced accessories are great for satisfying the need I have to change and hopefully improve the...
So this thing takes a dovetail and will handle up to 11 pounds and 40 inches in length. http://tinyurl.com/6z8nzq I think I read somewhere that it is a Bosma...
Any thoughts on whether the latest price increases at Orion are good marketing strategy at a time when most consumers have been forced to cut back on...
The clouds rolled in... Frank, That must be some scope! We got two waves of much needed rain here on the Central Coast. Hope you get a break in the weather so...
Happy to do it for you, Dave. The scope split the Epsilon Lyrae Quad, it looked like it at 120x, but I was certain at 190x, so I am happy that it does not have...
Frank, Specs for this mount say weight range is 7-11 pounds. Deduct 25% from this which is a more realistic range and the max is more like 8 pounds. The 102ED...
It does seem a bit odd to raise prices in the face of a global ecomic downturn. I am certain that their Asian suppliers had planned price increases, even on...
You're right, David, but at the low price on ebay, that thing is not likely to have such niceties as a roller bearing in the RA axis, for instance. I wonder if...
It would have been cloudy tonight if I had known that there was a meteor shower (I'm recalling the Persieds.) Since I had no clue, I saw two bright ones, one...
I've been working a bit of overtime recently, and the Christmas gifts are covered, so I'm thinking of expanding my stable. I want to take some photos, and...
Hi all, I have a Orion 12' XT and for some reason 8MM is the most I can go on mag power and that is blurry. I have this thing collimatted with a laser,a...
In general, if I have a mount which will handle 20 pounds visually and perhaps 12-15 pounds for imaging, and I am limited to $1000 or less, what is likely to...
Frank, Your answer knocks MAKs and SCTs out of the picture. And if you want to stick with what Orion sells the answer would be the 102ED. I have also heard...
Frank, In their latest catalog, Orion has 3 imaging packages, but they are all over $1000. However, you can get the mount, OTA and whatever else you need...
Hello, all..... I wanted to chime in here; right now, Orion has a "Installment Billing" sale going on; that is, if you buy a item or items over 250.00, they...
... I expect these would be modified in two ways. First, the secondary mirror will be larger in size, to prevent vignetting. Secondly, the tube will be...
Here is my page where I took several images with the 6" imaging refractor. Mike Cain http://fp1.centurytel.net/SkyMike/Orion%206%20inch%20F5%20Astrograph.htm ...
OK David, I know that you are a refractor kind of guy, do you mind explaining why? Especially since you went to the trouble of mentioning the Newt. ... want...
Thank you for all that info, Dorothy. Why do you conclude that a Newt is the way to go? ... all over $1000. ... separately. I haven't ... or the 6" imaging...
David, as great as those AT products look, with the odds and ends I am sure to need I think I should stay within my $1000 OTA budget. Do you know offhand who...
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