Frank : Honestly I think they hold on to them more because they are a good value for the money and they usually perform well... Donnie Garrett Sent from my...
I am in the market for an ED80mm scope to use with my Canon XSi and Losmandy G8 for astrophotography. My budget is limited to under $900. Color correction,...
I acquired a new 6" Starblast to play with in early November. I repeat a post I did on Cloudy Nights, with some modifications, on my observations about it as...
... Thanks for the review, Terry. Having used an Orion XT6i quite a bit, and reading between the lines of your review, it's clear that the 6XT or 6XTi is a...
Frank: A late reply here. Orion telescopes are not only well made, but their Customer Service is SO good that the folks who buy from them keep the telescopes...
Now that Lyra is in my Western Murk as soon as it is dark enough to see it, I need suggestions on relatively-easy-to-find doubles of similar separation to...
OK, I think most folks are happy with their Orions, after all they had to seek out Orion, it was not on the Home Consumer Network or in Wally World. But even...
... This is an excellent source of doubles: http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/dblstar/dblstar1.html I observed all of these 1998-2003. Be aware that one...
Jim, The Vixen ED80Sf is a prettied up version of the Orion 80ED and is the longest of the three, not sure if it offers much if any advantage over a good Orion...
Wondering if anyone has used or may be currently using the "Orion AccuFocus" "Electronic Telescope Focuser"? If so what's your opinion about its operation and...
I made something similar but control it through my laptop with a Shoestring Astronomy FCUSB widget, listed at Orion as Shoestring USB Focus Motor Control...
For a 1st or only scope, the 6" f/8 dob is by far a better choice for a full grown adult. It doesn't cost any more and does a better job (sharper image on...
Terry, I know where the members of your club were coming from. My first scope was a cardboard tube 6" f/8 Orion DeepSpace Explorer DOB. It had a very nice...
Dan: Thanks for letting me know about the focuser. I think I am going to try one on my Orion 100mm / f6 Refractor Clear Skies, Donnie Sent from my Verizon...
Donnie, I am using one made especially by Orion for the Televue telescopes with my TV-102iis and it works pretty well. I recently purchased an Orion 190mm...
Mike: Thanks for the response. Ill have to look again but seems I only seen 2 different auto focusers listed on Orions web site. One for their standard One...
Mike : Forgot to ask, can you still manual focuse? Don Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "Mike Borman" <mfborman@...> Date: Fri, 09 Jan...
Hi, I just joined yesterday and last night decided to pick up the Orion SkyQuest IntelliScope XT8. I'd been leaning toward that one and the local dealer here...
Hi Ted, Welcome to the group. I think you made a very nice choice for your first scope. My old astronomy club had an XT8 Classic so I have spent enough time...
Hi Ted: Congratulations on your new scope. I also have an Orion 8" dob. Mine is the xt8i with the object locator. David gave you some good advise about ...
... Your XT8i should serve you well. You'll see far fainter fuzzies with it than I can with my XT10i here in light polluted North Carolina. After reading your...
Ted, Congradulations on your new purchase. I'm 'ol school. I've got the older noncomputerized xt8 that I've had for about a yr now. It's been providing...
Hi David, Thanks for the welcome. :-) As to the object locator, I have similar thoughts as yours. Part of the fun as a newbie is I expect to be looking for and...
Hi Donnie, In my reply to David I pretty much updated where I'm at with my new scope, so I won't repeat it here. As near as I can tell from the Orion catalog...
Hehehe, I noticed when I went to click on the link and couldn't find one. ... From: orion-telescopes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:orion-telescopes@yahoogroups.com]...
Hi John, Thanks for the Sky Chart info. I didn't even know they existed. I see it'll likely take awhile for me to get use to reading them. :-) What I...
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