Telescope Reviews

Model: Orion SPX 250 f4.8 Telescope belongs to the SPX series of the brand. The company has a noteworthy strength of product innovation that is been to the expectation of the customers. It laid its hands in the field of magnification for years that had made them expertise in both design and technology.

A grand model that comes with white colour body has many alluring features they prove them to be different from the rest. Observing celestial bodies cannot happen just like that and more over for the professionals and the enthusiast require perfection in details. Many users seem to opt for Orion SPX 250 Newtonian Telescope at the intermediary and senior levels.

Structure:  Well-structured is its size that can fit to carry in a family car is doubtlessly an excitement for the adventurous people. The total telescope weighs 28kg with the tube weight of 11kg. The tube length defines to be 1140mm.

Lens coating: This Telescope is been embedded with a high technology lens that has a special coating of ‘Hilux enhanced aluminium mirror coating‘. The main aspect of this coating is its differentiated multi layered coating. These lens are been formulated to produce high quality images with the never fade away. The expected life span of this coating is above 25 years.

Mount: This model has a German type Equatorial mount that builds support and strength for the telescope. Along with the Sphinx mount, it has an enhanced feature of a highly accurate GOTO system. It consists of gears and bearing so strong and the weight of this piece is 8.8kg. It gives utmost determination for the user with an uninterrupted viewing experience.

Star Book controller: This is an efficient remote controller with a large colour LCD display of 4.7″ with the resolution of 320 x 420 pixels. The manus and the navigator buttons are simple and user friendly. It gives a unique experience with a large database of 22725 celestial bodies. The various download and upgrade options are available.

Technical:

With the aperture of 250mm and the focal ratio of 4.8 Orion Optics SPX 250 Vixen Sphinx mount Telescope provide clearer and brighter view of the celestial bodies, including the planets and the lunar along with the stars and its formations.

It consists of 50mm finder scope that assists to locate the desired celestial object. Tracking the located object is also possible with this finder scope.

With the support of two Plossl eyepieces of 10mm and 25mm, the actual magnification of the telescope can enhance and can make better.

Verdict: This model is best in its way to impress the professional celestial observers. They along with the various up gradation provided stands to be giving a worthy experience. Further, it does not support the terrestrial observation that many other models are equipped.

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Orion SPX 250 f4.8 Telescope - Technical Specification Table

AstroMaster 130EQ - Dual purpose telescope – both terrestrial and celestial observation

Celestron - the brand that retains to be the pioneer in the optical industry by way of meeting every contingency to stringent quality is the main reason for it to be in the forefront. Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Telescope comes under the AstroMaster series that are been projected with many enduring features.

Overview: This Telescope is best suited for those who involve in both terrestrial and celestial observations. Without any compromises, it telescope delivers the best and correct image of the land and the sky. With the modish look and stylish exterior, it brings pride to its owners and is best suited for beginners and intermediary level users.

Type: Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Celestial and Terrestrial Telescope with the Reflector type of construction picturise the viewing object with the required clarity. It provides clearer view with better contract levels of the viewing objects.

Application: The user of this model belongs to wider field as its supports dual purpose. Right from watching the Moon and the Planets to the field end grounds and mountain tops it works competitively to satisfy the user.

Technical:

• The focal length and the focal ratio are 650mm and 5 respectively. This supports the magnifying ability of the telescope.
• With the objective lens diameter of 130mm the brightness gets determined to the object under view. This is large enough to penetrate the deeper sky and viewing the Galaxy.
• Found in this Telescope are the 2 types of eyepieces that measures 20mm and 10mm which gives the magnification ability of 33x and 65x respectively.
• The highest useful magnification is 307x and this powers up even the blur images say the rings of Saturn and the far away planet.

Physical: Precisely it has an optical coating of aluminium that has the power of producing high reflection, they are been known for its durability and the optical tube measures the length of 24 inches. The mount of this model is CG-3 Equatorial type, which gives the flexibility to follow the objects without any interruption. Appreciated is its well-designed tripod that belongs to the type of 1.25” with steel tube legs.

Advantages:

• This model comes with the built-on Star Pointer finder scope that locates the desired object easily and eliminates the trouble in following it. This is a permanent solution of finder scope.
• This telescope gives the feasibility of quick and easy set up that requires no tool for setting to function.
• The tube attachment is with the Dovetail bar that can remove with a quick release and features with no tool set up.
• Found is a deluxe accessory tray that permits convenient storage of accessories like the paper, pen for taking notes.
• Provided with Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Equatorial Mount Telescope is planetarium software with 10000 objects database and images. The software is been known as “The Sky Level 1”.

Warranty: This model comes with the manufacturer warranty for 2 years limited.

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Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ Telescope  - Technical Specification Table

Takahashi Epsilon-180ED Telescope belongs to the company that constantly innovate products that meets the demand and manufactures with promising ethical standards. Being obsessed in its design with bright yellow colour body adds to the spirit of owning. A brief in-sight of this Telescope clarifies its technical ability and real time performance.

Type: This model belongs to the Catadioptric design that puts together the lenses and mirror for its function. Compared to the other types like the Reflector and the Refractor telescope models this type of construction makes sure to produce high quality visual observations and the large field imaging needs.

Aperture: Well, going forward positive with the technical ability Takahashi Epsilon-180ED Catadioptric Telescope consists of an effective aperture of 180mm. this highlights the brightness of the images that goes with the clarity and contrast levels. Supported to this is the primary mirror diameter of 190mm and the secondary mirror that is the minor axis is 80mm in diameter.

External: The length of the tube is 570mm and the diameter of the tube is 232mm. It weighs 10.7kg to make handling easy. Most times, it suits best to carry along to the vacation spot. It supports photography and consists of a wide T-mount.

Observation: This model has an outstanding optical tube assemble that brings into vision even the stars located at the edge of the viewing field. Observation gets you being adventurous that tops-up with pleasure of viewing and penetrating the scary dark and deep sky.

Technical:

• The aperture of this model is 180mm that works well for describing the celestial objects like the comets.
• The focal length of 500mm and the focal ratio of 208 determine the field of observation along with producing clarity and sharpness of the image under study.
• Magnification of 661x is been appreciated when compared to the models of this kind. Together with the eyepiece of 31.75, the magnification is been enhanced.
• The stated resolution is 0.64 inches and even the faintest vision is been transformed with acceptable clarity.

Features:

Easy installation and simple adjustments makes this telescope stand out from the rest. It consists of a rack-and-pinion focuser. This focuser has a rotary system for framing that makes handling the telescope easy. Takahashi Epsilon-180ED Newtonian Astrograph Telescope comes with the option of CCD and Astrophotography that again has a simple set up. This Telescope is capable of being adjusted to the extreme of weather conditions and temperature changes with its 3 double-action collimation screws that is been made to adjust the pressure under the primary mirror.

Verdict: Found suitable for those who desire outstanding contrast and sharpness level. Most of the celestial observation is possible that includes even Lagoon and Trifide nebulas.

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Takahashi Epsilon-180ED Newtonian Telescope - Specifications

Konus - the manufacturer of optical products is just not a brand that enjoys unchallenging position worldwide. After the innovation of a successful product the company does not lay back but with the spirit of making things better it works to achieve more milestones. Konus Motormax 90 Telescope also comes under its success line of products.

Type: Konus Motormax 90 Astrophotography Telescope belongs to the Maksutov-Cassegrain of telescope. This type is a perfect blend of both the reflector and refractor telescopes. It uses both the mirrors and lens to determine the desired magnification. They are generally shorter by length and wider by width. This handy model is cool addition to the world of telescopes.

Application: Being in-sync with the magnifying world is just a telescope away and this Telescope is best suited for the intermediary level of users. This is an all together astronomical telescope that are used for planetary observation. The Galaxies, Star cluster, Planets and the Lunar are brought closer for study. It also supports the astrophotography.

Aperture: The objective lens diameter is 90mm. This also denotes the light gathering ability of the telescope. Traces of the far away planets also come to vision. This supports for the detail astronomical study.

Focal length: With the focal length of 1200mm and the focal ratio of 13.3, this model defines the objects much better than the lower models.

Finder scope: Found here is the 8×21 achromatic finder scope that assists in locating the celestial objects and it makes the follow up easy.

Mount: With the equatorial mount that consist of RA motor it works best to comfort the user. Just does not stand out in giving a firm hold to the telescope but also comforts the user with uninterrupted viewing. The support of RA motor allows following the moving planets and the lunar without losing the track of it.

Eyepiece and Magnification: With the supplied eyepiece of 10mm and 17mm, it shows a magnification ability of 120x and 70x. This gives a decent show of the clusters of the moon and the rings of Saturn.

Miscellaneous: Konus Motormax 90 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope comes with a metal tripod. The polar scope of 6×20 adds to its functional ability. The lens is multi coated and it is been known for its compatibility to Astrophotography.

Includes: This Telescope comes with the accessories like the Polar scope 6×20, Finder scope , x21, 45 degree erecting prism, Lunar filter, Eyepieces 10mm and 17mm.

Suggested Accessories: To enhance to performance of this telescope various other accessories are been suggested like the Eyepieces - 6.3mm (190x), 7.5mm (160x), 25mm (48x), 40mm (30x), Set of 4 colour filters, Nebular filter, Barlow lens 2x, Photo adapter, T-2 ring for reflex and other Digital recording accessories.

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Konus Motormax-90 Telescope - Technical Specifications, Features

Overview:  This DOB 8” Collapsible Dobsonion Telescope from the brand Sky-Watcher,  who has achieved many milestone in creation of finest optical products. They aim to provide a new look of the celestial with the highest magnification possible. Sky-Watcher DOB 8″ Collapsible Dobsonion Telescope consists of a collapsible truss tube with dobsonian design. It is capable of functioning without the requirement of assembling. This being a new form of telescope that is complete with the Crayford focuser brings out the best possible observation.

Design: Sky-Watcher DOB 8″ Newtonian Telescope consists of an elegant truss tube that is extremely portable and it is also collapsible. It comes in 2 different pieces that can easily assemble with less efforts and sets ready for use. It consists of azimuth bearings that give smooth operation.

Technical Details:

Optical Type: This model consists of Newtonian type of optical that is a kind of reflecting telescope. It uses mirrors for reflecting and the primary advantage of this type is it eliminated the chromatic aberration and produces clearer vision. It is also capable of obtaining short focal ratio and provides with wider field of view.

The focal length and the focal ratio are 1200mm and F/8 respectively. It consists of wide objective lend diameter of 200mm for the primary mirror and the secondary mirror diameter is 47mm. this increases the light gathering ability and provides with brighter view of the deep sky even in the darkest sky.

The highest magnification power of this Dobsonion Telescope is 406x and by which most of the celestial objects come to vision. It is also capable of penetrating the deep dark sky and shows the traces of the farthest planets. The clusters in the moon and the star formations come to vision.

Efficient is the finderscope of type 8×50 right angle that supports to locate the desired objects and follow it confidently. It also consists of eyepiece 1.25″.

Verdict:

This model that weighs with the tube weight of 11 kg and the tube diameter of 320mm magnifies the puzzled sky for utmost observation. Sky-Watcher DOB Finderscope Telescope is best suited for the beginners. More to add is its efficiency in locating the objects like the nebula, star clusters, lunar and the planets. However, it does not consist of motor drive and Go-to features and observing solar is not possible with this telescope.

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SkyWatcher DOB 8” COLLAPSIBLE Telescope - Technical Specification Table

Model: Tasco Luminova 675×60mm Refractor Telescope is a suitable telescope for the amateur astronomers. It has a sturdy structure with pre assembling makes it easy to start. The foremost attraction is its metallic champagne finish and its weight of 18.5lbs. This product comes under the series of Luminova introduced by the manufacturer - Tasco.

Type: This model belongs to the Refractor type of telescopes. In this type the light that enters the objective lens is been directed to the eyepiece to obtain the magnification. This type of telescopes is been commonly known as Galileo telescopes.

Focal length: The focal length of Tasco 40060675 Luminova Equatorial Mount Telescope is 900mm that is long enough to penetrate the deep dark sky. This supports the magnification of the images and is therefore capable of producing clearer, crispier and magnified images of planets, the lunar and the star clusters.

Magnification: The magnification ability of this Telescope is 675x. This is also been stated as the power of the product. As the power of this model is 675x, in other words states that the viewing object like the planet or the moon appears to be 675 times closer or 675 times larger than the actual size.

Aperture: The objective lens diameter is 60mm lens that shows better light gathering ability of the telescope. This model with the ability of increased light gathering makes the planets appear visible even in dim lights.

Finderscope: The 6×24mm finderscope of this telescope supports the observation. This is generally small and low powered object that is been attached to the telescope. It facilitated in locating and following the celestial objects.
Eyepiece

Mount / Tripod:  Found in this Tasco Telescope model is an Equatorial Mount that is very sophisticated and user friendly. It can be adjusted all over 360 degree and hence moving around the night sky is possible without the trouble of physical shifting of the telescope. The tripod that is compatible with this model is an aluminium tripod. It is capable of being adjustable to the convenience of the observer.

Miscellaneous: The various other additions that support, to make the product suitable for the complete celestial observations are

• Eyepieces – These are also been known as the Ocular lens. During the observation, they are the ones closest to the eyes. The different eyepiece found in this model are 25 mm, 12.5 mm, 4 mm. they vary in the magnification ability and the lower power of  eyepiece is suitable to observe the surface of the objects and when the power of the eye piece is increased the in-depth of the sky and the details of the objects can be studied.
• Barlow lens – This lens is been placed before the eyepiece in a way to increase the magnifying power of the eyepiece. The 3x Barlow lens is the one found in Tasco Luminova 40060675 675×60mm Refractor Telescope.
• Moon filter – Made available in this Refractor Telescope is the moon filter that is a lens treaded before the eyepiece. It is capable of enhancing the brightness and contrast levels in the observation of the Moon. It helps to eliminate glare and produces clearer view of the Moon.
• Solar Projection Screen – This model is been made suitable for the solar observation too with the solar projection screen. It is a white screen that is been positioned directly in line with the eyepiece and it works to remove the harmful rays of the sun during the solar observation.

Package contents: The inclusive accessories along with Tasco Luminova Metallic Champagne Finish Telescope are Tasco sky watch CD-ROM, 3x Barlow lens, diagonal Moon Filter and Solar Projection Screen.

Tasco Luminova 40060675 Telescope - Technical Specifications, Features