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
| Manufacturer | Orion |
| Model Name | SPX 250 f4.8 Telescope |
| Telescope Type | Reflector |
| Tube weight / telescope weight | 11 kg / 28 kg |
| Focal length | 1200 mm |
| Focal ratio | F4.8 |
| Eye piece | 10mm, 25mm |
| Mount | Vixen Sphinx mount with aluminium pedestal |
| Tripod | Yes |
| Finder scope | 50 mm |
| User level | Intermediate and high level |
| Application | Celestial observation |
| Tube length | 1140 mm |
| Tube diameter | 280mm |
| Optical design | 1/8PV optics with Hilux coating |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Built-in database | No |
| Focuser | Crayford |
