orion 09007 spaceprobe 130st equatorial reflector telescope

Initially, i thought there was a bolt missing. And as thelocking knobs are tightened the position moves. The locking is poor unless an unreasonable amount of force is used, and variesaccording to position (as if the bearing surfaces are out of round). If you want fantastic dynamic mindblowing photos of the universe and solar system at large you’re gonna need to spend about 10k$ just to get you to the mediocre entry range of astrophotography, heads up.Ī little difficult to assemble, but it works beautifully.Ĭan’t evaluate the ‘scope yet – nothing but cloudy nights.

Also it’s feather light compared to lugging piece after piece of heavier equipment around and setting up ritually, a nice grab and go for people who are capable of lifting and moving around 30 lbs for simple observastion. However if you are willing to put in the work and application to what it’s built for you’ll get excellent results. It is a decent starter piece, but you will have to invest in some bells and whistles (lenses, eyepieces, filters, etc) to get the best out of it. The reflector mirror shakes whenever you take it from one side of the house to another. But as with all nutonians you’re gonna have to collimate it regularly. The eyepieces are respectable for the price but as a starter it’s a nice piece that can give you hours and months of enjoyment. It’s not a pushbutton – and the dials and controls of the equatorial mount are quite smooth vs shaking around the sky on an azimuth mount. It works quite well for my semi-urban environment that is fairly light polluted.

Orion 09007 spaceprobe 130st equatorial reflector telescope