Flea77's Stats
- Review Count11
- Helpfulness Votes13
- First ReviewSeptember 20, 2011
- Last ReviewSeptember 27, 2011
- Featured Reviews0
- Average Rating4.5
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This 11lb counterweight is made specifically for the Orion Atlas and Sirius telescope mounts. It includes a tri-lobe lock knob for easy grip.
Rating
I wish it grabbed a little better
PostedSeptember 27, 2011
Quality
4
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5
Value
4
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5
Since the tightening pin is tipped in plastic, your shaft has to be spotlessly clean, perfectly oil free and dry. This means if you have touched your counterweight shaft with your hands you need to get some alcohol to clean the oils from your hand off before this thing will really grab. If they were going to use the plastic tip I wish they had made the handle larger and metal so you could really crank down.
Other than that, it does exactly what you buy it for.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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Do you want a case that you can customize to fit all your different telescope accessories? The Orion Pluck-Foam Accessory Case features cubed foam for easy customizing and is very durable to protect everything you put in it.
Rating
Very nice case, looks great, functions good
PostedSeptember 27, 2011
Quality
4
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5
Fit
5
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5
Value
5
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5
I will start off by saying this is a nice, sexy case. It protects your equipment as you would expect, the foam is easy to get exactly the way you want it, and it is not too heavy. The bad is I do not really like the latches as they can be difficult to get to latch correctly. Still, I like it.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The Sky and Telescope Folding Field Map of the Moon shows over 1000 features on the moon's surface in close up detail. Large 24"x24" full map by famous Moon cartographer Antonin Rukl is laminated to protect from dew and wear and tear.
Rating
Very nicely made
PostedSeptember 27, 2011
Content Quality
5
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5
Ease of Use
5
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5
Value
5
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5
This is an excellent map, great detail without being over the top, I love the way it folds and that it has heavy duty laminate. The only down side for me is it is a little too large to fit in my astronomy bag. If it was about 1/2" shorter on the sides it would be perfect. Of course your bag may be bigger than mine!
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The 1.25" Universal Camera Adapter allows attachment of a camera body to a reflector or refractor telescope for either prime-focus or eyepiece-projection photography. It requires a T-ring for your particular brand of camera (sold separately).
Rating
Not alot to say, it works as it should
PostedSeptember 27, 2011
Quality
5
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5
Value
5
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5
Ease of Use
5
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5
I left image quality blank because frankly, I was very disappointed. Not due to the adapter, but due to comparing it to Orion's 2" Prime Focus adapter. I only tried this with pretty cheap eyepieces so my results may not be typical.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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Orion Premium 110mm f/7 ED Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
The Orion Premium 110mm ED Apo is a great telescope for the intermediate observer or astrophographer. The ED glass reduces false color and increases sharpness. Use the included tube rings and mounting plate to put this on your favorite mount.
Rating
Excellent for astrophotography or visual
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Optical Quality
5
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5
Mechanical Quality
4
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5
Ease of Assembly & Use
5
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5
Portability
4
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5
Value
5
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5
This was my first refractor and I was expecting better views than the reflector I had used before. What I was not expecting were the outstanding and awesome views this scope delivered! Half the words spoken that first night I can't repeat. The rings are solid and the focuser is smooth as butter. In fact, the focuser is so good, it makes me want to replace any focuser I touch with one of these!
The only down sides are that it is a little bulkier than I expected (my fault) and that the dew shield does not sit on the end perfectly straight. That seems to be because there is only one setscrew to tighten to lock the position of the dew shield. Had they used two opposing ones, it would sit perfectly.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The 2" Orion Dielectric Mirror Star Diagonal boasts 99% reflectivity giving you very bright images. It is very durable and includes a 2"-1.25" adapter so you can use all your 1.25" and 2" eyepieces.
Rating
A must have replacement
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Optical Quality
5
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5
Fit
5
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5
Value
5
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5
Replacing a standard diagonal with this will give you brighter and sharper views of everything, at least it sure did for me. I was very pleased with its perfromance.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The Orion EZ Finder Deluxe Telescope Reflex Sight gives you 4 different patterns to choose from to make aiming your telescope easier than before. And a larger viewing window than the EZ Finder II projects the chosen pattern on a wider span of sky.
Rating
Excellent product
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Optical Quality
4
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5
Ease of Use
4
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5
Value
4
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5
I found this much easier to use than a traditional finder scope with two little snags. First, it can be a little too bright even at its lowest setting. Second, the glass is tinted a little too dark and some fainter stars are hard to see (although if the crosshairs were a little dimmer that might help).
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The Nikon Camera T-ring for Astrophotography couples a camera body to the standard T-thread on most camera adapters. This adapter fits all Nikon 35mm cameras and the T-thread fits all camera adapters.
Rating
Does exactly what it should
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Mechanical Quality
5
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5
Fit
5
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5
Value
5
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5
What more can you say, it locks on to the camera perfectly, no wobble.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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The Orion Awesome AutoGuider Package will add tracking accuracy to any astrophotography set-up. Package includes everything you need to autoguide: ShortTube 80 guidescope, StarShoot AutoGuider, guidescope rings & plate, and extension tube for focus.
Rating
Good with just a couple of catches...
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Optical Quality
5
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5
Mechanical Quality
4
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5
Image Quality
5
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5
Portability
5
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5
Value
5
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5
Overall I am very pleased but there are a couple of nitpicks. First, be careful as this thing on its dovetail will sit quite a ways back, so far back on my 110 ED APO refractor I wound up drilling new holes in the dovetail to move the whole assembly forward to keep the camera from blocking being able to put a DSLR on the main scope. Second, the dew shield does not seem to move or is not removable so cleaning the objective if you need to is a little difficult.
Other than that, the whole package does exactly what it should and is a great value.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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Keep your astronomy gear powered in the field during lengthy observing sessions with an Orion Dynamo Pro 17 Ah Rechargeable 12V DC Power Station. This 17 amp-hour Dynamo provides 40% more power storage than our 12 Ah model, and has a ton of extras.
Rating
Runs a long time
PostedSeptember 24, 2011
Quality
4
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5
Value
4
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5
I bought this to complete an astrophotography rig and it was going to run just the scope. It does that for over five hours without an issue. Mine has a red light that does not work but I needed it so I have not contacted support or sent it back (can't do without it), and really that is not a big deal. The white light flashlight is very very bright, great for cleanup. It comes with a ton of adapters for different world plugs so you can charge it anywhere.
In a perfect world I would also leave off the jumper cables as I doubt I will have to jump start any of my astrophotography gear.
Favorite viewing location: Dark site just outside of town
Yes, I recommend this product!
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