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- Review Count1
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- First ReviewApril 23, 2011
- Last ReviewApril 23, 2011
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- Average Rating3
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The XT6i, with its object locator, allow the novice stargazer to find more than 14,000 objects with the push of a button. The dobsonian telescope base is very stable yet portable, and the computer system help locate objects in just a few seconds.
Rating
Good scope but hard to align
PostedApril 23, 2011
Michael114
from Central, SC
Owned this product for:Over 1 year
Optical Quality
4
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5
Mechanical Quality
3
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5
Ease of Assembly & Use
3
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5
Value
3
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5
I have had this scope for more than a year now and use it just like the XT6 because it is very hard to align the IntelliScope. I have called Orion for help, and they have given me advice but none worked. I have it on level ground, read the owners manual, watched the video's, aligned the tube vertical, and the IntelliScope is off by several warp factors. If I had it to do over again, I would purchase the XT8 for about the same price without the IntelliScope.
Favorite viewing location: My clubs observatory
Favorite object to observe: Jupiter and Saturn it's a draw
Pros: good optical quality, light weight, newly added video instructions
Cons: can't align intelliscope, hard to follow written assembly instructions, low end factory view finder
No, I do not recommend this product.
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