Orion SpaceProbe 3 EQ Reflector Telescope

Amazon.com Review
Orion’s surprising little Spaceprobe 3 has been picked by independent reviewers as one of the best telescopes in its price class. Unlike similar telescopes seen in discount stores, Orion has refined the Spaceprobe 3 by paying attention to the little details, and that make this telescope a great value. The Spaceprobe 3 comes with an unusually complete set of accessories. The package includes two very good Explorer II eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), an equatorial mount (more…)

Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ Telescope

The SpaceProbe 130ST EQ is a rich-field Newtonian reflector with a tube only 24″ long compared to the 33″ tube length of the standard 130 EQ. The focal length of the ST’s 130mm (5.1″) primary mirror is 650mm (f/5), producing a wider field of view and brighter images for a given eyepiece focal length. The diffraction-limited parabolic primary mirror is the same type used on much larger reflectors costing substantially more. On a short-focal-length design like this one, a parabolic m (more…)