Review on Enhance Your Stargazing Experience With Orion'S Premium Telescope Accessory Kit (1.25-Inch, Silver) by Bobby Aghetoni

OK, this set is a bargain at the price, but you are kind of at a loss if you are a novice with a telescope. This set will pretty much see you through whatever viewing you want to do, although a 4 or 3mm lens would give you more magnification, if you want it later on.This set doesn't come with either a list of the contents or any sort of description of what you have. The video at the company website is sort of helpful, but not as much as I want to know about what these do. Actually, the Orion telescopes website does give this information if you go to the more info, but it would have been nice to have had it in the box rather than dig at the website (Note: I bought another set of filters from Orion which came with a manual).I bought this on the recommendation of the other reviews and I am sure that these are worth the money, but it's a bit frustrating for the neophyte who has no idea of what they are for and then have to go to the website and hunt for the information.Actually, I can say that this is a pretty good set for the money and will allow you to get quite a bit out of your telescope if you have something similar to what I have ( Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope ). If you have a backup scope like the Go Scope, these are also pretty useful.I will say this about Orion, they are incredibly helpful. The website has more, and better, information than what comes with the scope. And customer service will answer any question you have.But, the reason I give this set a 4 instead of a 5 is that it would have been nice to have had this info come with the set.BTW, after figuring out what I have here, this is a good set for the money. The Barlow Lens will do the trick--especially if you are a neophyte! This is OK for beginners, someone starting out with a telescope.But, as I said, you are going to have to hunt to figure out how to use them.BTW, this is the info:Five 1.25" Sirius Plossl eyepieces - 40mm, 17mm, 10mm, 7.5mm, and 6.3mm focal lengthsFive 1.25" color eyepiece filters - #12 Yellow, #23 Orange, #25 Red, #58 Green and #80A Blue1.25" 2x Shorty Barlow Lens1.25" neutral-density 13% transmission Moon filter for telescope eyepiecesFoam-lined hard (aluminum) carry caseFive 1.25" Sirius Plossl Telescope EyepiecesUsing different eyepieces enables you to "zoom in" on details with low focal-length high-magnification eyepieces to view, for example, a specific cratered region of the Moon. Conversely, using moderate to long focal length eyepieces provide a wider field of view to take in larger swaths of the night sky to view, for example, the entire disk of the full Moon, or a wide-field open star cluster or gaseous nebula. Five Sirius Plossl eyepieces are included to provide a comprehensive variety of viewing magnifications. Plossl eyepieces feature four-element optics that are multi-coated and a pleasantly wide 52° apparent field of view (43° for the 40mm eyepiece).The 40mm focal length eyepiece will show a very wide area of sky in most telescopes. The 17 and 10mm eyepieces provide a moderate viewing power for taking in more detail on target objects. The high magnification 7.5mm and 6.3mm Plossl eyepieces yield very high viewing powers.1.25" 2x Shorty BarlowThe included Shorty 2x Barlow doubles the magnifying power of any 1.25" eyepiece used with it, providing an easy way to effectively double the number of magnification options at your disposal. The Shorty's 2x amplifier lens is an achromatic glass doublet that is multi-coated with anti-reflection coatings to ensure excellent light transmission. The machined and anodized aluminum housing is internally baffled to eliminate unwanted reflections and increase contrast, and features filter threads to accept any 1.25" Orion eyepiece filter.1.25" 13% Transmission Moon FilterA neutral density Moon filter reduces distracting glare during brighter phases and optimize contrast of lunar landscape features. Not only will you see more surface features, but you can study them in greater comfort. This telescope filter reduces irradiation, which is the distortion at the boundary between light and dark areas, such as along the lunar terminator.Five 1.25" Color Eyepiece FiltersFive color eyepiece filters are included to accentuate lunar and planetary features and details as indicated below:#12 Yellow* Enhances contrast of lunar features* Coaxes out details of dark features of the Martian landscape and cloud detail in Mars' thin atmosphere* Improves contrast on the crescent of Venus* Helps resolve the cloud belts and polar regions of Jupiter#23 Orange* Adds contrast to lunar features* Enhances edge surface detail on Mars* Improves contrast of Jupiter's cloud belts, festoons, and the red spot* Helps define the belts and poles of Saturn#25 Red* Enhances Martian surface details* Augments bluish cloud regions on Jupiter and Saturn* Increases contrast of Mercury against blue sky* Improves cloud definition on Venus#58 Green* Improves contrast of blue and red structures on Jupiter* Reveals melt line detail around Martian polar caps* Enhances views of cloud belts on Saturn#80A Blue* Enhances details in Jupiter's cloud belts and Red Spot* Increases contrast of high clouds and polar caps on Mars* Highlights lunar surface details* Adds contrast to cloud features on Venus