Experience The Stars With The Orion StarBlast II 4.5 EQ Reflector Telescope Kit Review

I purchased the Orion telescope because I trusted the quality of the product based on the fact that they provide a great deal of information via YouTube, and they are located in the U.S. Before I even bought the scope, I watched both Ken and Vanessa's initial setup multiple times, as well as their video on how to use the scope, so I knew exactly what I was getting, how to set it up, and how to use it.Not five minutes into setup, I noticed one of the 3 bolts used to attach the EQ mount to the…

The scope itself seems solid and well-made. I like a lot of the little touches that make it clearly superior to our previous scope, such as large, chunky thumb screws for collumation adjustment.One minor point of concern: I'm not a fan of the tool tray on the tripod. It's rather difficult to install, and the tripod won't fold up with it present. Which means that you have to either leave it in place and carry the tripod awkwardly, or fumble around with three wing screws that fit into tiny holes…

This video of Saturn was before I calibrated the telescope, but I didn't take a new video afterwards. This telescope is amazing and is easy to use, especially if you set it up properly every time you want to use it. 1 dial is all you need to use to keep track of everything in space as long as you use it right. I ordered the extra set of magnification eye pieces to be able to see further. When calibrated , things are much easier to see and focus properly. Very happy with this telescope.

Took everything out of the boxes to find absolutely NO INSTRUCTIONS on how to put the pieces together. How am I supposed to use it if I can't find info on how to assemble? Lol what the heck.

No problems with the order.Able to get going with the telescope within 1 day !WELL DONE Orion ! Excellent product offered via Revain !

Great product and customer support. The telescope is simple to assemble out of the box. Online videos to learn how to use it from the company are very helpful, find them on YouTube.

PLEASE NOTE: I just want to be clear, this is not a review for the actual functionality and quality of the product. I am merely writing this review as a warning to consumers who are purchasing this item as a gift. If you are purchasing this as a gift, and the gift is for someone that lives in the same household, please know Orion DOES NOT conceal the branding on the box they ship the item in. I purchased this for my wife as a gift for her for this Christmas. When we got home from a day out…

Some 25 years ago, when I was growing up, I’d be glad to have this telescope. Times change though :). I used to equatorial mounts, so I picked it over tabletop version. But after several uses the mount and telescope itself became a limiting factor for me. Mount is too flimsy and inaccurate. Tripod and counterweight make it not very portable. Focuser on the telescope is wobbly. Viewfinder is somewhat OK. Included eyepieces are good for this scope. Barlow is useless, since it pushes beyond…

This is really fun and easy to use. The only problem is that now I want to keep buying other lenses to see even more detail. Well. Not really a problem. LOL!