Orion 10013 GoScope 80mm TableTop Refractor Telescope Review

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Product DescriptionFor a portable telescope that excels at wide-field stargazing, look no further than the Orion Go Scope 80mm Tabletop Refractor Telescope. This ultra-compact, entry-level refractor with a tabletop mount makes a great, high-quality first telescope for beginning stargazers. But it's not just for newbie's - the Go Scope 80mm Tabletop Refractor's convenient small size makes it a true grab-and-go telescope, perfect for the mobile interests of more experienced hobbyists. The entire telescope weighs just 5.65 lbs. assembled (including eyepiece and reflex sight) so it's easy for anyone on the family to take it out to the backyard table or favorite observing site. With an 80mm objective lens and 350mm focal length (f/4.3), the Go Scope 80 refractor performs rather impressively for its modest size, collecting over 30% more light than its 70mm counterpart, and over 70% more light than a 60mm refractor. Not only will views appear brighter in the Go Scope 80 Tabletop Refractor Telescope, but you'll be able to see more objects in the night sky with this telescope compared to smaller diameter models. The included 20mm and 10mm 1.25 inch telescope eyepieces will aid in your exploration of the solar system as you observe the Moon's craters and seas, the rings of Saturn, and the moons of Jupiter. The 20mm telescope eyepiece provides modest 17.5x power magnification, which is excellent for observing vast open star clusters and bright deep-sky objects. You can use the included 10mm telescope eyepiece to boost the Go Scope 80's magnification up to 35x for more powerful views of the Moon's cratered surface and more. As you scan the Milky Way, you'll also be delighted by gorgeous views of globular star clusters, as well as a nebula or two.

Orion 10013 GoScope 80mm TableTop Refractor Telescope

Customer Reviews:* I bought an orion 80 mm refractor telescope and couldn't be happier.As a guy who read reviews to really know what is helpful about this telescope i learned what youwant to know by buying it.I can state the following (Straight to the point):1) You can get amazing views of the moon, maria, craters and even the mountains of Theophilus. (With or without a 2x barlow)2) You can see Saturn, it's rings, cassini division, faint moons and even the planet's shadow. (With a 2x barlow)3) Jupiter, Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. (Clearer view of the bands with a 2x barlow)4) Andromeda Galaxy5) Orion nebula6) Honestly alot more... countless messier objects.The telescope is highly portable, i recommend buying the mini equatorial mount from orion (EQ1) also.Images are clear and crisp.You can upgrade this small telescope to get larger images by using a 2x barlow or 3x barlow.Just as a reference, saturn's rings are visible at x70 more or less magification and the highest useful capabilityis 160x...I tried stacking 2 barlow lenses together to push this telescope to the limits. Combining a 2x barlow with a 3x gave me 5x power. I thought this was to much for this small telescope but i got big detailed images of saturn and jupiter.Great telescope, cheap, great quality, fully upgradeable.(The EZ finder is good but unconfortable). * Ordered this from Amazon - bundled with (1.25" Orion 13% Transmission Moon Filter and Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow Lens), arrived on time. Well packaged. Overall shipping weight is 13lbs. Amazon is not keeping the weight on these products for some reasons? It arrived with 10mm and 20mm eye pieces.Day1. Tried to watch birds and then in the night (March 26 - almost full moon) tried to watch moon. Very nice experience. I used both 10mm and 20mm eye pieces. 20mm has better eye relief, easy to spot the objects. 10mm obviously objects are bigger, better quality with close up details, but your eye needs to be really close to the peace. Viewfinder is working as expected, but if you have already barlow and then eye piece fitted to the scope, then you cannot view into this EZ view-finder, due to the fact that there is not much space. What kind of design it is??? Taking out one star for this reason.Used a basic aim and shoot camera (Samsung ST-68) with this. But I have no tripod, no camera adopter either, used this scope in heavily polluted and brightly lit area. This scope is so good that pictures of moon came very good - I posted one pic of Moon here for your viewing.Will try to check Jupiter and Saturn tomorrow. But really we need to wait until dark moon time; 15 days from now. Then I am buying a adapter and trying to barrow a tripod so see. Will keep updating my feedback. Feel free to write back, if you all have any questions... Update May 10, 2013:I watched Jupiter, I will put my experience as satisfactory. Could see Jupiter with reasonable clarity, but with lot of patience and adjustments. If you are a beginner, I suggest Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars with Tripod Adapter, you can see the larger objects very clearly, without issues. Just that you need a tripod (even with this scope).1. Purchased a 3x barlow Meade 128 3x 1.25 Inches Barlow Lens to use with this scope. It worked fine with the eye peaces and barlow of this scope; no issues. I even cascaded 3x and 2x barlow; but then it is too much magnification; very difficult to keep the scope stable; requires a lot more practice in adjusting the scope. Best combination is 3x barlow with 10mm eye peace, better not to go beyond this.2. Higher the magnification, difficult to spot and focus on objects. Usually we tend to switch to 20mm eye peace to spot the object easily and quickly. When we accomplish that, we definitely want to see the finer details (with zoom-in). Then we might quickly switch to higher barlow or 10mm eye peace; but what really happens the scope focus changes and it needs re-adjustment or re-focusing with the new eye peace or barlow. So, you need a lot of practice here. And then note that - objects such as planets are moving, sky is moving too. If you take longer time, you need to look into EVF to get the object within the viewing area.3. This scope is for beginners. Good for watching moon, as it is a lot more larger object. For planet and deep space watching, you better buy a higher level scope.4. Still need to watch Saturn; will post my review on that aspect later.