Equatorial Refractor Telescope from Orion AstroView 90mm

Orion AstroView 90mm Equatorial Refractor Telescope

Now you can have the virtues of refractor-sharp images without having to break into your piggy bank. Our remarkable AstroView 90 gives big returns for a small investment!
This is a powerful refractor featuring a multi-coated 90mm objective lens of 910mm focal length (f/10) housed in an enameled aluminum tube. You won't have any trouble gathering enough light for bright, crisp views of deep-sky objects, the Moon, and planets. Even better, we've upgraded the AstroView 90 package with two Sirius Plossl eyepieces (25mm and 10mm)! The AstroView 90 comes equipped with a 6x30 finder, 90-deg star diagonal, adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory tray, and an EQ-2 equatorial mount with slow motion controls for manual tracking.(An optional EQ-2M drive system can be added for automatic, hands-free tracking.) One-year limited warranty.

Technical Details

• A powerful, high-quality refractor telescope at a jaw-dropping low price
• 90mm (3.1") aperture and 910mm focal length for crisp views of deep-sky objects, the Moon, and planets
• Included EQ-2 adjustable tripod and equatorial mount for manual slow-motion celestial tracking
• Includes two Sirius Plossl 1.25" eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), 6x30 finder scope, smooth-adjusting 1.25" rack & pinion focuser, 90-degree mirror diagonal for comfortable nighttime performance, Starry Night astronomy software, and more
• Can also be used for pleasing daytime terrestrial viewing with a correct-image diagonal (correct-image diagonal sold separately)

Specs :

Best for viewing            Best for imaging           User level Optical design Finder scope magnification         Optical diameter             Finder scope lens diameter Focal length             Focal ratio            Coatings                 Optics type             Glass material         Eyepieces             Magnification w/ incl. eyepieces      Resolving power             Lowest useful magnification         Highest useful magnification         Highest theoretical magnification  Limiting stellar magnitude         Optical quality             Finder scope             Focuser                 Diagonal degrees  Mount type            Astro-imaging capability         Dovetail bar system         Motor drive compatibility  Computerized compatibility Bearing material             Latitude range             Setting circles             Polar-axis scope         Counterweights          Tube material             Tripod material            Counterweight bar length Diameter of counterweight shaft     Height range of mount         Length of optical tube         Weight, optical tube         Weight, mount/tripod       Weight, fully assembled   Warranty

: Lunar & planetary : Lunar & planetary : Intermediate : Refractor : 6x : 90mm : 30mm : 910mm : f/10.1 : Multi-coated : Air-spaced doublet : Crown/Flint : Sirius Plossl 25.0mm, 10.0mm : 36x, 91x : 1.29arc*sec : 13x : 180x : 180x : 12.5 : Diffraction limited : 6x30 : 1.25" Rack-and-pinion : 1.25" 90° Mirror Star : Equatorial : Lunar & planetary : No : Clock drive sold separately : Not compatible : Friction bearings : 16-72 : Yes : Not available : One 4.8 lb. : Aluminum : Aluminum : 8 in. : 12mm : 35.00 in. - 55.50 in. : 35.5 in. : 5.0 lbs. : 12.0 lbs. : 23.7 lbs. : One year

Short review :
This telescope has performed exceptionally well for me, consistently living up to expectations. With a moon filter and some extra eyepieces I've purchased, this scope has provided hours of easy and satifsying use. It's yielded excellent images of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn, and other phenomena of interest. The equatorial mount is remarkably easy to use and it's quite steady. I highly recommend this telescope to dedicated amateurs.