With a telescope, anyone can enjoy the wonders of astronomy regardless of age, income or level of knowledge. Orion telescopes help turn ordinary people into avid astronomers and turn them on to the pleasures of amateur astronomy. The Orion telescopes are available in three fundamental designs each of which gather as well as focus light in different ways.



The first of these types are refractor telescopes that use lenses and the second is the reflector telescopes that use mirrors. The third type is the Cassegrain telescope that is a mix of both mirror and lenses.

The Orion Dobsonian telescope is a wonderful first telescope that would suit an amateur hobbyist astronomer because it is affordable as well as simple to use, and is a reflector telescope to boot.

All that viewers need to do is to point and view, and this type of telescope is renowned for its incredible stability as well as balanced viewing that is so essential for the beginning astronomer.

Quality and Affordability

One need not give up hope of finding an affordable, quality telescope because the Orion telescopes are just that, and they make worthy telescopes that provide excellence in performance at affordable prices. One can easily view the bands of Jupiter and such affordable telescopes are easy to set up, and come with an EZ Finder II that is meant to considerably ease the process of locating those elusive lunar craters or nebulae, and doing so is a cinch.

The Orion Optic's Maksutov Cassegrains are rated as the best planetary as well as lunar telescopes. And, for those that wish to own a high performance Orion telescope, which produces the best of images, the Orion OD400 would make an ideal choice.

The outstanding feature of Orion telescopes are that they are specialized items, and most owners would readily testify that the Dobsonian models are simple to set up, and provide excellent results. The best selling Orion telescopes include the SpaceProbe 130mm EQ, AstroView 120ST EQ Refractor and Explorer 90mm Altazimuth Refractor, to name a few.

It is common to find telescopes either being used to view stars or for terrestrial use, but products like the Explorer 90 are powerful performers that work equally well under blue skies and starry nights.

As its name implies, the AstroView is designed for viewers to reach far into the nebular clouds, star clusters as well as distant galaxies, and is also useful for astrophotography. As one may have observed, the Orion telescopes meet different user needs at affordable prices, and given their quality of viewing, are certainly the best choice in amateur astronomy as well as for more serious astronomical observations.