I am wondering about the range of motion. If I attached a telescope to this tripod, could I view stars and planets close to the zenith? Thank you.
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This tabletop tripod is about 7-10 inches tall depending on adjustment. It can adjust to nearly vertical. If you have an extremely small, lightweight telescope and can get your face underneath it, it might be suitable, but I have never seen a telescope that small or a tripod that short.
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Depends on the weight of the telescope. It's footprint is fairly small bit it's pretty ruggedly built.
345122
First you will not see the moons of Jupiter.I have a 8" scope and 3ea 3&1/2" scopes.There is too much light fog in my area so I use the Binocs and enjoy the stars,the moon and I don't have to set up the scops. There are not too many clear nights. If you have a dark sky area You should enjoy star gazing. Also. Binoculars are less costly than scops. your choice. Have fun.
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I cannot, but I can give you my perspective on the StarMax 90 mm by Orion. It is small, portable, and clear, but I wear glasses, and it is hard to see through with the 10x eyepiece. I think all of the small scopes will be. I wish I had spent the extra $100 and bought the 6" Dobsonian mounted reflector, but I wanted to use this during the day for spotting animals from a distance. I gave this as a present to my wife who hasn't worked with the telescope yet, and she may have different opinions. I did get her the camera mount, polar lens, and an extra eye piece that doubles the magnification. I think that you'll find that both are probably one in the same IMO. I do like the table top mount that the Orion has. I think once the weather warms we will be able to give a more thorough opinion. I think I will end up getting the reflector with the Dobsonian mount the color CCD eyepiece from Orion, and a few extras. If you have room I'd suggest the 6" reflector, or this http://www.telescope.com/Orion-XT45-Dobsonian-Telescope-amp-Beginner-Barlow-Kit/p/102027.uts . I feel that we may outgrow the Starmax 90, but I think the 4.5 or 6 with Dobsonian would well used for the lifetime of star gazing.
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The tube is very light. Most of the weight is in the mount. You still can carry the assembled tube and mount with one hand and walk short distance from/to your backyard. This telescope is not table top because the eyepiece is at the top end of the tube about 1 meter above the mount bottom.
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I assume you are asking about the orion scope vs the celestron scope? I've no experience with the orion st, there's a comparison on cloudy nights' user forum. There is a lot of info there. I beive that is where I found a write up on what to expect from various size optics and focal lengths. I'm still happy with the astromaster. It has pretty good optics, but as many people have pointed out, the mount is a little flimsy.
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Unlikely with much success. Astrophotography requires a motorized mount for long exposures. I've held my cell phone to my SkyScanner for rudimentary snapshots of the moon and Jupiter (with it's moons), but that was it.
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Not with a camera that heavy the mount and counter weight couldn't take the load. To do any good deep sky images you need to put the motor drive on it and its also would handle that heavy of a camera. This telescope can see many deep sky object I have seen M81 (Bode's Galaxy) in Ursa Major. You can put on a Celestron Motor Drive and a Orion 52175 Star Shoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV and take great pictures. Happy watching!
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Refractors never need to be collimated, only reflectors. I would not recommend it for astrophotography for several reasons. I don't believe it can be easily modified to a GO TO scope. Ioptron makes a GO TO mount for around $400 that's quite good. You can attach a motor drive that will allow you to track objects automatically once found.
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Short answer is that this is the best scope in its price range. It is incredible for moon viewing. As for other planets; using a high powered lens gives a great view of Saturn and it's rings. If this is your price range I'd say buy this scope.
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I only used it for star gazing but I'm guessing it may be to strong. A refractor telescope would probably be of better use. a refractor telescope is definity easier to use.
1000079
I would not recommend a tripod mount for this telescope - the Dobsonian mount that it comes with is absolutely ideal for orienting the telescope.
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No, you can get the same telescope on a tripod, but this set up would mean buying a lot of other pieces and disassembling this mount system. Look at this one instead Orion 9827 AstroView 6 Equatorial Reflector Telescope. Honestly, I would go with an 8".
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Yes you could. I find it too short for my taste and my 11 yr old likes the height. I am a 6 ft tall guy and find myself kneeling on the ground to look through it with its legs stretched out as high as it will go. You have to remember, the best viewing is straight up where you have less atmosphere to look through. Great job getting the family into astronomy! I have found that you should really start with a "manual" scope then transition into a goto type scope. I have issues with my scope as far as the alignment does not work. I have not been able to use the goto feature at all on mine. Just use it for looking at what I know. Wishing you the best of luck and clear skies!
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i use Orion Min-EQ Tabletop Equatorial Telescope Mount. that's enough for me
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I dont know if its possible unless you can get something sturdy to attach it to and keep the telescope balanced. You can try looking for a table top tripod but the telescope has to be secure otherwise it might fall because its heavy and bulky
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Martin. I have never responded to a question before. My son and I really like this telescope. The fine adjustments are very easy. It us not as portable as we would like but what can you do. Let me know if you have a specific question as my son can help me answer.
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Yes you can but for astrography a motorized mount is almost a necessity. Manual tracking for long exposures is quite a daunting task.