Orion 10014 SkyQuest XT4.5 Classic Dobsonian Telescope

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The Orion 10014 SkyQuest XT4.5 justifies the fact ‘Size doesn’t matter’. It is creating a lot of buss in the market because of its tiny size but huge features. The Telescope features 4.5″ aperture and 900m focal length for perfect, in-depth images of the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and so on. It’s Classic Dobsonian base gives the telescope balance and facilitates excellent hovering through the night sky.

Product Features:-

The Telescope is condensed and lightweight. It is an ideal telescope to carry with you on your camping trips. Or solely to your backyard barbeque nights. The Dimensions are 40 x 19 x 13 inches and weigh only 22 pounds. The accessibility and the small size of the Telescope make it an awesome entertainment for the kids. It is not complicated and has a painless assembling process.

Despite the small size it isn’t any less in terms of focal length and aperture. It comes with a 4.5″ aperture and a whopping focal length of 900m. It doesn’t fall behind in projecting the ultimate unobstructed views of the magnificent space. The craters and crevices of the moon, Saturn‘s rings, Jupiter’s moons, and a lot more can be seen aesthetically through this Telescope.

The Dobsonian base is quite sturdy and steady to facilitate fluent jockeying of the Telescope. Another extraordinary feature of this Telescope if the presence of a convenient navigation knob. The knob makes the device more user-friendly and easy to use. Navigation using the knob is exceptionally smooth and palpable.

Although the Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 is a beginner Telescope, it converges nearly 260% more light as compared to other beginner telescopes of its kind. This unclogs the vision of a thousand more objects from the celestial bay.

The Telescope comes with a jam-packed box of accessories. It includes two high-quality Sirius Plossl eyepieces of 25mm and 10mm, respectively. A 6X30 finderscope to find your favorite star. A 1.25″ rack and pinion focuser to have a perfect focus on the nebulas, an eyepiece rack, collimation cap, a Starry Night Software, and more!

Pros:-

• Lightweight and small in size.
• All necessary accessories are included, like two eyepieces, 4’5″ f/8 primary mirror, a finder, and CD ROM with a ‘Starry Night’ software.
• It can be easily assembled within 30 minutes.
• It is a fantastic device for children and budding astronomers.
• The images are of high quality and perfect sharpness.
• The mechanical performance is excellent due to the infamous Dobsonian base.
• Extremely affordable
• Though built for beginners, the results are expert level.
• The device is not complicated and comes with a simple interface.
• The handy knob for navigation is an excellent feature of this device.
• The light convergence is high; as a result, a lot of celestial bodies can be observed through this Telescope.

Cons:-

• The eyepiece and overall, the entire device is too short; thus, tall adults can face issues.
• The focuser is built of plastic, which seems to be cheap and not sturdy.
• The mirror placement is not parabolically built.

What makes it different?

The Orion SkyQuest XT4.5 stands out in the crowd of beginner telescopes is definitely because of its tiny size but extraordinary features. Also, it is an excellent way for expert astronomers and telescope geeks to take a break from their giant complicated tube beasts and switch to a cute version of the same. This is the ideal Telescope to serve your hobby of stargazing. Or to have a glance at the Proxima Centauri during a starry night.