In the meantime, we discovered that with the SkyScanner with its base mounted on one of my tripods, the eyepiece position was a little worse but the finder position was partially solved. However, when I ordered the tube rings something like the 22nd of December for an expected delivery date of mid-January, they didn't arrive until the 16th of February. I've been very lucky with pandemic telescope availability, and most of the equipment I've ordered has arrived ahead of schedule. I didn't order a dovetail bar, to save money, since the telescope already has one. The 116mm tube rings I ordered, based on measurements of the tube's outer diameter, turned out to be slightly too large. Instead, I decided to order some tube rings from Orion. With Quinn's permission, I was going to keep the SkyScanner for a few days and drill out the new holes to remount the dovetail, but I chickened out since I have no experience with drilling holes in metal and it wasn't my telescope to ruin. He doesn't like red dot finders (I like them fine, when used properly) and removed his, but the replacement laser wasn't an option in this case. In an article by Matt Wedel on his blog, 10 Minute Astronomy, he details 6 hacks to the Orion SkyScanner including remounting the dovetail bracket to a different angle, thereby putting the eyepiece at a more comfortable angle. Quinn has worse mobility than I, and simply can't get her head behind the finder in most cases. I can barely do it, and don't have great mobility myself. The red dot finder meanwhile is on the side, meaning you have to bend down very low to get your eye behind it. The SkyScanner's eyepiece is on the top of the OTA (when pointed near the horizon), and thus you have to lean down over it to look through. This use case requires being very comfortable to use and having an adequate unit-power finder, since a right angle finderscope would be overkill. As the name implies it's to be used for scanning the skies for deep sky objects, a bit like a pair of binoculars, except with a sturdy mount instead of a finicky tripod or wobbly hands. The Orion SkyScanner 100 is a 4" f/4 Newtonian reflector with a non-diffraction-limited parabolic mirror, on a tabletop Dobsonian mount which is simple, sturdy, and easy to use. So I had to work to fix the eyepiece and finderscope problem.
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While teaching Quinn, how to use the telescope, we found that due to some motor disabilities she deals with, the telescope was ergonomically almost unusable. The eyepiece ends up too high and the straight-thru finder too low. As noted in my review and pretty much any time I talk about it, the position of the red dot finder and the eyepiece is. You can find astrophotography "how to" tips and share your best astronomy pictures here.For Christmas, I bought my cousin Quinn (19) an Orion SkyScanner 100, one of the telescopes I recommend most for beginners on a budget, especially but not limited to kids. Visit the Orion Community Center for in-depth information on telescopes, binoculars, and astrophotography. And when you're stargazing, Orion's telescope cases and covers, observing gear, red LED flashlights, astronomy books and star charts will make your observing sessions more convenient, comfortable and meaningful.Īt Orion, we are committed to sharing our knowledge and passion for astronomy and astrophotography with the amateur astronomy community. Capture breathtaking photos with our affordable astrophotography cameras. Expand your viewing experience with accessories ranging from moon filters to power-boosting Barlow lenses to advanced computerized telescope mounts. Orion's telescope and astrophotography accessories will enhance your telescope enjoyment without breaking the bank. We offer binoculars for every viewing interest, including astronomical binoculars, compact binoculars, waterproof binoculars, birding binoculars, and sport and hunting binoculars. Orion binoculars are known for quality optics at a great price.
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