Orion StarBlast II 4.5" Equatorial Reflector Telescope - Refurbished
Orion StarBlast II 4.5" EQ Reflector Sun and Moon Kit
This Orion StarBlast II 4.5" Equatorial Reflector Telescope is in Refurbished Condition. Please note the following information about refurbished Orion products:
- During the refurbishing process, some product components, hardware, and accessories may have been replaced by Orion. These substitutions were necessary to restore the product to full functionality, and, therefore, do not diminish the quality, performance, or completeness the of the product.
- The product description may provide information about accessory items, cosmetic features, and specifications that differ from the product you receive. Due to the variability between each unit, we cannot provide exact details on what has been replaced with differing accessories or parts. Furthermore, we cannot exchange the version you receive for a unit that has specific desired replacements.
- The product displayed in the image(s) above is a new version of the product. As outlined above, the product you receive may vary from the product displayed in the above image.
Orion StarBlast II 4.5" Equatorial Reflector Telescope - Refurbished
The StarBlast II 4.5 EQ will amaze the whole family with bright views thanks to its big, 4.5"-aperture telescope tube, which collects a lot of light from the night sky to send bright, clear images of objects in space to the telescope eyepiece for viewing. The telescope's combination of short 450mm focal length and sizable 4.5" aperture means the StarBlast II 4.5 EQ will provide brighter views at any magnification compared to longer focal length telescopes, which makes it easier for everyone, and especially beginners, to locate interesting sights in the night sky. Using a telescope allows backyard stargazers to explore the sparkling night sky and search out interesting objects to observe. Everyone in the family will enjoy using the StarBlast II 4.5 EQ to look at fascinating craters, valleys and mountains on the Moon; and bright planets like Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Even distant objects like star clusters, brighter nebulas and galaxies can be seen in this petite reflector telescope.
Much of the quality of the StarBlast II 4.5 telescope is thanks to its diffraction-limited parabolic primary mirror. While many similar reflector telescopes on the market utilize spherically figured mirrors, the StarBlast utilizes a parabolic primary mirror like those found in larger, observatory quality reflectors because it produces better sharpness across the field with less distortion at the edges. On a short-focal-length design like this one, a parabolic mirror is a must for delivering sharp, detailed images. Parabolic mirrors are more expensive to manufacture, but the payoff is in higher quality celestial images in the eyepiece. This feature combined with the included equatorial mount with dovetail cradle mounting and included accessories described below make this one sweet optical system for astronomy!
The included 25mm Plossl eyepiece provides a 18-power view in the StarBlast II 4.5 EQ with a 52° apparent field of view. The 25mm Plossl is a great eyepiece to use first when you use the telescope each night, since it provides a larger, less magnified window of night sky for you to view. This lower magnification makes it easy to find interesting objects in the night sky. After you've scanned the skies with the 25mm Plossl ocular in the StarBlast II 4.5 EQ, take a closer look at interesting objects by swapping out the 25mm eyepiece with 10mm Plossl to boost magnification up to 45x. The more powerful view in the 10mm focal length eyepiece makes it easier to see details such as craters and mountains on the Moon, as well as details of bright planets like the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn.
The 4.5" telescope tube is supported by a sturdy EQ mount and an adjustable-height tubular style tripod. Since stars and other night sky objects appear to move across the sky over time, the EQ mount is equipped with handy slow-motion controls so you can slowly "track" an object by twisting the slow-motion control knob to keep what you're looking at centered in the eyepiece. The adjustable-height tubular style tripod allows you to set the StarBlast II 4.5 Equatorial Reflector up for comfortable views, while remaining lightweight so the entire assembled telescope is easy to transport.