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Orion 8944 SkyQuest XT6 Classic Dobsonian Telescope

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  • Perhaps the best beginner Dobsonian reflector telescope you can buy - big 6" aperture at an amazing price
  • A beginner may use a 60mm telescope for a few months or years before deciding they need to upgrade to a better telescope - a 6" Dobsonian will give you a lifetime of wonderful views
  • Simple navigation and no need to polar align makes this Dobsonian reflector telescope extremely ease to use for the whole family
  • The 6" diameter f/8 parabolic mirror is fantastic for Moon and planetary views, and also has enough light grasp for deep-sky viewing of nebulas, galaxies, and star clusters
  • The stable Dobsonian base provides a vibration free image even when viewing at a high powers, and features smooth enough motions to make tracking of celestial objects a breeze

Brand: Orion


Optical Tube Length: 44.1 Inches


Eye Piece Lens Description: Plossl


Objective Lens Diameter: 150 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount


Product Dimensions: 19"D x 19"W x 49.25"H


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Finderscope: Reflex


Item Weight: 34.4 Pounds


Lens Coating Description: Aluminum & Silicon Dioxide


Optical Tube Length: 44.1 Inches


Eye Piece Lens Description: Plossl


Objective Lens Diameter: 150 Millimeters


Telescope Mount Description: Altazimuth Mount


Focus Type: Manual Focus


Finderscope: Reflex


Lens Coating Description: Aluminum & Silicon Dioxide


Focal Length Description: 1200 millimeters


Product Dimensions: 19"D x 19"W x 49.25"H


Item Weight: 34.4 Pounds


Brand: Orion


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    • Very capable telescope, although orion NEEDS to provide a counterweight
Review Image by Clayson Clayson
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Oh man, it has been a journey for me these last couple of weeks. The telescope arrived on the 25th of the July, and I was finally able to make it usable almost a month later, on the 20th of August. The MAIN reason for this delay is that orion fails to provide any sort of counterweight system for the telescope. They explain this in the manual as the spring system being able to hold most lightweight eyepieces, but this is an outright lie. Even with no eyepieces, the telescope will start to tilt down at about 20 degrees ish. This gets even worse though, as with an eyepiece, barlow, phone adapter, and phone attached, the telescope was very quickly tilting down at about 45 degrees ish. After numerous calls to orion technical support (which are necessary, as orion takes several days to respond to emails and usually gives copy-pasted answers) I have been informed that this is in fact intended behavior. This is pretty much unacceptable, and makes seeing, let alone taking a picture of anything other than the moon nearly impossible. Orion also sells a 1 pound and 3 pound counterweight on their website, (telescope.com) so I don't know why they don't include it with this telescope. I think if it were included then I would not have nearly as many problems. While I believe the above listed counterweights would work to fix the problem fine, they are currently out of stock for about a month, so I went ahead and ordered 2 "Master Magnetics Strong Magnet" 1lb counterweights. I also ordered some ridiculously cheap felt with adhesive, which imo is necessary if you don't want to scratch the telescope. (btw, this came out to about the same price as the 3lb counterweight that orion offers) After putting 2 layers of felt on each counterweight, I attached them to the optical tube of the telescope and they work great. They do need some minor adjustments (moving up and down the tube) when switching between heavy and light setups, but I have not found anything that overcomes it. This again makes me question why orion didn't provide their own counterweight in the first place, as it seems like such an easy solution to the problem. Asides from the absolutely necessary counterweight, there are also some other accessories that are quite useful but not technically needed for this telescope. I would certainly recommend a telrad finderscope, as the included red dot finder has a lot of parallax error (meaning the dot moves when you move your head) and it's just not super accurate. I would also recommend a high power eyepiece, (I picked the 9mm goldline, you should too) and a 2x barlow. (combined with 9mm this gives you about 260x magnification, which is only a little below the telescope's max of 304x and also within reasonable atmosphere seeing limits) A moon filter is also quite useful if you don't want to ruin your dark adaptation, although it is not needed as the moon is not bright enough to blind you. A red light headlight will also be quite useful, especially if you're not surrounded by your neighbor's bright lights at night. A collimation cap/cheshire collimator is also quite useful, but not totally necessary. In regards to collimation, I'd recommend removing the locking screws for the primary mirror (as they will just hinder your progress) and getting some better screws for the secondary mirror. (I used 40mm m4 screws which work great) All in all, this telescope is quite capable with the right accessories, although I am incredibly annoyed that orion does not provide a counterweight which is necessary to use, and I am also slightly annoyed that they don't provide a high power eyepiece and a barlow. A really cheap collimation cap would also not be very difficult to provide, especially when apparently they haven't even updated the details on this listing to say that it does not include the collimation cap. (confirmed by orion tech support) Note about pictures: The moon picture was captured on my first day with the telescope, as it does not require very accurate movement. (the dark line is a power line, and not a fault of the telescope) The saturn and jupiter pictures were captured after I obtained the counterweights, as it was impossible to see them without a counterweight. (the fuzziness/diffraction spikes is due to my crappy phone camera, you can actually see a lot of details with your naked eye) ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2023 by Clayson Clayson
    • Great scope!
Good scope but bulky. Everyone recommends a 6-10 inch dobsonian. Honestly if you are new to astronomy and want to see a very wide variety of objects, this is the way to go. The biggest challenge with this type of scope is the weight and mass. It’s heavier to move around and awkward to take in and out of your door depending on if you have sliding doors leading out to a deck or patio. The weight of this “6 isn’t difficult to lift but it’s not like picking up a refractor or a smaller Maksutov. So if you want to get outside quickly and easily without it being a real pain to lug in and out, you may want to spend more for something less awkward like a Schmidt, Cassegrain. They can have some weight also but more compact making it easier to maneuver through doors. If you don’t care to much about fainter deep space objects you can look at a refractor or something like the celestron C 90MAK. It is very affordable and portable. You will not be able to see some of the fainter objects unless you go to an area that has really dark skies and great conditions, but you will be able to see planets and brighter DSO’s‘s. This is a fantastic little stash for the money, and it comes with its own backpack, which makes it a great grab and go and very quick to set up without having to worry about collimation the mounting options are pretty easy as well. It will except a DSLR camera as long as you have the correct adapters and you can also use it for regular terrestrial viewing . Are used to scope most of the time just because of the simplicity and being able to grab it quickly to catch an hour of viewing I will be purchasing a 90° diagonal since it only comes with a 45 as a lot of people use it for a spotting scope as well. Anyway, I hope this helps anyone in making a decision to get a dobsonian telescope, or to try something different. The 6 inch dobsonian from Orion is a good quality telescope. If this is what you want I just wanted to try to inform people of some things I didn’t realize before purchasing. That said, I think if you take care of it this telescope will give you years of enjoyment and will allow you to see a lot of objects in the night sky. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023 by tommy sturgis

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