100mm AstroView Refractor 

If I had to choose the ideal, low-cost, starter telescope, this would be it. It's an excellent buy and will give you great views.

You'll see things with this telescope you never imagined you could see. Saturn is a WOW. The moon amazing. But have you ever seen a stellar nursery where new stars are forming? You can see into creation...

I personally own 25 telescopes. My AstroView 100 and AstroView 120 are the most used telescopes I own. My "collection" includes expensive goto SCTs and exotic hand-figured Russian made MCTs. I've got a huge collection of accessories and a variety of mounts. The one thing I'm short of? Time. My days are crammed full. I seldom have time to lug out 200 pounds of equipment, hook up power sources and wait through a cool down time.

For me, the usual scenario goes like this. It's dark and I'm beat. I take a look outside and the conditions are prefect for a great night of observing. But I've got a meeting in the morning and I'm tired. So? Grab the AstroView. I can carry the whole thing outside---scope and mount---in one quick trip. I'm observing within minutes. If I can only squeeze in an hour, no big deal. Setup takes 5 minutes. The views are excellent.

When selecting your first telescope, you want to look for the best optics you can afford on a very stable mount. The AstroView 100 and the Astroview 120 both deliver. What's the best telescope? The best telescope is the one that gets used. If it's too much trouble to set up, no matter how great the views are, it's not the best telescope for you. If it's wobbly or the optics are poor, it's of no value. The AstroView strikes the ideal balance.

Another Orion-designed original, the AstroView 100 is destined to become one of the most popular refractors on the market today. Its intermediate focal length of 600mm (f/6) gives it more magnifying power than "short tube" refractors but a wider field of view (a full 2.1° with the included 25mm Plossl) than long-tube designs. Its fully multi-coated 100mm (3.9") achromatic lens provides ample light grasp for resolving star clusters and nebular clouds as well as surface details on planets. The aluminum 2" focuser allows use of optional 2" accessories for breathtaking wide-field views.

The serious beginner and intermediate-level stargazer will appreciate the unflinching stability of the AstroView equatorial mount and its smooth tracking capabilities, manually or with optional electronic drive. What's more, with its built-in 1/4"-20 adapter you can pop the telescope tube on a camera tripod for terrestrial viewing.

Comes complete with polar-alignment scope and other great accessories. We bet the new AstroView 100 is just your size! Comes with one-year limited warranty.

Here's a picture taken with this telescope (Click for full size):

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