Orion StarBlast 4.5 Imaging Reflector 9974

Orion StarBlast 4.5 Imaging Reflectors

Telescope Fine-Tuned for CCD Astrophotography. Available With StarShoot Deep-Space Colour Imager.

If you're looking for an exceptional telescope for astrophotography that won't cost you big bucks, then check out this affordable alternative. We've optimized the optics of our popular short-focal-length StarBlast 4.5 to give a fully illuminated field of view with the Orion StarShoot Deep-Space Imager and similar 1/3" and 1/2" small-chip astronomical CCD cameras (DSLR's will not come to a focus). The result is a compact imaging telescope with a price that will please the budget-conscious astrophotographer - beginner or expert - and with the performance that will give pricey refractors a run for their money.

With its big 4.5" parabolic mirror and fast f/4 focal ratio, the StarBlast 4.5 Imaging Reflector provides exquisite, high-quality images and it's simply the most affordable astrophotography-optimized scope on the market. Unlike refractors, the StarBlast introduces no chromatic aberration with negligible coma. The fast focal ratio also minimizes exposure time and guiding errors.

To achieve 100% illumination with the StarShoot Deep Space Imaging Camera, we slightly widened the secondary mirror and extended the focal point further out in the focuser. The short focal length provides a wide field of view for imaging with small-chip CCD cameras. While the telescope works with standard 1.25" eyepieces (Sirius Plössl recommended) some wide-field eyepieces may require the use of an extension tube to reach focus.

At only 3.7 lbs, the StarBlast doesn't require a heavy mount and it transports easily to your favorite site. The 1.25" focuser accepts 1.25" eyepieces for visual use as well.

The StarBlast 4.5 Imaging Reflector is offered as tube assembly only, with no accessories.

FREE Starry Night Software and SkyTheater DVD with Telescope Purchase.

See the Orion section of of the catalogue for details of the Deep-Space Colour Imager. Tube Rings and Dovetail Mounting Plates available separately.

Sky & Telescope Hot Product 2007.

You are buying from an authorized Orion Telescope & Binocular UK dealer.