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    Review: Orion ShortTube 80 Refractor Telescope

    • Orion sells the ST80 in several variations: an OTA only with no accessories, three different Guidescope packages, an ST80-A astronomical telescope, an ST80-T terrestrial spotting scope, an EQ-mounte… See more

    Aftermarket Mounts

    The ST80-A and ST80-T come without mounts of their own, so you’ll have to figure out one yourself. The simplest option is a photo tripod, and you might already own a suitable on… See more

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    Optics of ShortTube 80

    The ShortTube 80 is an 80mm aperture, 400mm focal length (f/5) achromatic refractor. It has a two-piece front lens that corrects for a fair degree of false-color-fringing (ch… See more

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    Ota Design

    The Orion ST80 has a fine optic, but its mechanical design is best described as adequate. This makes it a real tinkerer’s scope–one of the main reasons so many serious obs… See more

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    The False Colored Elephant in The Room

    Does the chromatic aberration interfere with the views? Sometimes. I find it doesn’t really affect double stars (except for color rendition–Alberio’s color is slightly off), and even at 40x… See more

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