ORION TELESCOPES

Orion scopes by series

One of the reasons it's so confusing buying a telescope is the bewildering naming system. It is not uncommon for two different telescopes to be given almost the same name, or to have essentially the same telescope called by two different names. This table attempts to alleviate the problem.

SERIES TYPE MOUNT USE LEVEL
Orion Apex MCT OTA - visual advanced
Orion Astrograph Newt OTA - AP advanced
Orion AstroView refractor manual EQ visual intermediate
Orion Cassegrain CC OTA - visual advanced
Orion CT80 refractor OTA - visual advanced
Orion ED80 APO OTA - AP advanced
Orion EON APO OTA - AP advanced
Orion GoScope refractor manual AZ visual beginner
Orion Observer Newt, refractor manual EQ visual beginner
Orion R-C RCT OTA - AP advanced
Orion SkyLine Dob manual AZ visual intermediate
Orion SkyQuest Dob manual AZ visual intermediate
Orion SkyQuest XT Dob automated AZ visual advanced
Orion SkyScanner Dob manual AZ visual beginner
Orion SpaceProbe Newt manual AZ visual beginner
Orion StarBlast Newt, refractor manual AZ visual beginner
Orion StarMax MCT manual AZ visual advanced
Orion StarSeeker Newt manual AZ visual beginner
Orion StarSeeker IV Newt, MCT automated AZ visual intermediate
Orion Truss-tube RCT OTA - AP advanced
Orion VersaGo refractor manual AZ visual beginner