Reddit reviews Orion 08711 Shorty 1.25-Inch 2x Barlow Lens (Black), Single
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Double the power of any 1.25" telescope eyepiece with the Orion Shorty Barlow LensA great way to essentially double the number of telescope eyepieces in your collection, without having to buy twice as many eyepieces!Very compact - just 3 inch long (half the length of a standard Barlow lens) - easy to stash in your accessory caseDoublet lens system is multi-coated for excellent transmission and the internal housing is baffled to eliminate unwanted reflections and increase contrastThreaded for use with 1.25 inch Orion telescope eyepiece filters
It's probably not bad. I have the orion shorty barlow which is probably the exact same piece of hardware made in the same company in china (http://www.amazon.com/Orion-08711-Shorty-1-25-Inch-Barlow/dp/B0000XMWQW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425240526&sr=8-1&keywords=orion+shorty+barlow+lens) and it is ok for what it is.
Just my opinion. It's $20 over your budget but it will give you a solid, portable beginners setup perfect for moon and planets.
Orion Skyquest 4.5 - $260
Moon filter - $20
2x Barlow - $40
Im super happy with the scope overall. When you use it you should either put the scope on a table or something or have a stool to sit on because its pretty short. The eyepieces that came with it work great and give super clear images.. you can see saturns rings and the bands on jupiter well with the 10mm but for amazing views of the planets you should pick up this 2x barlow. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000XMWQW/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details. So you get 182x with the 10mm.
Planets are easy to find with just the finder scope but for DSOs its hard to tell where you are looking for star hopping so I just ordered a telrad which used in combination with the finder scope should help a lot. If you have any questions Ill be happy to help.
Oh ya and theres a eyepiece cover thing with a little hole it it that is for collimation so dont lose it. Heres where I learned to do it http://www.skyandtelescope.com/howto/diy/3306876.html
I started off with a 100 dollar 4.5 inch (70mm is 3 inch i think) orion tabletop. Then I added a barlow lens and a 6mm eyepiece for about 40 dollars each. You can find cheaper pieces though.
The tabletop I had is pretty good for beginners, I could see dark objects like the andromeda galaxy and orions nebula. Planet views are good too but the eyepieces that come with the scope dont get you a lot of zoom which is why i got a 6mm and a barlow.
https://www.amazon.com/Orion-10012-SkyScanner-Reflector-Telescope/dp/B00D05BIIU/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=orion+4.5&qid=1562969551&s=gateway&sr=8-11
https://www.amazon.com/Orion-8920-Expanse-Telescope-Eyepiece/dp/B0000XMXXO/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=6mm+orion+eyepiece&qid=1562969593&s=gateway&sr=8-2
https://www.amazon.com/Orion-08711-Shorty-1-25-Inch-Barlow/dp/B0000XMWQW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=orion+barlow&qid=1562969613&s=gateway&sr=8-3
You can find cheaper eyepieces and barlow lens though.
The smaller the eyepiece, the more zoom you have, the barlow lens doubles your zoom.
I bought this one for my first one LINK accompanied by this. I can see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, and Mars.
Thanks :) This orion shorty seems pretty popular, is there something better around the same price or is this pretty much the standard first barlow? Also would you recommend a moon filter?
Hey, sorry i'm a little late to the party. I just got the same telescope last week, and it is awesome! I just picked up a couple things.
This One.
and
This One
The moon is still fairly bright with the filter, so you may want to get the 25% instead of the 13%, although im happy with it.
I also got this sky chart, but it's obviously not that necessary. Keep in mind, i'm still a newbie, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt. Have fun! :)
Sorry for the slow reply. I don't have a lens in the focuser, so I have the 150/750 I assume.
The eyepieces I was graciously gifted by a member here last year are these:
http://www.amazon.com/Orion-08711-Shorty-1-25-Inch-Barlow/dp/B0000XMWQW
http://www.meade.com/series-4000-super-plossl-9-7mm-1-25.html
and http://www.meade.com/series-4000-super-plossl-20mm-1-25.html
Iv'e had the scope for many years so I can't return it. I'd just like to get the most out of it I can.
Thanks for the advice!
It looks like your telescope is a newtonian (reflector) telescope, so the T2 adapter shifts the focus point out of range. The easiest (and least expensive) fix is to buy a barlow lens, which shifts the focus point back to range.