Highlights
Quality
It only comes with the telescope tube
Good quality and solid unfortunately not tried yet
Price
Since amazon does not carry that vendor ill just say the price and part number fas2
Packaging/appearance
I find that jupiter shows itself best at about 150x in the ed80
Its real shortcoming to me is that the focus adapter holds the 2 televue everbright diagonal i have with two screws that chew i... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Orion really made a genius decision when they decided to distribute this scope
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One of the biggest selling points of the ed80 is that it shows a significant reduction in chromatic aberration the infamous purple haze that surrounds bright celestial objects viewed in achromatic refractors
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And even then the purple is barely detectable
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its really not even noticeable unless the observer is specifically looking for it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The ed80 will show planets at magnifications much higher than one would expect of an 80mm telescope
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The four galilean satellites easy targets in any scope display sharp inkyblack shadows on the cloud tops when they transit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Stars appear as pinpoints and stellar colors are apparent
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The crayford focuser on this telescope is silkysmooth