The Orion StarBlast 6i Intelliscope!
by adminSpecturm Scientifics now carries the Orion StarBlast 6i Intelliscope!
We’ve already discussed our addition of the regular StarBlast 6 which actually caught us a bit off guard with its sales. And now Orion has developed a computer guided version using its popular Intelliscope system!
The difference is that you get the Intelliscope computer guidance system, with a database of 14,000 celestial objects that will help you find those especially elusive objects!
We’ve often railed against low-cost computer controlled telescopes, and the reason we do is because of that second word: controlled. Many a cheap telescope with a simplistic computer system has been made on the cheap and the more often than not take away from the viewer’s experience. The controls don’t allow you the freedom of moving the telescope yourself and to aim the telescope you must use the computer systems. Not so with the Intelliscope. Here you are in charge of the telescope, with the computerized object finder assisting you in finding objects, but not trying to take control away from you nor finding everything for you. There are no motors to wear out, no gears to strip, no clutches to burn out. The only battery is in the controller so you won’t find yourself in the middle of a viewing session with motor batteries dying on you. The Intelliscope system keeps things simple and fun for the user, and if you don’t want to use it, don’t use it, save it for finding the more tricky objects instead!
The StarBlast 6i still comes with the same great features as its non-computerized cousin: 2 Plossl eyepieces, EZ Finder Reflex Finder, eyepiece rack, and more.
So come on and get some compact and portable computer guided computer joy today!
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