#Friend's Birthday

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storm lion
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Between those the ST80 is the better one, but I would recommend an Orion starblast 4.5” tabletop dob. It would be a much better experience. The obvious problem is that it’s way more expensive. If you don’t want to step up the budget, (completely understandable) then either the ST80 or a pair of 7x50 binoculars will be great.

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The starblast works without a tripod, you basically just set it on a table or something like that. It sounds inconvenient but when you try it it isn’t too bad

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But if you go for the ST80 yeah you would need a tripod

austere prawn
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the Orion st80 is much better than the observer 70 between those two i will go for st80 you can buy the tripod separately like a camera tripod.

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here is a good review of st80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdPaKtK_7Zk -part 1 part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfuT5kUjpXU

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Ed Ting
FOR BEGINNERS - Part 1/2. Review of the Orion Short Tube 80 Telescope

FOR BEGINNERS

The price has actually come down quite a bit since its introduction in the 1990s. The newest version(s) sell for well under $200, and some of those even include a mount! Orion sold the optical tube (OTA) only for as little as $109.

Early versions had a 6X30 finder and generic eyepieces. Later versions came with a much better...

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Ed Ting
FOR BEGINNERS - Part 2/2. Review of the Orion Short Tube 80.

FOR BEGINNERS. I show the various different mounting types, to help you to determine which one might be right for you.

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Orion Starblast Telescope https://amzn.to/3N3GYp9
Zhumell Z114 Telescope (same as t...

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glad saddle
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or you can buy an 8'' dob AllHailDob

storm lion