New Refractor Series from Orion

[Matty P (Matt)]

I was just reading through the Aus Sky & Telescope mag and came across a new line of ED APO refractors from Orion.

The EON series. http://www.telescope.com/control/cat...B97652.ivprod1

There are three different types a 72mm, 80mm and 120mm.

They look very similar to the Skywatcher Equinox series.

[Matty P (Matt)]

Sirius Optics supply them.

http://www.sirius-optics.com.au/orion_refract.htm

[chris lewis]

That is good price for the EON ED120. The EON ED100 /120 is the equivalent of the Skywatcher Equinox series. The EON72 mm is 'new' however. They both have the 2 speed focuser and improved 'assembly and finish'. The EON ED120 OTA is priced at $2900 while the Orion with the single speed Crayford is $4170 !
I have the Eqinox ED120 on a HEQ5 and it is an impressive scope - minimal CA and noticably brighter images then my ED100. It makes a good planatary scope. I sold my Celestron SE8 to finance it and have no regrets.
I also recently added a Stellarvue bino viewer and that makes viewing so much more relaxing and actually improves perceived detail.
I would recommend the ED120 highly esp for that price.

[Matty P (Matt)]

Thanks for the reply Chris,

The Orion EON series seem like they a good quality scope and I would love to get one. I would like to know if anyone in IIS have one already.

The only exception is that they are a little bit expensive compared to the Skywatcher pro series. Do you think that the extra cash is worth it?

Nice looking setup BTW.

What made you sell your Celestron 8SE for a ED refractor?

[Satchmo]

The Orion EON are made by Synta/ Skywatcher and are as cheap as any Skywatcher 120 ED I have ever seen. Would be a great photographic instrument.