Orion SkyScanner 100mm TableTop Reflector Telescope - Compact & Portable Beginner Astronomy Telescope for Adult and Family Stargazing

The Orion SkyScanner 100mm TableTop Reflector telescope is an ideal entry-level option for beginning stargazers, offering substantial optics, hassle-free operation, and portable grab-and-go design. Boasting a 100mm (3.9") parabolic glass primary mirror with a 400mm focal length, this compact reflector telescope will amaze you and your family with its ability to provide detailed, high-quality views of the night sky.

With its ample 100mm aperture, the SkyScanner can gather enough light to reveal the Moon's cratered surface in striking detail, showcasing the highland mountains and vast, dark lunar "seas." Bright planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars also shine brightly through this capable reflector, even from urban locations. The SkyScanner can also gather sufficient light to offer impressive views of open and globular star clusters, bright nebulae, and even some distant galaxies.

Setting up the SkyScanner is a breeze - simply place the compact, 5.3-pound telescope on a table in your backyard or on the hood of your car in a remote location, and you're ready to begin your celestial explorations. No table available? No problem - the telescope's altazimuth base can be easily attached to any standard field tripod with a 3/8" threaded post.

The SkyScanner features a smooth rack-and-pinion focuser, allowing you to dial in sharp, precise focus with ease. It comes equipped with two high-quality 4-element eyepieces - a 20mm for 20x magnification and a 10mm for 40x magnification. Both eyepieces have threaded barrels, enabling the use of Orion filters, including the included glare-reducing Moon filter.

Aiming the SkyScanner is a breeze thanks to the included EZ Finder II red dot scope, which helps you quickly locate your target objects. Additionally, the telescope comes with Orion's MoonMap 260, a detailed reference guide to help you identify and explore the 260 named lunar features you'll observe.

Standing just 16 inches tall when aimed at the zenith, the compact SkyScanner 100mm TableTop Reflector is an excellent choice for beginning stargazers seeking an affordable, portable, and easy-to-use telescope capable of providing hours of family fun exploring the wonders of the cosmos.

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