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He just unboxed it how is it a review lol

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Thank you for the kind words.

Many thanks.

Thanks very much.

The original price was about $1100. It now goes for about $1200-$1400 with some upgrades they have made.

It is good for me. As a started telescope, it was definitely the right choice for me.

I will put something together. I do not yet gave tracking motors but this is what i am purchasing soon. www.telescope.com/Orion-GoTo-Upgrade-Kit-for-SkyView-Pro-EQ-Telescope-Mounts/p/7817.uts

Right on it captain. :-)

That sounds really cool. I'd be interested to know how you moved the mirror up. That's pretty neat. I am thinking of getting a 4 or 6mp astro cam and a guiding cam. Do you know if i'll have to move the mirror for an astro cam? I know DSLR it's recommended.

@@DroneProShots You probably will but it is NOT a difficult thing to do.

@@Mr6sess Have you found any videos about this? Or do you have any guidance to give? TIA

@@DroneProShots th-cam.com/video/UG3meifCkRs/w-d-xo.html

I contacted Kevin. He 3D printed the clips for about $3.00 and sent them to me. His clips where not large enough to fit the mirror of my scope so I snipped the tops off and used the part that was already on the scope and went to Lowe's and found 6-32x3 machine screws which are long enough to reach through the whole assembly and connect properly. All of the outer hardware is the same and works the same.

HA, thanks. Funny thing is, when the show came out, that's the first thing i hear from people. :-). As for the telescope, yes i do still love it and use it a lot. I have not much in the last month or so as we've been under some serious marine layer. It is very versatile, and i would very much recommend a 12". You can easily tell the difference between it, and my 8".

That cracked me up :-) Thank you.

@@DroneProShots so far how good is the telescope? I’m thinking to get the same like you have .

It is a very good telescope. The price is not bad even at $650. (make sure the mirrors are in great condition). A new one goes for about $1000-$1100

You have to inch the gear so the part that goes into the airplane come out. I understand your frustration, i had a great deal of trouble getting the hang of it. Truthfully, i do not use it. Everywhere i fly it, there is grass so i just glide it into the grass. I have gotten the hang of it well enough to where i can grab it with my hand if need be. I tried the wheels a few times and i found that unless you land it perfectly, it will flip. It is a pretty cool toy.

Thank you

Will do! Unfortunately it may be another couple months. :-(

@@DroneProShots aww that's okay

I have the Skyview Pro mount, but I am between telescopes right now. I'm wondering how easily or difficult it is to rotate the tube within its rings to reposition the eyepiece.

@@charlessands6933 Rotating the tube itself isn’t that hard but having to do it often can become a hassle. I try to view objects in the same region of the sky before moving on to other regions so I can rotate the tube less. Nonetheless the 8 inch tube delivers amazing views so in retrospect I would still have bought it over a smaller cassegrain or refractor.

@@epicsice6838: I know. I asked you this because I've had newtonians before that had such a tight ring that you had to open the rings and remove the tube and reposition is every time and want to make sure that wasn't the case. Fortunately of all the newtonians I've had only one has been that way but I but now I check every time I'm going to buy one.

​@@charlessands6933 Oh I see. Fortunately the tube rings for this scope are definitely not that tight. They're lined with relatively slick felt so you can just slightly loosen them and rotate the tube without having to remove it.

Hello. Nice video a good basic review of it. I am also looking to buy Orion skyview 8 pro, so i am trying to gether information as its pros and cons. One question is in my mind is what is this tube focusser diameter, my mean eyepieces of 2 inch and 1.5 inch both can be managed in it or only either one? Please if you can answer it will help full for me. Thanks

It is a lot of fun. Make sure to get some foam glue as you may need it. Be careful with windy conditions. If you fly it with Beginner mode in windy conditions you will 100% lose that plane.

They are different machines. I was thinking of going with the AD8 as well but decided on the Orion because it will be better long term for astrophotography. I will put a short video together showing the telescope, probably tonight.