Stargazing Basics gives good advice on purchasing and using affordable binoculars, telescopes and accessories. And once you've purchased something, it takes you on a tour of the night sky, covering the Sun, Moon, stars, planets and more.
If you only get one book to go along with your new telescope, make sure it's Turn Left at Orion! The perfect companion guide, it includes maps to nearly 100 of the best objects, and drawings depicting what they will look like through your telescope.
You've just bought your first telescope, but now what? The Orion Beginning Stargazer's Toolkit is the perfect addition to your purchase! This best selling telescope kit includes a planisphere, star atlas, a detailed moon map, and a red flashlight.
The Orion Add Planetary Explorer kit is perfect for enhancing planetary detail with your telescope. It includes 4 color filters, the 7.5mm Orion Sirius Plossl eyepiece, Orion Shorty 2x Barlow Lens, and the Orion Beginning Stargazers Toolkit.
The Orion 2" 13% Transmission Telescope Moon Filter reduces the glare from the moon so you can see more detail and surface features. This filter is especially useful in large-aperture telescopes since the moon's brightness can be overwhelming.
This solar filter fits the Orion StarMax, Apex 90, and Meade ETX-90. The 4.10" Orion Full Aperture Solar Filter is a must for safely viewing or photographing the sun's surface. Provides more contrast and more natural color than Mylar filters.
The 4.30" Orion Full Aperture Solar Filter is perfect for safe viewing of the sun. This one fits the Orion ShortTube 90 and Transporter and allows you to view details of the sun's surface in higher contrast and more natural color than Mylar filters.
The Orion 4.57 inch solar filter allows you to safely observe or image details on the surface of the sun. The glass filter material is more durable than Mylar and offers a more natural yellow-orange color