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Rank	#11	#12	#13	#14	#15	#16	#17	#18
10-9 Excellent 8-6 Good 5-4 Average 3-2 Poor 1-0 Bad	Orion SkyQuest	Orion StarBlast	Konus MotorMax	Celestron AstroMaster	Celestron PowerSeeker	Orion SpaceProbe	Celestron NexStar	Orion Apex

Reviews
Lowest Price	$259.00	$309.99	$289.99	$228.90	$87.95	$299.00	$229.95	$229.99
Ratings	5.45	5.38	4.48	4.38	3.93	3.75	0.00	0.00
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Overall Rating Optics Stability & Tracking Ease of Use Help & Support	6.25 2.50 4.38 8.75	6.88 1.88 3.75 8.75	5.63 4.63 3.00 3.75	3.75 3.75 3.13 7.50	2.50 3.75 3.00 7.50	2.50 2.50 3.75 7.50	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Optics
Aperture (milimeters)	114	150	90	90	70	76	60mm	90mm
Deep Sky Views
Deep Sky Detail
Planetary Views
Terrestrial Views
Focal Ratio	7.9	5	13.3	11	10	9.2	12	13.9
Highest Useful Magnification	228x	185x	177x	213x	175x	95x	142x	185x
Focal Length (milimeters)	900	750	1,200	1,000	700	700	700	1,250
Eyepieces (milimeters)	25,10	25,10	17,10	20,10	20,4	25,10	25,9	25
Optical Design	Reflector	Reflector	Maksutov-Cassegrain	Refractor	Refractor	Reflector	Refractor	Maksutov-Cassegrain
Stability & Tracking
Computerized
Motorized
Internal Battery
Included Tripod
Mount	Alt-Azimuth	Alt-Azimuth	Equatorial	Equatorial	Alt-Azimuth	Equatorial	Alt-Azimuth	Maksutov-Cassegrain
Ease of Use
No-tool Set-up
Lighted Buttons
Finderscope
Software
Auxiliary Port
Weight (pounds)	17.6	23.5	23	27	8	16.6	12	3.7
Objects Library							4,000
Help & Support
Phone Support
Email Support
Online Manual
Instructional Videos
Money Back Guarantee
Warranty		2 years	1 year	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years