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# Compact 10.9 lbs, perfect for travel & backyard use 4.5" aperture for bright, detailed views Fast f/4 focal ratio for wide-field celestial imaging Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope for Beginners - Compact & Portable for Travel or Backyard Astronomy - Includes Eyepieces and Accessories

**Brand:** orion
**Price:** HK$2088
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌌 Unlock the Universe Anywhere — Your Pocket-Sized Portal to the Stars!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope for Beginners - Compact & Portable for Travel or Backyard Astronomy - Includes Eyepieces and Accessories by orion
- **How much does it cost?** HK$2088 with free shipping
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## Best For

- orion enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted orion brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Ready-to-Explore Kit:** Includes 20mm & 10mm 4-element eyepieces, EZ Finder II red dot, Moon filter, and MoonMap 260—everything you need to start your celestial journey.
- • **Grab-and-Go Portability:** Weighing just 10.9 lbs and featuring a built-in handle, this telescope is your perfect companion for spontaneous night sky adventures.
- • **Swift & Smooth Targeting:** Pre-assembled altazimuth base with low-profile swivel ensures effortless manual tracking—no bulky setup, just instant cosmic connection.
- • **Family-Friendly Astronomy:** Easy to use for beginners yet powerful enough for intermediate users—spark wonder and shared moments under the stars.
- • **Stellar Clarity in a Compact Package:** 4.5-inch parabolic mirror delivers crisp lunar and planetary details that will make you the envy of your stargazing circle.

## Overview

The Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope is a compact, portable reflector designed for beginner to intermediate astronomers. Featuring a substantial 4.5-inch aperture and a fast f/4 focal ratio, it delivers bright, detailed views of the Moon, planets, and wide-field celestial objects. Its pre-assembled altazimuth base offers smooth manual tracking, while included accessories like dual eyepieces, a red dot finder, Moon filter, and MoonMap 260 make it ready for immediate stargazing. Weighing just 10.9 lbs, it’s ideal for backyard use or travel, combining ease of use with powerful optics to inspire awe and discovery.

## Description

Here is a fun and compact telescope that's sure to inspire the whole family's natural inclination to explore. The Orion StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope will impress you and your family with its high-quality construction, hassle-free operation, and space-penetrating optical performance. Beginning astronomers will enjoy hours of fun under the stars with the StarBlast 4.5. Its optics are so good it's also a very popular choice for more experienced stargazers wanting a "grab-and-go" alternative to bulkier mounted models that require more setup time and maintenance. With its big 4.5" aperture parabolic primary mirror, the StarBlast 4.5 will wow the whole family with gorgeous wide-field views of the night sky. Fascinating craters and mountains on the Moon pop out in crisp detail. The planetary giant Jupiter with its orbiting moons and Saturn with its stunning rings will have you gazing in awe. And from a dark sky you will study wondrous sights of bright galaxies, distant cloudy nebulas, and sparkling star clusters. Set the compact StarBlast 4.5 on the ground, on a table in the back yard, or even on the hood of your car in the backcountry, and comfortably view the heavens to your heart's content. Thanks to its modest stature, the StarBlast 4.5 makes a great "take it with" telescope for road trip adventures, camp-outs, and just hitting the local park. The telescope swivels smoothly on its sturdy altazimuth base for point-and-view ease of use. A cutout in the base's side panel makes a perfect carrying handle. The whole telescope comes pre-assembled right out of the box! Outfitted with a great set of accessories, including quality 20mm and 10mm 4-element eyepieces that serve up 22.5x and 45x magnification, an EZ Finder II "red dot" reflex sight, an Orion glare-cutting Moon filter, and Orion's MoonMap 260 reference map for identifying features on our nearest celestial neighbor. Get the StarBlast 4.5 Astro Reflector Telescope today and have a blast!

Review: High quality, gathers light, easy to use, portable, great scope - This was my first scope.... So I'm no astro nerd expert. But let me tell you, your mind will be blown. Shipped quickly, easy assembly, I glanced over the instructions.... trial and error, it takes a little practice to get the hang of this thing if you've never used a telescope. The laser sight works pretty good, for some reason I can't get mine to stay sighted in perfectly, probably need to read the instructions more carefully, but the scope works fine overall. Focuses well, really picks up light.... you know how you feel like you can almost see a bizillion stars in between the brighter stars? Well, they're there. You can stare into a dark area with this thing and boom there are more stars there. I did a little research before the purchase. This seemed like the best bang for your buck as far as a good entry-level scope that can collect a decent amount of light. Started eyeballing around, learning the constellations.... the moon is crazy detailed and close up... haven't gotten a chance to view planets yet.... but I see satellites all the time zipping around up there, star clusters... and I live in an area with somewhat bad light pollution, haven't even tried it out in the country yet where the view will be better. Maybe I'm nuts, but this is better than watching T.V. I sit out there in the bed of my truck in the driveway just eyeballing around, staring at stars... they're all different colors... flashes of light.... you can really see them.... like, you can tell they're just like the sun but just really far away.... I don't know. A couple of weeks ago I was out there eyeballing the stars late at night sipping on a screwdriver and staring at one star in particular and pondering existence and if we're alone and whether or not there's a god and all of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks and I can hardly put in to words what happened.... but it was a religious experience. Strange. Hard to explain. Best way I can put it is that I was overwhelmed with a mix of love, grief, peace, a longing, fear, happiness and sadness, all melded in this one powerful crippling emotion. A presence. I no longer have any doubt in my mind. If you've never had a religious experience.... well, maybe you'll have one eventually. I hope so. Aside from possibly triggering life-altering experiences, this little light bucket is your eyeball into the cosmos. I love it. One of these days I'll go for a bigger light bucket but this one is great... very portable.... I've been using it as much as I can for about three months now, cloudy winter skies sometimes... learning all of the stars.... the great thing is that the stars change with the seasons. Always something new to see, somewhere else to look and explore. Your mind will be blown! If you're thinking about whether or not to buy it, buy it. Stare at the heavens. Ponder existence. There's so much to learn, so much we don't know. Go for it! As an inexperienced amateur with nothing to compare it to, I've been very pleased with the scope and its performance. Exceeded my expectations, very well worth the money. I will come back and dig up this review should it prove to be cheap and break or have a serious malfunction. If no updates, assume I'm still out there in the driveway sipping on a screwdriver. *UPDATE APRIL 2019* - It fell apart. What a cheap piece of garbage. Naw I'm just kidding. Still works as good as the day I got her. Since I wrote the original review I've seen the planets, seen a band or two of clouds on Jupiter as well as the moons, seen the rings of Saturn, eyeballed Andromeda, the brighter Messier objects... star clusters... etc. And great news! Moved out into the boonies where I can really see the stars. Almost zero light pollution. One really clear night the ole' lady and I were camping and looking at the night sky... I put the scope in the center band of the Milky Way... you could see as many stars through the scope as you could see in the entire night sky with the naked eye. Its just ridiculous. Watch the Tim and Eric documentary on space. It will blow your mind. Great scope. She's been bounced around in the back of my truck on crusty rutted gravel roads and still held up great. I wouldn't recommend doing that but it is a fairly durable piece of equipment. SOON... someday soon I'll order the XT8 (the step up with the 8" aperture.) Amen brother. ***2ND UPDATE JULY 2021*** With the apocalyptic plague still ravaging the planet, its nice to know the ole' Starblast is there when I need her. She's still holding up great. Been bounced to hell and back in the back of my crusty farm truck. Mud, skeeters, southern humidity, dew. She's impervious. The stars don't care about the plague. They were there long before we came around, they'll be there long after. Its kinda comforting. When the bad man on the T.V. gets you all worked in a frenzy, just throw that T.V. in the yard and go enjoy your Starblast. I've seen all kinds of crazy crap going on up there in the sky. Spotted a new, previously not seen by me star cluster the other night. Even seen dual satellites up there, following the same trajectory. ALIENS. POSSIBLE DUAL ALIEN CRAFTS! Amen brother. Keep on keepin on.
Review: Best scope IF you get these two accessories (a Barlow lens and/or a Zoom eyepiece) - I live in a light polluted city and took the small and convenient 4.5-inch StarBlast Dobsonian telescope to an open park field to show my young children Jupiter and Saturn. I was very disappointed the first night where I just used the two eyepiece that came with the StarBlast (17mm and 6mm). As an amateur astronomer I previously used 8-inch Dobsonian and could easily see Saturn's ring and Jupiter's stripes. But even with the 6mm on the StarBlast, Saturn's ring was so tiny that my 4 year old couldn't tell it's Saturn and Jupiter was so so tiny I couldn't see the stripes. (Though the Jovian moons were clearly visible.) I thought perhaps I should get a bigger scope. But I decided to get some accessories for the StarBlast to try again. I immediately purchased this Barlow Lens 2X (Bysameyee 1.25 Inch, $26) and an Orion E-Series 7-21mm Zoom Eyepiece ($63). Using either one immediately brought out the true potential of the StarBlast: Saturn's ring was clearly visible for my 4 year old and we can faintly make out the stripes on Jupiter. Given there was a quarter moon close between the two planets and we were in a light polluted city, I was VERY satisfied with the results. The kids were excited because they could easily identify the planets. Of course, using both together was the best. If you have to buy just one accessory (either the Barlow or the Orion Zoom eyepiece mentioned above) for the StarBlast, go with the 2x Barlow Lens. Using the Barlow with StarBlast's 6mm eyepiece gave the largest view (since the Zoom eyepiece can zoom to 7mm, not 6mm). However the problem with the 6mm is that since it has such a small field of view, it was sometimes hard to find the object as these stellar objects constantly move and also kids sometimes bump into the scope (also the red dot finder isn't as user friendly as a Telrad, but that's not too much of a problem) so I had to rely on the 17mm to zero in on the object and switch back to the 6mm. But since I have small kids, it was a hassle to switch back and forth. So that's where the Orion 7-21mm Zoom comes in. Wow! So convenient to find things when they move out of view, I don't even need to refocus during the zoom. It was also extra fun when the entire quarter moon fits in the 21mm and the kids can ZOOM into the 7mm themselves to look at some craters in detail. They had a blast! If you just use the Zoom Eyepiece without the Barlow on the Starblast, you don't get to see objects extra big, but it's fine, you can still clearly make out Saturn's ring and barely Jupiter's stripes. In conclusion, I highly recommend getting both the 2x Barlow and Orion Zoom to bring out all that the small but mighty StarBlast scope has to offer! I don't need a big scope in a light polluted city to inspire the kids after all! StarBlast with the 2x Barlow and Orion Zoom give me all the convenience, kid friendliness, and astronomy potential we need. P.S. After I try to observe some brighter galaxies (Andromeda) and other Messier objects I will update my review.

## Features

- Compact grab-and-go telescope designed for entry-level and intermediate astronomy enthusiasts
- Substantial 4.5" aperture and fast f/4 focal ratio provides bright, detailed views of solar system targets like the Moon and planets, as well as wide-field celestial objects like nebulas and star clusters
- Low-profile swivel base ships pre-assembled, provides smooth altazimuth motion for easy manual targeting and tracking of celestial objects
- Includes 20mm (22.5x power) and 10mm (for 45x power) 4-element eyepieces, EZ Finder II aiming device, eyepiece rack, glare-reducing Moon filter, and Orion's MoonMap 260
- Weighs just 10.9 lbs fully assembled, and stands 21" tall when aimed at the zenith

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00D12U1IK |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,535 in Camera & Photo Products ( See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products ) #96 in Telescope Reflectors |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (724) |
| Date First Available | November 1, 2003 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 13 pounds |
| Item model number | 10015 |
| Manufacturer | Optronic Technologies, Inc |
| Product Dimensions | 23.5 x 18.5 x 25 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Orion
- **Eye Piece Lens Description:** Plossl
- **Finderscope:** Reflex
- **Focus Type:** Manual Focus
- **Model Name:** Orion StarShoot All-In-One Astro-Camera
- **Objective Lens Diameter:** 114 Millimeters
- **Optical Tube Length:** 18 Inches
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered
- **Product Dimensions:** 23.5"D x 18.5"W x 25"H
- **Telescope Mount Description:** Altazimuth Mount

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Why is this telescope considered better than the Celestron 127EQ PowerSeeker Telescope with 5 inch diameter and this 4.5?**
A: Jon Groubert is exactly right -- Bird-Jones Newtonian telescopes are very hard to collimate! Take it from somebody who mistakenly got a Bird-Jones when first starting out. Plus these cheaper-to-make Newtonian variants usually have a cheaper spherical primary mirror rather than the parabolic mirror any true Newtonian should have. Anytime you see a Newtonian telescope whose focal length is roughly double the length of the tube, be very suspicious.

Diagram: Spherical vs Parabolic Primary Mirror

https://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/groundup/lesson/basics/g12/

**Q: Has anyone used this yet to locate galaxies and nebulae? Have you had to buy any additional eyepieces or anything else to be able to fully use it?**
A: The AstroScan is actually better suited to deep sky objects than it is to planets. No scope of its size will reach the faintest galaxies, but it will show you M31 (The Andromeda Galaxy), its companions M32 and M110.  Those galaxies are visible in bright suburban skies. Also M81/M82 show nicely in only slightly dark skies. In dark skies it shows M51, but this galaxy pair resembles a puff of cotton.The scope can show you nebulae galore. The Orion Nebula, The Rosetta and Lagoon nebulae show up nicely. The Dumbbell Nebula is also very nice, as is the Eskimo Nebula. The list goes on, and you will see many globular clusters as well. These objects can be seen from suburban skies.Yes, you can always use more eyepieces. This scope comes with two, and they are sufficient for the kind of viewing just described. You may want an intermediate power piece. I like to use an extra low power eyepiece, because it helps to aim. I lay a green laser pointer on the side of the scope and position the beam so that I can see it at low power through the eyepiece. Then I look up and aim the beam where I like. When the beam is in the vicinity, I look back into the scope to center it.This is a fairly small scope, and for a small scope it is very good. Aside from an eyepiece, you may wish to buy (or find) a small folding table on which to place the instrument - and a lawn chair of appropriate size for viewing. The volume, Turn Left At Orion, is another worthwhile addition.

**Q: how does this compare to the Edmonds Scientific Astroscan? My main goal woudl be to just play a bit, and introduce my 10 year old Grandaughter to it.**
A: I'm not familiar with the Astroscan. I can say that this is a small, portable, easy to use scope that performs well. I got mine as a gift for a six year old and she had no trouble carrying it. If your granddaughter has a spark of interest in astronomy, this should bring it out.

**Q: how do you transport this scope? I want to take it on a camping trip. Is there a padded bag that fits this?**
A: no padded bag included youll have to get your own and its easy to carry arround then my large 10 dobsonian

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ High quality, gathers light, easy to use, portable, great scope
*by B***Y on March 21, 2018*

This was my first scope.... So I'm no astro nerd expert. But let me tell you, your mind will be blown. Shipped quickly, easy assembly, I glanced over the instructions.... trial and error, it takes a little practice to get the hang of this thing if you've never used a telescope. The laser sight works pretty good, for some reason I can't get mine to stay sighted in perfectly, probably need to read the instructions more carefully, but the scope works fine overall. Focuses well, really picks up light.... you know how you feel like you can almost see a bizillion stars in between the brighter stars? Well, they're there. You can stare into a dark area with this thing and boom there are more stars there. I did a little research before the purchase. This seemed like the best bang for your buck as far as a good entry-level scope that can collect a decent amount of light. Started eyeballing around, learning the constellations.... the moon is crazy detailed and close up... haven't gotten a chance to view planets yet.... but I see satellites all the time zipping around up there, star clusters... and I live in an area with somewhat bad light pollution, haven't even tried it out in the country yet where the view will be better. Maybe I'm nuts, but this is better than watching T.V. I sit out there in the bed of my truck in the driveway just eyeballing around, staring at stars... they're all different colors... flashes of light.... you can really see them.... like, you can tell they're just like the sun but just really far away.... I don't know. A couple of weeks ago I was out there eyeballing the stars late at night sipping on a screwdriver and staring at one star in particular and pondering existence and if we're alone and whether or not there's a god and all of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks and I can hardly put in to words what happened.... but it was a religious experience. Strange. Hard to explain. Best way I can put it is that I was overwhelmed with a mix of love, grief, peace, a longing, fear, happiness and sadness, all melded in this one powerful crippling emotion. A presence. I no longer have any doubt in my mind. If you've never had a religious experience.... well, maybe you'll have one eventually. I hope so. Aside from possibly triggering life-altering experiences, this little light bucket is your eyeball into the cosmos. I love it. One of these days I'll go for a bigger light bucket but this one is great... very portable.... I've been using it as much as I can for about three months now, cloudy winter skies sometimes... learning all of the stars.... the great thing is that the stars change with the seasons. Always something new to see, somewhere else to look and explore. Your mind will be blown! If you're thinking about whether or not to buy it, buy it. Stare at the heavens. Ponder existence. There's so much to learn, so much we don't know. Go for it! As an inexperienced amateur with nothing to compare it to, I've been very pleased with the scope and its performance. Exceeded my expectations, very well worth the money. I will come back and dig up this review should it prove to be cheap and break or have a serious malfunction. If no updates, assume I'm still out there in the driveway sipping on a screwdriver. *UPDATE APRIL 2019* - It fell apart. What a cheap piece of garbage. Naw I'm just kidding. Still works as good as the day I got her. Since I wrote the original review I've seen the planets, seen a band or two of clouds on Jupiter as well as the moons, seen the rings of Saturn, eyeballed Andromeda, the brighter Messier objects... star clusters... etc. And great news! Moved out into the boonies where I can really see the stars. Almost zero light pollution. One really clear night the ole' lady and I were camping and looking at the night sky... I put the scope in the center band of the Milky Way... you could see as many stars through the scope as you could see in the entire night sky with the naked eye. Its just ridiculous. Watch the Tim and Eric documentary on space. It will blow your mind. Great scope. She's been bounced around in the back of my truck on crusty rutted gravel roads and still held up great. I wouldn't recommend doing that but it is a fairly durable piece of equipment. SOON... someday soon I'll order the XT8 (the step up with the 8" aperture.) Amen brother. ***2ND UPDATE JULY 2021*** With the apocalyptic plague still ravaging the planet, its nice to know the ole' Starblast is there when I need her. She's still holding up great. Been bounced to hell and back in the back of my crusty farm truck. Mud, skeeters, southern humidity, dew. She's impervious. The stars don't care about the plague. They were there long before we came around, they'll be there long after. Its kinda comforting. When the bad man on the T.V. gets you all worked in a frenzy, just throw that T.V. in the yard and go enjoy your Starblast. I've seen all kinds of crazy crap going on up there in the sky. Spotted a new, previously not seen by me star cluster the other night. Even seen dual satellites up there, following the same trajectory. ALIENS. POSSIBLE DUAL ALIEN CRAFTS! Amen brother. Keep on keepin on.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best scope IF you get these two accessories (a Barlow lens and/or a Zoom eyepiece)
*by S***M on October 24, 2020*

I live in a light polluted city and took the small and convenient 4.5-inch StarBlast Dobsonian telescope to an open park field to show my young children Jupiter and Saturn. I was very disappointed the first night where I just used the two eyepiece that came with the StarBlast (17mm and 6mm). As an amateur astronomer I previously used 8-inch Dobsonian and could easily see Saturn's ring and Jupiter's stripes. But even with the 6mm on the StarBlast, Saturn's ring was so tiny that my 4 year old couldn't tell it's Saturn and Jupiter was so so tiny I couldn't see the stripes. (Though the Jovian moons were clearly visible.) I thought perhaps I should get a bigger scope. But I decided to get some accessories for the StarBlast to try again. I immediately purchased this Barlow Lens 2X (Bysameyee 1.25 Inch, $26) and an Orion E-Series 7-21mm Zoom Eyepiece ($63). Using either one immediately brought out the true potential of the StarBlast: Saturn's ring was clearly visible for my 4 year old and we can faintly make out the stripes on Jupiter. Given there was a quarter moon close between the two planets and we were in a light polluted city, I was VERY satisfied with the results. The kids were excited because they could easily identify the planets. Of course, using both together was the best. If you have to buy just one accessory (either the Barlow or the Orion Zoom eyepiece mentioned above) for the StarBlast, go with the 2x Barlow Lens. Using the Barlow with StarBlast's 6mm eyepiece gave the largest view (since the Zoom eyepiece can zoom to 7mm, not 6mm). However the problem with the 6mm is that since it has such a small field of view, it was sometimes hard to find the object as these stellar objects constantly move and also kids sometimes bump into the scope (also the red dot finder isn't as user friendly as a Telrad, but that's not too much of a problem) so I had to rely on the 17mm to zero in on the object and switch back to the 6mm. But since I have small kids, it was a hassle to switch back and forth. So that's where the Orion 7-21mm Zoom comes in. Wow! So convenient to find things when they move out of view, I don't even need to refocus during the zoom. It was also extra fun when the entire quarter moon fits in the 21mm and the kids can ZOOM into the 7mm themselves to look at some craters in detail. They had a blast! If you just use the Zoom Eyepiece without the Barlow on the Starblast, you don't get to see objects extra big, but it's fine, you can still clearly make out Saturn's ring and barely Jupiter's stripes. In conclusion, I highly recommend getting both the 2x Barlow and Orion Zoom to bring out all that the small but mighty StarBlast scope has to offer! I don't need a big scope in a light polluted city to inspire the kids after all! StarBlast with the 2x Barlow and Orion Zoom give me all the convenience, kid friendliness, and astronomy potential we need. P.S. After I try to observe some brighter galaxies (Andromeda) and other Messier objects I will update my review.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Perfect Educational and Adventure Tool
*by P***R on February 1, 2017*

I bought this as a birthday present for my granddaughter. She's six, and this will serve two purposes: 1) get her interested in astronomy, and 2) get me interested in astronomy. It is very easy to assembly out of the box. In fact, there's hardly any assembly. You can be out there looking at the sky within half and hour if you read through all the literature that comes with it--even less if you're in a hurry. This telescope is lightweight, but sturdy. Perfect for the two of us beginners, but gives us room to grow. My view of the stars is very clear. There is so much out there that can be seen with the help of this piece of equipment. It also comes with a code that gives you a free download of the software called Stellarium. This software is so cool. You put in your zip code and it gives a view of the sky from your location. The sky can be viewed in a number of configurations. For example you can see the stars as you would see them in the sky; you can see them in relation to other stars within a constellation, etc. And if you click on a star, it shows you detailed information about it, including when it is viewable.

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