Long day, new scope

Well it’s been a long day. Got the new telescope, an Orion Starblast 6i. Assembly took roughly two hours. The 6i requires you to disassemble the base so you can install the electronics package and additional parts to support them.

The scope is big, and heavier than I thought. It’s a tabletop scope. 23.6 pounds, but it’s bulky.

My Starblast 4.5 is tiny compared to it. I have a friend who is going to buy the 4.5 for his grandson from me, so that frees up space on my desk for the 6i. Which fits.

I need to go through my desk and organize and purge some things. The cubbyholes are too full of stuff.

Hopefully I can get the new scope collimated in the next couple of days and then we will get a clear night so I can try out the zoom eyepiece a family member gifted me!

Hope you had a merry Christmas, time to turn in.