Does this telescope come with a tripod?

Question

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=reflectors/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=09183

Do you have to buy a tripod seperately with this telescope?

Answer 1

The beauty of the Dobsonian Mount is it's utter simplicity and stability.
It is very simple to set up and operate, just what is needed for someone new to the hobby.
Instead of fiddling with assembling, setting up, aligning and balancing an equatorial mount, you simply set down the mount, place the optical tube in it and you're done!
We routinely and almost universally recommend this type ofTelescope for newcomers. This is a serious optical instrument that can keep you busy observing for a lifetime. You have made an excellent choice, not only in the telescope, but also in choosing the Orion Company to do business with. They are well known for selling excellent equipment at very reasonable prices and are famous for their customer service.
You can even add fancy electronics later if you want to.

Adolph

Answer 2

If you think of how a cannon is mounted, you'll have an idea of the Dobsonian mount. The base spins like a Lazy Susan, and the scope swivels up and down on the two bearings on either side, about a third of the way up.

The point of the Dobsonian is that you don't need a tripod. John Dobson realised the obvious; the most expensive part of a big scope was the mount required to hold it steady. Genius. Though he probably wouldn't think so.

Answer 3

Flimsy tripods are the number one cause of poor viewing in inexpensive telescopes. The Dobsonian mount avoids this issue by eliminating the tripod. The base sits flat on the ground (on three little feet) and the observer sits at the eyepiece to observe, which is not just for comfort, but to help you see ore by keeping your eye steadier. This is by far the best mount design for medium to large sized telescopes.

Answer 4

a lot depends on what you want to spend. have a look at ioptron's offerings. they're slick. do not insist on an equatorial mount (you only really need one for astrophotography, an application for which this telescope is not suited), but the synta eq-2/eq-3 would be worth a look. the skyview pro is an eq-3 derivative, btw. all other things being equal, buy the biggest, heaviest mount you can afford (and lift :-). if it can't hold the telescope steady when you are looking at the sky, nothing else matters. you can make mounts. have a look at, for example, the mount for the 6" refractor in richard berry's book about making telescopes.

Answer 5

This pictular scop is called a "Dobsonian mount"- it doesn't have a clock drive, and theres no tripod in the traditional sense. If you look at the bottom of the black thingy (thats the actual base) You see two little "black bumps"- these are the wheels that make up the "tripod"

Good Luck

Answer 6

No it does not come with a tripod. It is designed to sit directly on the ground just as shown in the picture. You do not need anything else to use it. I have used one, so I do know. It is a good telescope.

Answer 7

No it uses a dobsonian mount. That flat surface at the bottom sits on your grass or slab.

dobsonian mounts are very rudimentary and low cost, thus most of the cost of that scope is the scope itself.