John Haynes

Being an amateur astronomer for over 30 years, he has also been a member of the Houston Astronomical Society for the last 10 years where he has been the primary trainer for the club’s small observatory 90 minutes west of Houston. He can also be found answering astronomy questions on reddit.com/r/telescopes as u/HenryV1598 and is a Quora Top Writer for 2018 where his answers have received over 450,000 views. His girlfriend will tell you he owns way too many telescopes, but she’s wrong!

Orion StarBlast 6i IntelliScope Review

May 17, 2019 by John Haynes

Orion 27191 StarBlast 6i IntelliScope Reflector

In between having to find things manually using techniques like star-hopping and the ability to let a computer do the work and GoTo the object you want to look at is the technology often referred to in the generic sense as PushTo. The Orion StarBlast 6i IntelliScope Reflector Telescope is such an instrument. I want … Read moreOrion StarBlast 6i IntelliScope Review

Orion 8″ Astrograph Telescope Review

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 by John Haynes

In 2010, Orion released the first in a line of fast Newtonian telescopes intended for astrophotography. The Orion 8 Inch f/3.9 Imaging Newtonian appears to be designed to go head to head against the Astro-Tech 8 Inch Newtonian Astrograph released a year prior to wide praise in the Amateur Astronomy community. This 8-inch scope can … Read moreOrion 8″ Astrograph Telescope Review