Orion Telescope Company started selling their telescopes through a mail order catalo and can be used by both new and seasoned astronomers. There are numerous types of Orion telescopes found here where the reflector is one of the first telescopes that was invented. This telescope is actually called the Newtonian, after Sir Isaac Newton, who had produced its first model. There are numerous mirrors used here to focus and reflect images to the eye, and is best used for deep sky viewing.

The refractor telescope is another beginner telescope that uses curved glass lenses to help in reflecting images to the night sky. This telescope is best for use in studying individual planets, the moon, etc in clear detail. The other telescopes offered by Orion are classified into beginner, intermediate and advanced telescopes and are called Maksutovs, refractors and Schmidt-Cassegrain. If you are really hooked into astronomy, and love gazing at stars, then this is the telescope for you!