Unboxing: OneSky 130 - Best Inexpensive Telescope 4K Video
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- SPACE.com's Dave Brody sets-up this amazing tabletop Dobsonian. Nearly half your purchase price ($200) goes to support science education around the world (through the non-profit Astronomers Without Borders). Read Dave's full review: www.space.com/31231-best-inexp...
One People - One Sky!
Buy the OneSky 130 and support Astronomers Without Borders here:
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Video by @DavidSkyBrody & Jeremy Lips
Tanzania footage by Kai Staats - Zábava
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Nobody told him there was one already set up behind him!
I laughed so hard when I read your comment about there being one set up behind him lolol.....I was thinking the same thing as I was watching the video. Then he thought he was so clever the way he was opening the box then he pulled out the smaller box with the eyepieces and drop them behind the table.... thanks for the hearty laugh to start my day!!
I got my Onesky today. Excited !
The irony is that Astronomers Without Borders, actually have borders with their shipping programms and ship only to the US.
*IRONY OVERLOAD*
Actually, it's the world has borders, not Astronomers Without Borders. AWB does its best to cross them, something that can be done through the sky when we're all observing the same things, but it can't eliminate them. This restriction is a requirement of the sponsor, Celestron, who has made the telescope available for AWB's fundraising at their actual cost, which is below wholesale. The telescope is also sold by SkyWatcher, Celestron's sister company, in other countries so they don't want AWB to compete with SkyWatcher at the lower price Celestron has made possible only for AWB. AWB doesn't claim to do fundraising without borders (most countries would not be good targets for fundraising anyway), nor to have the ability to eliminate all restrictions and limitations imposed by others. But AWB's fundraising programs do support AWB's worldwide astronomy programs that are accessible to everyone on the planet, including donated OneSky's that are sent to other countries as part of AWB's programs (recently schools in Puerto Rico and Nigeria). Everything else AWB sells for fundraising is available worldwide.
who do you call nigerians mazafaka
Not to mention Celestron outrageous pricing in Australia. Only buy used gear for this reason.
@Steven bullshit! It says right on the product page and also on the shopping cart as soon as you add it: Note: The OneSky can only be shipped within the United States.
People always ask what the best scope is.... it's the one you use the most! If you don't have one.. it will be the one you get! I know... not really an answer but... stick with a reputable company and get something you can afford! I would have died to have had this scope when I first started out in astronomy 50 yrs ago! I had though one of those cheap japanese 60mm scopes from Sears. I STILL have that scope... sort of an heirloom lol It started me down a lifetime of enjoyment and fascination with the wonders of our universe! I wouldn't trade the little scope for anything! It was a seed that grew MUCH fruit! These 'cheap' scopes will do the same for many youngsters... all they need is a bit of encouragement! This scope can provide that!
Hey @tubedude54 will you recommend this scope? Is this the best i can get to start?
@@devanjotsra if you want to observe stars and planets you need a motor drive or you will get very frustrated the scope itself is pretty good optics but get a motorised equatorial mount or a Nxtstar SLT as a start
Thanks for the advice. :)
You don't need a motor drive at all. Not with any size telescope if you are only observing.
Pretty similar story here. 37years ago I looked through a telescope for the first time which was the main scope at Dunsink observatory. The following week I splurged all my savings on a 60mm 45× refractor scope. It was the start of something beautiful that developed over the years. My reality exploded from that point. 👍
David that was a great presentation and the view on the video, awesome sauce, very enjoyable, thanks
Just ordered mine :) thanks for the great review
Very well described and animated video about unboxing and setting up.
I can't believe I waited through this entire video to not even get to see the stars through the telescope!
thx for the warning!
the title says unboxing.... why would you think you would ? ......
Visual astronomy and astrophotography are very different tasks. A telescope like this isn’t well suited for photography. And even if you did get decent images, it wouldn’t give users an accurate impression of what they would see visually.
He also doesn't show how to align the finder, or focus the telescope (it has no focusing knobs). This telescope uses a helical focuser, so most other videos on how to focus a telescope will not apply.
DJ Chesley thanks for the alert. Skipped the rest of the video because.
I was waiting for him to use it
He was going to give it a try. Then he noticed that the eyepiece is on the top, which is too high to use while it is on the cart.
Thanks for the demonstrations.
Awesome Commentary.. very well organized .. And a very good telescope..
what do you think about the truck driver in Utah I believe, that built himself the largest personal telescope in the world. the damn primary mirror is 70 inches across, and the secondary is like 2 foot across and the thing stands 35 foot tall. he bought a old soviet spy satellite mirror, which had a small chip out of the edge which he silvered himself.
I enjoyed watching this. Hi from Denmark 🇩🇰
I love how you threw the eye peices on the hard ground.
Yeah. I failed! But they survived.
Awesome Unboxing!
this is the best unboxing video ever made.
i just got this and i love it, it is this simple to set up and i watched this again as i was setting it up :)
I was originally going to attach this to one of the many moronic comments suggesting that this scope is overpriced in order to give some of the money to charity (aka forcing the customer to donate to charity in order to buy this scope) and not due to Celestron taking at least some of their profit out of it. I could explore the nature that a certain percentage of people have that cause them to immediately make nasty assumptions and comments based on zero evidence, but thankfully that is outside the scope of this post. The reality is that Celestron are taking the savings out of their own profit and as I did more research to further disprove those negative assumptions, I found that the reply was becoming too useful to the general viewer to be attached to a bad comment that will always be buried in hundreds of replies, and so I have detached this reply. It just needs some thumbs to be viewable to the general audience. 👍
- A somewhat comparable Celestron costs $80 more (Celestron 130eq) - Same company that makes the AWB OneSky!
- An exact match Skywatcher costs $10 more (Heritage 130) - From AWB: "Celestron and Skywatcher are owned by the same parent company. If we sold the OneSky in those countries, we would be competing with Celestron's sister company with an unfair advantage due to Celestron's support. (referring to Celestron reducing their cut on the OneSky) AKA IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE US, LOOK FOR THIS MODEL.
- A smaller Orion costs the same (Starblast 4.5)
- A somewhat comparable Meade costs $20 more (Meade Polaris 130) - This one looks like a really good deal if you want an eq mount instead of tabletop. It also comes with 3 eyepieces and a barlow lens. The OneSky comes with 2 eyepieces and no barlow lens, although I'm not sure how useful it's going to be to have both a 9mm and a 6.3mm to go along with a 26mm eyepiece. Not an ideal spread, but it's something I suppose.
- A very similar Zhumell costs the same (Zhumell z130) - If you don't want the collapsible tube design, this one is a good alternative.
- A somewhat comparable Apertura costs the same (Apertura 6" f/5) - It's a bit bigger and will be far more expensive if you don't already have a mount, but there are many people in the comments that are asking if the Onesky can do astrophotography. The OneSky is not intended for that. It's intended for visual astronomy. The Apertura has slightly better specs and is marketed as being an imaging telescope. You will be paying much more than $200 before getting there though unless you already have the extra equipment.
While a couple of these are arguably a better deal depending on what you value, none of them costs less and that's the main point. It's not overpriced. If anything it's somewhat underpriced even ~10 years after it first came to market. Another common comment is speculation that it loses collimation every time you use it because the secondary mirror is on extendable tubes. I have one and...it doesn't. In fact mine was bought used and was already several years old. I don't get the impression that the guy ever attempted to collimate it, yet it was still spot on when I checked it.
It feels good being useful. Hopefully some of these mouthbreathers that you will see in the comments by sorting by new comments will discover this some day. I don't know where they come from or how they got here, but good lord. Take a deep breath, and do it through your nose this time.
Peace be to you sir! I teach a boys science class! I plan to purchase one! Thanks for the instructions!
LOL..I'm sure with the way the diagonal is placed, stars look like comets.
Dave Brody; Half of the Incredible Brody-Lucas duo from SpaceRip!
Thanks Chris! Have you seen our (mostly 4K) MagellanTV documentary channel?: www.magellantv.com/video/kingdom-of-saturn-4k
Great unboxing and good descriptive review of this telescope. Thanks.
2:03 Ooops - There go the eyepieces.
LOL
I cringed at that as well! Glad the packaging protected the integral parts of the scope!
corisco tupi - I saw that too and I said, “WTF!”
lol
Been thinking about getting one
That starfinder works really well for what you get. They include it on the Astromaster 70AZ now in place of that piece of crap they had on it before.
That is an incredible price. I have always been told that you are wasting money if you buy a scope under six inches. Well this is close enough in my opinion. This scope is designed to be used. It’s compact forward thinking design comes with two useable oculars plus a star finder and a collimator. This is perfect for a grandfather or grandmother to introduce grandchildren to the wonders of the sky. On another note what other hobby can you say that your wife will let you stay out all night and not complain? I’m in!
Awesome! I had no idea there were affordable telescopes. Might have a new hobby.
Seeing the children so focused on what is being taught is such a joy to me.
Man oh man I wish inner city kids were this interested in learning about telescopes and the cosmos. We'd be turning out Neil Degrass Tysons all over the place!
Just inner city? I wish all American kids would display that kind of interest and willingness to learn about all fields of science and technology.
Lol. Good one.
You don't get to see stars living in the city. Need to be out in the middle of nowhere, so no wonder they are not interested
One would only wish that all beginner's telescopes are like this scope. There are too many low cost telescopes (including sold by Celestron, Meade, etc...) which have a very flimsy equatorial mount which is useless. This one looks like a good purchase.
Fast and ensambled it . Thanks.
nice unboxing tip
Is there a video on collimation of the scope? How often does this need to be done? Also, can it be linked to an app or a smartphone for pictures?
My telescope was waiting for me at my front door after coming back from watching the #conjunction on December 21.
Nice telescope, but where do I get these lovely Zak McKracken nose glasses?
"The Lights in the Sky Are Stars"
some of that light is reflected light from the ground
Awesome video! I’ll start with the 25mm
Refractor is so much easier to use, instant setup, no collimation, better mount, easier to photograph with cellphone from. But, anything that gets kids interested is good.
Thanks
I don't know about telescopes so I question the wide open space between the base and the mirror. Doesn't that cut down on contrast?
Nice, just when I said that I want a telescope
I find it awesome that this low-priced of a telescope comes with a collimating eyepiece. I really don't get why any Dob or Newt is sold without one!
To make more money off of you by having to buy a Cheshire or Laser Collimator, of course...
it comes with one because its junk and wont stay in alignment.
@@TheSighphiguy Really and where do you get that shite from ? its based on a nexstar SLT which is a very good entry level scope
Honestly they are very easy to make
So you spend more money buying one from the manufacturer. It's the American way.
I wish I could do my DOB like that.
Good idea.
Looks decent enough but I do wish it had a different mount than Dobsonian. I like my Dob on the 70 mm reflector but I want a bigger one to take with me to darker skies, which means a protective case and a tripod so I can set it up wherever I can find a nice place. I mean, it's a good price and even though it's only 130mm, for the price (as mentioned), that's not bad at all.
Does the OneSky's base have the thread or whatever that all of the smaller tabletop Celestrons and Orions have to attach it to photo tripods? It's probably too big but whatever.
It seems a nice day for Un-Boxing.
Magnifique telescope ☺😊😀
Does this come with a barrel shroud for light congested areas? If not, does a third-party make one?
Very cool
That's a smart scope
Celestron 👍👍👍
Nice blue scop
UPS finally dropped mine off today. too bad it's going to rain tonight.
Hi new to telescopes just wondering what telescope you would use to do photography on jupiter and planets maybe some galaxys and what ever else gets seen with it star wise just got a astrnomical telescope but found out all mirrors were bad in it took it to someone to fix it and they said just buy another one and also the finder scope and the telescope were all upside down which it is starting to make me loose interest in it because everything is in the opposite direction i would love to persue this if anyone can help me looking at budget one so i can persue even after kids have grown up . Thanks any help would be greatly appreciated to what and how to get started.
How do you keep light polutition off the secondary mirror?
good video
What’s the viewing range of this scope? Without looking up all the technical Jazz is it better suited for NEO viewing or can any deeper sky objects be seen?
the stellar magnitude limit is 13.1 and the highest useful magnification is around 300x
What was the multi-tool you were using?
The only reason you would have a telescope in NY City, one of the most light polluted cities in the world, is to peer into peoples windows!
I live in a very light polluted city and get great views of the planets and moon, comets and other features. Yes it would be better 100 miles into the countryside, but the telescope in you back yard (or roof) gets used 100X more than the one in the garage that you drive into the country side.
Tex Mex very true. I live in Miami, and setting one of these up on a rooftop, is almost like a cheater tripod
I observe deep sky objects in heavily light polluted skies. Star clusters brighter nebula.
I live across the Hudson in New Jersey and agree that the light pollution is terrible. I can remember as a kid seeing much more in the night sky so either there is more night light or space is definitely expanding. LOL. Yeah I know NYC is the hub of a lot of things but I don’t understand a .com dealing with space in such a polluted city. JMTC (Just My Three Cents).
Only place in NYC you could use a Scope is Central Park. An that would be a Suicide Mission. An you lose the scope anyway.
How did you keep it from moving parallel again?
Brilliant! Bravo, well done, I'm ordering mine. Thank you so much for such a well conceived educational science project.
Because of the demo being done in overcast light, can't see details on scope.
AWB ! SWEET !
Two things that bother me. First, that you had to use a tool to put the finder on it. The second, no mention if there's any optional attachments for connecting a digital camera or a computer to it. Other than that it seems to be a nice model for beginners.
GVSolo ,Im Almost.But Not 100% Sure This Doesnt Have A Computerized Mount,From What Im Seeing,..I Would Never Compare This With The Nextar 6SE Which Is What I Have,If I Were Going To Go With a Beginner Scope I Would Advise Celestron’s Power Seeker,Has a Better Focal Length,and That Red Dot Finder..Junk..Junk..Junk..The Star Finder Pro Is The Way To Go There.
PafMedic it must be exhausting to type all those capital letters.
Any telescope that takes standard eyepieces can have a digital camera attached - it just needs the adapter to fit your particular camera. The issues here are two though. First it does not have a drive to track the earths rotation and is also difficult to add an aftermarket one since it isn't an equatorial mount. Secondly the extensible tube does not look very sturdy and would probably not take the weight of an SLR and also there doesn't seem to be a way to counterbalance its weight.
U did not discuss balance of the tube for altitude adjustment
8:20 I certainly have not led a sheltered existence, but in all my 53 years, I'm sure this is the first time I've heard the word "equilibrate" used in anger. :)
Is the truss shaky when observing ? Doesn’t look so stable
Is it possible to attached SLR camera to this telescope?
hello, what is the size of the box?
This guy got a GOOD ASS camera
You don’t need to keep your eyeglasses, the eyepiece will do the job of compensating focal problems.
When I click upon the link to Buy the Onesky 130, I land upon a blank page which only says : 200 OK ! C'est quoi ca?
Can you make a solar filter to fit the OneSky?
You can make one to fit any scope just be very careful in storage dont damage the film in any way . Make one from cardboard and solar film sheet
Where can I buy this,and how much is it?
Can we connect a t-ring and attach a DSLR camera?
Can you strap a nice CCD on this?
Be careful with the box lift up so you don't scratch the box... drops the box full of eye pieces on the ground ^_^
What is the price of it? Site didn't work for me...
what can we view with this telescope?
04av6 moon Jupiter Saturn mercury Venus Jupiter's moons
Can I connect DSLR camera to this telescope?
Great product! Great delivery, but what you need is a smaller table.
What a nice program/idea. And what a shame that our own USA children aren't taught these things. Instead, they are saddled down with Common Core math, Hundreds of required federal tests so the States can get budget funding (although property owners are still paying school taxes), and hours of endless homework - so that by 10th or 11th grade they are dropping out of school. But it's nice there are so, so, so many programs to help the children of other countries.
How to get this T-scope
Is this the original voice actor from SpaceRip?
It me...
wait, in the back round you have one already set up
+Matthew Adams Good observing!
+VideoFromSpace What'd you do with them after the video?
+VideoFromSpace hahahah, he used a OneSky 130 to observe he has already one OneSky 130 unpacked... omg... hehe, its joke.
I WANT ONE OF THIS!!!!
+VideoFromSpace Where is it manufactured?
"Made in China"?
+GreenJelloHell China Synta factory, like most Celestrons and Orions.
Your buy link isn't working?
Your link is broken...
Your link does not work
How long does it typically take to collimate?
5min depends if you have done it but its real easy to do!
Your link to purchase one says "200 OK" on a blank page...
burt panzer Try this-shop.astronomerswithoutborders.org/products/awb-onesky-reflector-telescope
Sounds nice...but where do you find one?
+Anondlynn store.astronomerswithoutborders.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=4&zenid=kr3u939l59ohatntti395ovju7
Link you provided says 200 OK. That’s it.
I wish I have one of those
Fully assembled telescope in the background. He acts like he doesn't know a screw driver is needed. :D I'm ordering one for my daughter. Nice video. Can you post images of what can be seen with this?
Unpopular Popular Opinion I can tell you, Millions of objects, almost every planet, craters on the moon. It’s enough to keep you busy for the rest of you life. However, without some knowledge of the night sky, you wouldn’t be able to find anything other than the moon and planets and a view other objects. So the best thing you can do is learn the night sky and get yourself a nice sky chart tool. You can download apps that can help you find objects easily. When you get hooked, you can then buy a scope with goto capabilities. In my opinion this is not the best way to go, for a hundred dollars more you can get one with a useful mount and better optics.
Do you daughter love it ?
suggest me one wih a useful mount and better optics @@Markinpuff please
How can I buy it from Nepal?
Is the mirror parabolic or spherical?
Jenham's Astro: Parabolic mirror. I got to star test one this summer, at a local star party. The telescope optical quality was good. At 130X, Saturn and M13 (a globular star cluster) were both nicely resolved and aesthetically beautiful-! The eyepieces used were Sirius Plössl eyepieces (and Barlow lens) purchased from Orion Telescopes, which is local to Silicon Valley.
Please kindly inform me where I find this telescope to buy over the internet??
google is a great place to start. or use the link provided by the maker of the video.
How can I get it. ..???
Can a DSLR be attached to it?
There could have been allot more padding in that box... What's up with people not realizing this is important, especially when it's a precise instrument!
Shut up nerd
How does this sucker compare to the Orion 130mm? Like starblast, starseeker or spaceprobe? They are all the same as far as I can tell right? Except the mount?
@Greg Moonen Excellent, thank you. In fact I will not exclusively focus on Celestron, I'll just find the parabolic 150mm that I think fits my needs. That being said, I do need a very good mount/tripod, I heard that most are flimsy, but one in particular from Celestron is very good, or that is included with a Celestron scope, but man I can't remember what it was now. So, what are good 150mm Celestron scopes?
@Greg Moonen it's pretty expensive but if it really takes away all the work and lets you enjoy the sky I don't see why I shouldn't consider it. So, is it really as simple as taking it out, letting it acclimatize or whatnot, and typing in the location you want to see after finding specific stars? How is the tube though, as good as any other 6" long tube?
Why did you buy two..?