Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion

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16 years 11 months ago #57022 by michaeloconnell

Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion was created by michaeloconnell

I was looking at the Orion website and noticed that they are now selling SCTs which have Celestron optics. Sizes available up to 11" SCT.

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16 years 11 months ago #57025 by dave_lillis

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I don't see the point of this, are they cheaper or something??

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16 years 11 months ago #57027 by michaeloconnell

Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion

I checked the price of the aluminium tube C11 on OPT, and the celestron one sells for $19.95 less than what Orion are charging for their one. I didn't see any difference in spec.
...strange....

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16 years 11 months ago #57033 by paulevans

Replied by paulevans on topic Re: Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion

I think we're moving towards the point where most telescopes are going to end up being made in the Synta factory in China. There certainly seem to be a lot of Celestrons that are exactly the same as Skywatchers.

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16 years 11 months ago #57045 by DaveGrennan

Replied by DaveGrennan on topic Re: Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion

My understanding is that Celestron, Orion and Skywatcher all come from the Same Synta factory in China and are effectively the same units rebadged.

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16 years 11 months ago #57049 by Seanie_Morris

Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re: Celestron telescopes rebadged as Orion

My understanding is that Celestron, Orion and Skywatcher all come from the Same Synta factory in China and are effectively the same units rebadged.

That rings a bell, and I thought was a topic of conversation on these boards well over a year ago too. There was also the mention that Tasco was part of the same group or conglomorate.

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