Paul -

The ST80 is good for visual observations, but there is a little false color so I
would not recommend it for photography. As Leo says, a Right Angle Diagonal is
included and is not very friendly for birding. My 80f5  Celestron 80WA came with
45 degree diagonal and I use 100% of the time for terrestrial viewing. 

You might look at the Celestron 80ED as an alternative. Color correction is much
better according to reviews I have read. People do use the Celestron 80ED for
birding. Orion also makes an 80mm ED scope too but I have seen no reviews on it.

You might check out the "digiscoping birds" group.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/digiscopingbirds/ to see what scopes are
popular and affordable.

Good luck -

Jim Davidson

Fortaleza, Brazil

03° 47' S, 38° 35' W

http://www.geocities.com/jd_astro

N8i, C5, 102GT, 114GT, TV Oracle, 80WA

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure
about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

--- On Fri, 6/12/09, pauloctavio2002 <pauloctavio2002@...> wrote:

From: pauloctavio2002 <pauloctavio2002@...>
Subject: [80f5] Hello, is the ST80 Orion a good candidate for birding
observations?
To: 80f5@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 4:22 PM

















Hello,



It is my question..



thanks,

paulo































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