"ED DEFIANT" ... Yes. DSOs, especially galaxies show vastly more detail in amateur astrophotos then with an eyepiece. Planets often look worse. Two reasons I'm...
Hi Team, Just joined to try and find out the general concensus of opinion of which scope is best. Main needs are for terrestrial use, bird watching, wildlife...
... of ... Celestron. ... shops ... David: I believe that a small refractor makes the most sense for your needs. What you have to determine is how much you...
... Assuming the Celestron 80f5 has the same finder as does the 102/f5 (which I own), you may want to consider buying a finder scope. Although at low power...
... snipped a bit .... ... Why ? Whats wrong with the std 45 deg erecting prism ?? ... Apart from the diagonal, I have had no other bad news of these scopes,...
... Depends on how fussy you are! My wife uses the Orion 45 on her scope all the time since is has a more comfortable viewing position. If I hadn't told her...
I noticed "the line" right away. One plus to a 45 is that the diagonal doesn't flop over and dump your EP's and barlow on the concrete like a 90 mirror can :o)...
... I've used both the 45 degree "erect image" diagonal that came with my Celestron 102f5 and the mirror diagonal I purchased from Hands On Optics. The 45...
I thought that the original intent was to use the 80f5 to look at birds and such, in that case the 45 erecting prism is just the thing you want. David B. ... ...
Thanks for all the comments guys, but I have just had an offer of a 102mm F5 for a song - so cheap I am not allowed to say (but let's just say that there was...
I have the Synta (Skywatcher) tabletop version of the 80f5. It is a great scope for travel as I can take it with me as carry-on baggage on airplanes....
... I have the Celestron 102mm f5 "Wide View", which is sold as a "spotting scope". Think of it as the 80f5's "big brother" and you have a pretty good idea....
If budget is not a problem then here are a few high quality travel scopes. ASTROPHYSICS TRAVELER (105MM F/5.8 APO REFRACTOR) TELEVUE 85 (85MM F/7 APO...
I had to laugh when I unpackaged my ST80 and found that tiny little finder scope. I purchased the Celestron ST80 to use AS a finder scope! It looks great...
... So, firstly you are using an 80mm as a guide scope for an 80mm scope :-) Original I suppose ..... Secondly, I had a similar larf when I saw the finder...
... --<snip>-- Now if we can just have some decent UK weather...... ... --<snip>-- David - isn't "decent UK weather" an oxymoron??? :-) All the best, George ...
... Guess why I dumped my Helios and got the ST ? Cuz I cannot handle the cold, and with the Helios 8" it took me obver 1.5 hours to set up for a nights...
Hi Friends , Am new to Group ; Hence guidance from esteemed members. My Back ground is : Am 2 Years old In astronomy. Have 8 inch f/8 Dob , Olympus 10x50 DPS...
... Welcome Andy.... ... I would steer clear of the Konus and the Meade (due to smaller ap size) but any of the other Short Tube beasts will do nicely, and...
Thanks David , I was in UK 3 Years back on an assignment (East sussex) & scopes were costly than in US. I was narrowing on to Nexstar 80gt for USD 290 At...
... Fine if you really need GOTO, otherwise spend more on the optics ! I might invest in something from the USA soon as the exchange rate is very good for us...
... Our youngest member! ... I agree with David about GOTO. It is great on SCTs and Maks like the larger ETXs and NexStars, but the cables, batteries, etc...
My 80f5 suffers from the following problem. At mid (40x) and high (80-133x) power it produces very good images and perfect star test. However when I use it...
... You can rule out the astigmatism source being the eyepiece by simply rotating the eyepiece and viewing the slightly out of focus pattern. If it turns its...
I was at our dark sky site last night and was having issues with my CCD camera, so i thought i might try a shot and shooting through guidescope (80mm...
If you don't mind used scopes, a second-hand C5 would cost less than $400 on Ebay or Astromart. Very portable, not as clean views as refractors, but no...
Hello Jim , Thanks . I will not take a chance on ebay/Astromart due to scams possibility. However I am looking at Celestron 102mm Spotting scope (same as ...
I'd stay away from eBay, but not Astromart for astronomical goodies. Not that I frequent Astromart a lot (have made a few purchases without incident), but its...
... I got mine from Adorama. Note that while the website claims a 25mm Plossl and a 10mm, mine came with a 20mm and a 10 instead. The finder scope isn't much...
Hello Jerome , I have 1.25 " Celestron eyepieces set. , I can have an adapter done at Lathe shop (same way i did for .965 to 1.25 for my Dob). Do I purchase an...
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