All, I am STILL waiting (though not too patiently) for clear skies to be able to test the Apogee richest field 90mm scope I recently received. I promised to...
...and this began 40+ days of biblically cloudy nights. My experience with our family's new Orion ST80 EQ has me convinced of this. Santa delivered it last...
Hilton, No, I've never done any "artificial star" tests before, though I've read about some of them. What kind of "Christmas ornament" test are you talking...
Been like that here in NJ also. Last night we had a break in the night time cloud cover so I grabbed my Orion 8x56 Mini Giants for a real quick look. I set...
Sorry for not replying earlier....have been away till today. And yes the Orion ED2 are similar to the Celestron X-Cel's. They are good value for money ep's....
Hi Darren, A little over a week ago, I got an Orion ST80 w/EQ-1 mount. It came with the 10mm and 25mm Sirius Plossl ep's and I got the Shorty-Plus 2x 3-element...
... Plus > 2x 3-element Barlow and mirror star diagonal as accessories. This is our first scope and, because of weather, etc., I've not had a chance to use it...
... Shorty- ... accessories. ... had ... to ... stick ... most ... is ... the "sword" ... Expanse ... Thanks, Mary. So I guess what you're saying is, for now,...
... filter? ... Yes, essentially the same. I think most people on this list will agree that a 5mm or 6mm eyepiece is "just right" for Lunar, and for Jupiter,...
... good ... Mary, The V-block anti-fringing filter is on sale @ telescope.com for $39.20. The Orion Expanse 6mm is not on sale ($49.95) but ED-2's are ...
Hi Mary and Tom, Sorry for the late reply. I am on the wrong side of the world :) Anyway I second Mary's suggestion for an anti violet filter. It makes a lot...
... are > ($54.95)...for the $5 difference, a tough call. I'm ordering the V-> block filter. If I decided to go with the ED-2, what size would you >...
Tom, I wouldn't add any additional eyepieces just yet. Your set up gives you 16x, 32x, 40x and 80x a fairly good range. If I were adding an additional...
Mary, He really doesn't need the 6mm Expanse right now, Tom can Barlow the 10mm to give him about the same power. If he is going to add a wide field eyepiece...
Darren, I also have a 9mm Ultrawide I never realized they were the same as the Expanse eyepieces. For the price you can't beat it, my 9mm is also sharp to the...
... the ... though ... pat. ... it. ... take ... the ... gold ... as ... the ... Cel's ... rest ... At ... than ... looks ... 5mm ... about ... open ... there....
Darren. I would recommend that your next purchase would be a 32mm plossl. This will give you a much wider view which is one area that your scope is very good ...
Hi Kev, But I do have a 32mm plossl. Maybe you mistook me for Tom who was asking the question :) Anyway I do agree that the 32mm gets heaps of use. It is my...
Hi, I have an orange-tube C8 with the original 6x30 finger. I'd like to get a better finder and thought the ST80 might be a good option. What do I need to...
Tom, Good call, when I got my first scope I ran out and got alot of extra eyepieces with out really knowing what my needs were. Then I went back and bought...
Mike, You can get everything from ScopeStuff http://www.scopestuff.com 1. A ShortTube 80 without the 1/4 20 mounting block. 2. Tube Rings with alignment screws...
Hi David. Yes...no more buying stuff...for while at least. So far, the ep's/filters I have are 10mm and 25mm Sirius Plossl, V-Block anti- fringing filter (just...
Hi Mike, I got a compression ring visual back for my Orion ST80 from Jim @ scopestuff. I'm a newb but I second what David said about him...he's very...
Ken Dauzat (Ken's Rings & Things, Astromart Sponsor) does a set of alignable mounting rings for these 'scopes. Go to http://www.astromart.com, go to the...
Is it reasonable to just leave the Fringe Killer on the front of my diagonal - all the time? Or would it significantly degrade the images of darker entities?...
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