I just bought the two speed version for my Vixen 102ED...Nice. I ordered a second one for my Nighthawk. It will fit an 80f5. I don't know that I would put...
Has anyone taken one of these little scopes and a tripod on a cruise ship, particularly on the Alaska Inside Passage? I think that these would be wonderful...
Hi: It's largely a question of the movement of the ship. Even modern cruise ships pitch and roll anough to make anything other than the lowest mags unpleasant....
"ladycathyofwales" ... I can't speak about daytime viewing, but can contribute a few words about ship board astronomy. My wife and I went on a Norwegian Cruise...
We did that cruise a few years ago, it was very nice. I had a pair of mediocre binos, and I used them alot. A small scope might be good or a pair of binos...
... I can't possibly afford stabilized binocs, but there seems to be a concensus that some type of binocular is the way to go. I have a pair of 8X30's, and I...
Hi folks, I figured I'd pass on some experiences with various mounts I've tried with the ST80 which is being mostly used for astronomy. 1) I first used a...
... Yes, I can't justify the stabilized binos either. The 8x30s you have may be just what you need. We have a 7*35 Nikon which, as Jim wrote, can be carried...
Lady Cathy et al... My wife and I took a long (2 month) cruise that included Antarctic waters, the Straits of Magellan, and so on. Of course, way different ...
Would you mind sharing your plans or some pictures? -- Daniel ... tried with the ST80 which ... elevated over 30-45 degrees ... off to the rear of the ... ...
I have a few pictures of the "angle iron" approach I used. My result was similar to Mikes -- a little more vibration, but easier pointing since the center of...
Ok, I added an album in yahoo groups with several pictures called "homemade alt azimuth mount". Note that I have no plans. :-) Regards, Mike Willegal...
I have a 80f5 home made scope (objective dublet bought from surplusshed)and made a few astrophotos with it. I wander about buying a standard 80f5 from Orion,...
Hi Paulo - Pretty cold this year in Porto Alegre? Your 80mm homemade scope may not be much better optically than one that Orion sells. I don't remember seeing...
... because they use a larger scope on a good mount to do the tracking and the smaller 80f5 rides piggyback with a camera. That sounds right up my alley. <G> I...
Hi Jim Yes, we have a pretty cold weather in our light polluted Porto Alegre now. My 80f5 uses a coated achromatic dublet. His worse point is the field...
Many thanks for the link, Leo. I'm well impressed by the Horsehead taken with Orion 80f5. Which mount did you use to get it? Some ideas about focal reducers...
Hi Paulo - Very nice images. I can see you have really thought about exposure times! The Orion ST will definitely focus more of the field for you. But I would...
Paulo, I've been following this thread right from the beginning, but I was in a hurry to meet some deadlines for a client so I had no time to jump in. I just...
Hi Jim The lenses were not home made, just the scope. By the way, thanks for the indications. You, your wife, as well as other friends are welcome to south of...
Hi Carlos In fact, the achromat doublet I received from Surplusshed was not well assembled and I had an ugly spherical aberration. After I re- arranged the...
Hi, I'm new here and am interested in obtaining a ST80 for use as a RFT and as a sunspot observing telescope. Regarding the latter, is the ST80 a decent scope...
Hi Clay, welcome aboard. On Astromart I picked up a solar filter made of Baader film for $20, for an 80mm scope and it was the best view I ever had of the sun ...
I never tested mine at high powers since I have larger scopes for that. In general I think 100x might be the general consensus. Do a Google search "orion st80...
Hi... I'm not an expert in imaging with my ST-80 (or my 10" dob, for that matter), but it is quite clear the general guideline of about 50 power per inch of...
... Clay, I have had a Celestron 80WV for a number of years now and I find it very suitable for the roles you mention. As a RFT it works great and gives a very...
... and as a sunspot observing telescope. You've already received some good advice, I'll try and add to that. I use my wife's Orion ST-80 for sunspots using a...
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