Got my XT8 Classic by FedEx yesterday. Below is my non-scientific, personal observations on quality, construction, ease of use, difference from my previous...
Congrats, Boyd. I got my XT8 Classic in early October and my impressions are very similar to yours in most respects. An outstanding scope for the money. Of...
The main reason I got the XT8 rather than the XT10 or DSH 10 or the SVP 8 is as you say "goodies"! Now that LPI autostar package at $149, and a number of...
... Boyd, Thanks for the great post. It took me back to when I first got my XT: my worries about shipping damage, (none), my concerns about putting it...
Glad to hear you like the scope, i didn't have to worry about shipping damage. I got mine in june on my birthday from highpoint scientific. I love the hand...
Boyd I am trying to figure out what to do. I have been saving money for a while for a new scope. I appreciate your review of your experience with the XT8. I...
... a while for a new scope. I appreciate your review of your experience with the XT8. I have a question... ... two pieces or once it is assembled is it a...
Brian, I carry my XT8 in and out of the house as one unit. It's really not too bad at all once you get used to it. Of course, when I'm ready to take it on a...
This is one of the suprises for me, and I am very happy about it. Once you have the springs on it, you can pick it up by the handle and carry it with one hand....
Thank you to everyone who answered my question about the XT8 portability. Two Square Feet! That sounds great. I was wondering about that. I am now trying to...
Brian, You'll be good to go right out of the box. (Of course you'll want to add accessories, but you can still go out and enjoy your new telescope as is.) The...
Congratulations on your new telescope! Now that you have it, you'll find that in the Coma Bernices and Virgo constellations alone at least a couple hundred...
... pretty darn good (imho). That is not to say that a Cheshire eyepiece or laser collimator won't be a good investment down the road, but I ... like the...
I don't have any problem carrying my XT10i back and forth between the house and back yard, or from the house to the car. I carry it in one piece if it's just...
... <spocksleftball@y...> wrote: a whole new universe opened up. The ring nebula in Lyra has a ... I can actually spot the hole (seen as a faint smoke ring)...
Consider maybe the Apex 127, 5" of aperture for astronomy, but compact like a spotting scope, allready t threaded for photography (1540mm f12.1). Of course you...
I brought out my 8 inch intelli scope, let it cool, and got great views. The thing that knocked me out of my seat was the Pleadies (M45). I forgot it comes up...
Great report Mitchell, Life is great on a night like tonight. Great Viewing My Friend, Hulett ... From: Mitchell To: orion-telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
... before ... Mitchell, When you were observing the Pleiades, did you notice the reflection nebulae around Merope and Alcyone? Very faint but I have seen...
Saw Plaedies tonite in binoculars-it is great in binoculars too. Especially now that it has gotten cold out. Don ... great ... the ... Mitchell. ... reflection...
Mitchell, ... reflection ... hints ... others. ... to ... in ... how ... no ... in ... Mike, i think if i looked VERY closly i could see a small hint of blue...
... I also saw them in a small bair of bino's (7-15 X 35). Very nice even at high power. And also with my deepview 2" which gives me about 28X i could see...
... Mitchell, Without optical aid, most people under average conditions can see from 7 to 9 stars. In his Atlas of Deep Sky Splendors, Vahrenberg mentions that...
Edward Emerson Barnard's "Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way" is now on-line. A catalog of dark nebulae searchable by sky area,...
... From: Ken Poshedly To: AstroAtlanta@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: [AAC] Book announcement!!! Okay, everybody. Big book...
... The below website has a highly detailed map of the Moon. It seems to be based on the Rükl atlas. Check it out. The advantage it has over Rükl's is that...
I was just about ready to buy the XT8 Intelliscope, when someone told me that they'd heard on various message boards that the accuracy and controller aren't up...
well i don't want anyone to take this the wrong way but it is very seldom for me to have the controller place an object in the feild of view. I alighn it very...
No problem, I can live with that. Are you able to connect the controller/scope to a more powerful battery source? I.e. is there an adaptor of some sort? In my...
... I ... well i'm not sure, it has you standard contacts for a device i guees, but you can get another cable i think to connect it to a PC. I don't think that...
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