Hi gang... If anybody likes the 120ST, there is a 150mm f/5 version available. This is not offered by Orion, but is available from the link below as an OTA or...
Man, if orion ever released an EQ6 Skyscan version of the Atlas (AtlasGT or AtlasIS perhaps?), for $1000-1200, it would turn the industry upside down... you...
Does anyone know of any reviews of the Orion Epic eyepieces or comparisons between the Epic and say the Vixen Lanthanum ep's (I'd say the Orion Lanthanum's,...
You say you want something smaller and your interests are in deep sky. The one Orion scope everyone seems to be over looking is the SpaceProbe 130ST. It's...
Hello everyone, I have added 2 new images from last night. These were taken just to test how well the mount tracked and to my surprise since this is mostly a...
Hi group, I'm looking for a small, easy to transport scope, and I wonder which one would be better choice as a general-purpose scope, the short-tube 80mm...
... experiences ... My opinion is 90mm Mak all the way! I recently got the apex 90, and it is useable on a modest photo tripod (extremely stable on an orion ...
Dont I know it, 11" SCT leads to a 16" premium truss dob with a goto/track servo system, lol if only I had the budget of most astronomers. I just got my GSO...
Those 80mm F/5 refractors are intended only for low-power, wide field observing. At high powers, chromatic abberation will make everything fuzzy and rimmed...
Hello, This is my first post and I have some exciting news for many newtonian owners who are tired of coma and spikes in their photos. I could have hogged this...
... many newtonian owners who are tired of coma and spikes in their photos. ... Welcome to the group eldoo. Very interesting photos. What was the target? Can...
... Mike , I'm busy now, but you can see what they look like at : http://www.fpi-protostar.com Look for curved secondary holders. My modification was to make...
... I've gone in the other direction.... From large Dobs to more portable equipment. I like low power, wide fov observing these days...let someone else chase...
Ok guys figure this one out........... I ordered a scope from Orion Monday night, paid for 2 day air so the scope should have been delivered Thursday. Weather...
Hi All I have an old Orion 12.5" f/4.8 The eyepieces I have are a 36mm Siebert Optics SWA that I like very much. It is very sharp to the edge. I also have a 2"...
I have found that a good barlow lens will correct edge coma to some degree, much improving the performance of my meade 13.8mm SWA in my Hardin 8"f4. However a...
... you ... Lenny, Not good. The real world of home and family got in the way. :<( Didn't get out but the sky was clear. On the other hand I just received my...
For those interested in the 120ST, here are some recent images made using a 8 bit CCD camera, "fringe killer" filter, working at f/5 prime focus. Guiding was...
... Interesting images Jim. I like the two views of M51. Negative images always seem to show more of the finer detail in a deep sky astrophoto. Did you produce...
Hi Michael, The images were shot from my backyard in Livermore during full moon. Have had so little free time and few clear nights of late, I shot this stuff...
I'm basically quite surprised! These are nice clear photos for being shot through a scope notorious for chromatic aberration. Very nice! When I read the term...
Yeah, the Atik 2HS is an Philips ToUcam 8 bit, monochrome web cam modified with a 1/3 inch CCD chip. Most web cams have 1/4 inch CCDs. The detector and...
There are two shots of the moon in my folder taken with a 120ST and Nikon CoolPix4500. This was my very first attempt at astro-photography. The 120 was...
The skies were much darker in my backyard last night and I was able to go a little deeper with the same setup and exposure time. If you squint just right, you...
... to ... near ... Very good Jim. The contrast between the two images is dramatic. Just looking at that huge counter-clockwise swirl of M51 makes it easy to...
I just answered my question, I saw above you are using a fringe filter. Sacrificing some of the other color focus for better blue focus also helps. I am...
Here are a couple planetary nebulae shots with the 120ST @ f/5 using an Atik 2HS CCD camera. The shots are 200 second long exposures, 25 or 30 frames each,...
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