Guido, Looks like you got two very different answers to your question. I don't have the 150mm but I do have the Apex 127. I find to 127 does a very nice job...
Thank you David. Like my 90mm Mak and if the optics are good, I am sure that the 150mm will excell in the planets. I was curious on knowing if someone had done...
Guido, I don't know if you will gain that much over your 120mm f/8 with the 150mm MAK. Rule of thumb is you knock about 1" of aperature off a MAK or SCT when...
David, The color correction in my achromatic refractor is not good enough for imaging planets which is what I am doing now. Your ED is by far a better quality...
Guido, Sounds like you know what you want go for the 150. I didn't mean to give the wrong impression of the Apex 127 it is a very nice scope. The Vixen is...
Hi, I'm a new member living in the West midlands (UK) Bought my first Orion telescope last year, an 18 month old Europa 8" f6 on an EQ5 mount, Previous to this...
Ron; Sounds to me like you may be referring to an Orion UK scope. I do not recall a "Europa" model from Orion USA. This group primarily supports Orion...
... the "astronomyboy" web site. ... The Astronomyboy site is listed in the Links section of orion- telescopes. http://www.astronomyboy.com/cg5/ Happy Skies! ...
... Hi Rich, The Europa is made in the UK, the previous owner collected it personally from the factory at Crewe 18 months ago. Although my mount moves smoothly...
Ron; It took me about 4 hours, uninterrupted, to do the job. Fortunately I have a pretty decent shop with all the hand tools I needed to do the job and a...
Hi Everyone, I've really enjoyed this group, and now I'm wondering if I could get some opinions about a few Orion binoculars. I plan to get two pairs from...
Dear Group, I'm thinking of trying to take a few astrophotos using a Canon A510, possibly as a prelude to more serious astrophoto efforts in the future. Could...
Ron; I would say that your average DIY tool set should do the job, at least on a mount of similar vintage to mine. I suggest that you read the instructions...
I just received the correct cable from Orion to interface the SVP Intelliscope upgrade to "The Sky6" software. I need a good night to experiment with it, but...
I have a orion skyquest XT12i dob f/4.9 for sale. It comes with 6.3mm,10mm,25mm sirius eye plossels, GSO superview 15mm, shorty plus x2 barlow,trimag x3...
Just curious to see if any one has had any problems with the Fork Arm Assembly of there StarSeaker Series scopes made by Celestron and sold by Orion. I...
Hi I have a StarSeeker mount from the 80mm which I am using with a Stellarvue AT1010 Nighthawk. From what I hear the mount often arrives over tightened....
Dear group, Is anyone using the 100mm F/6 Achromat for DSO imaging? Are there any sample images with it? Sorry for all the questions, and thank you for any...
I finally tested my ED80 as a 600mm telephoto and it is excellent. For a bird, a power transformer as a place to land is not excellent. When it did, (as I was...
Okay guys, another newbie here so please don't shoot me. Having owned several refracting telescopes in my youth I purchased a 2nd hand 114mm reflector (fl...
I owned a Celestron GT114 some time back and you are right, it don't make your heart sing or your wife faint. I upgraded to the Orion SkyViewPro tube and stuck...
Hi Lindy, i previously owned some time ago a 114gt and in my experience to get really quite good "views" from it you need to collimate it to near perfection...
Hi, I will second what Glyn said. I had one too, and while it may never be as good as some of the other designs of scopes out there, it can produce decent...
Thanks to Glyn and Timm for the input. I've got the collimation about as good as it can be for this scope. The biggest problem I think, is the short fl and the...
Hi Lindy, (hi Timm, how ya doin ?) well, a couple of things - yep you're quite right about that OTA, to be honest i sold mine for the same reason but i kept...
Hi Lindy and Glyn, Yup - I did the same thing, only I have an 80mm WO APO refractor on mine. And I finally made oak legs for the tripod, and it's a nice cheap...
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