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Old 12-31-2020, 02:52 PM   #1
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Anyone like telescopes?

Here is one of my old school Newts on a Cave 2.5" shaft mount. Scope is a 10" F/8.
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Old 01-02-2021, 09:10 AM   #2
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So i guess no one here has a scope?
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Old 01-02-2021, 10:07 AM   #3
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i like them, but i don't have one.
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Old 01-04-2021, 06:22 AM   #4
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I will be getting me one "soon" to do a little astrophotography. Nothing major but enough to have a little fun with. Also to share with my best friends 5 & 3 yr old, to show them 'stuff'.
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I used one in college to search for moons and and other objects in the girls dorm 2 buildings away.
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Old 01-04-2021, 06:42 PM   #6
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I will be getting me one "soon" to do a little astrophotography. Nothing major but enough to have a little fun with. Also to share with my best friends 5 & 3 yr old, to show them 'stuff'.
Just research first. Lots of junk out there. This is a 150mm ED. I have had around 270 scopes over the years.
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Old 01-06-2021, 09:22 AM   #7
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I would like to get one this year. Thinking of either a 10" Dobsonian or a 10-16" Compound due to it being more compact and lighter.
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Old 01-06-2021, 06:23 PM   #8
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I would like to get one this year. Thinking of either a 10" Dobsonian or a 10-16" Compound due to it being more compact and lighter.
Meade made a 16" SCT but the optics were never that great. Most SCT's are just not vary sharp, Had around 60 Meade and Celestron SCT's and only 5 were very good out of 60. They vary big time and finding a winner is like the lotto.

Not sure if a 16" is even being made today and if it was it would be big money.
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Two of the things I have to consider are being able to move it myself and where to store it. Seems the articles I have looked at with pics some of the pics require software to get the images to look good in both color and clarity. I don't see myself spending more than $2500. Probably my 1st and last scope in the last 30 years.
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Old 01-07-2021, 05:57 AM   #10
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Plenty of good used stuff for sale. 90% of my stuff i bought used.
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Plenty of good used stuff for sale. 90% of my stuff i bought used.
you part of a local Astronomy club? I would like a scope that i can easily see Saturn with some definition in clarity. Obviously i want to see other stuff, but that is my standard i am using to determine what to get.
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you part of a local Astronomy club? I would like a scope that i can easily see Saturn with some definition in clarity. Obviously i want to see other stuff, but that is my standard i am using to determine what to get.
I was years ago like in 1982. Just try to find a starparty near you and take a look at many kinds of scopes.
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I was years ago like in 1982. Just try to find a starparty near you and take a look at many kinds of scopes.
Thought about it, but gonna have to wait on get togethers til Covid is under control. Hopefully getting my Vaccine Monday thru work.
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Old 01-08-2021, 05:47 AM   #14
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A good used 5" ED would be a good choice. The one on the far left was a 130mm triplet. Size wise is not too big.
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