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Meade / Coronado 40mm f/10 PST H-Alpha Personal Solar Telescope
Coronado PST
I've always enjoyed viewing the sun in "white-light" and became interested in H-Alpha viewing when I had a chance to look through a PST a couple of years ago. Wow! The view, though small, was awesome! I plunked down the $600 when a rebate was off...
I've always enjoyed viewing the sun in "white-light" and became interested in H-Alpha viewing when I had a chance to look through a PST a couple of years ago. Wow! The view, though small, was awesome! I plunked down the $600 when a rebate was off...
Apr 28, 2008
Meade / Coronado 40mm f/10 PST H-Alpha Personal Solar Telescope
Coronado PST
The Coronado PST is a fine little scope for the price. Solar viewing is not for everyone, and you have to train your eyes for observing some of the more subtle features with this small scope. But the view, once you get used to using this scope, is fa...
The Coronado PST is a fine little scope for the price. Solar viewing is not for everyone, and you have to train your eyes for observing some of the more subtle features with this small scope. But the view, once you get used to using this scope, is fa...
Mar 16, 2008
Orion SkyQuest XT8
Orion Skyquest XT8
I own an XT10, but found a good deal on the XT8 that I just couldn't pass up. That's a purchase I'll never regret I assure you. The XT8 delivered awesome views, and worked out just fine for mounting on my CG5 computerized mount. The mirror in this sc...
I own an XT10, but found a good deal on the XT8 that I just couldn't pass up. That's a purchase I'll never regret I assure you. The XT8 delivered awesome views, and worked out just fine for mounting on my CG5 computerized mount. The mirror in this sc...
Mar 15, 2008
Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Telescope # 21049
Telescope performs better than expected.
The tripod and telescope perform better than expected for the price paid. At a mere $140 and a little knowledge of the skies (easily obtained from the freebee CD or wunderground.com's astronomy map), nebulae, galaxies, planets, clusters and anything...
The tripod and telescope perform better than expected for the price paid. At a mere $140 and a little knowledge of the skies (easily obtained from the freebee CD or wunderground.com's astronomy map), nebulae, galaxies, planets, clusters and anything...
Feb 15, 2008
Meade LightBridge 12" f/5 Truss Tube Dobsonian Deluxe Telescope # 1205-05-03
Lightbridge, light bucket
I bought mine 4 months after they became available. Everything fit together well, and I had no problems with the assembly. Mine is the deluxe version, which is now the only version Meade sells. As is, I had no trouble with balance or motion, and the ...
I bought mine 4 months after they became available. Everything fit together well, and I had no problems with the assembly. Mine is the deluxe version, which is now the only version Meade sells. As is, I had no trouble with balance or motion, and the ...
Jan 29, 2008
Meade / Coronado 40mm f/10 PST H-Alpha Personal Solar Telescope
The Coronado PST
When you consider the price and then consider what you can see with this telescope, it is an amazing feat. With such a small and light weight package you can make out details on the sun itself, see prominences, sun spots and flares. It is so light ...
When you consider the price and then consider what you can see with this telescope, it is an amazing feat. With such a small and light weight package you can make out details on the sun itself, see prominences, sun spots and flares. It is so light ...
Dec 30, 2007
Vixen ED80sf 800mm Apochromatic Refractor Telescope with Porta II Mount
Vixen ED 80 Sf Refractor
The Vixen ED 80 Sf refractor is a great low cost grab and go scope. It is light weight and portable and adapts easily to any mount that can hold 7.5 pounds. It has virtually no color and everything comes to a tack sharp focus. It comes with a flip...
The Vixen ED 80 Sf refractor is a great low cost grab and go scope. It is light weight and portable and adapts easily to any mount that can hold 7.5 pounds. It has virtually no color and everything comes to a tack sharp focus. It comes with a flip...
Dec 30, 2007
Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope # 11069
C8I SE Alignment
I too have purchased one of these after a long hiatus from astronomy. The optics are satisfactory, a little soft at higher powers due to the large central obstruction, but all in all, it is quite good. The system's strong point is its portability. ...
I too have purchased one of these after a long hiatus from astronomy. The optics are satisfactory, a little soft at higher powers due to the large central obstruction, but all in all, it is quite good. The system's strong point is its portability. ...
Nov 20, 2007
Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope # 11069
OK scope
This was the first scope I have had in several years. It has good optics but the 3 star alignment procedure doesn't work very well. It generally takes several tries to get it to properly align. Also the battery plug to hook up an external battery ...
This was the first scope I have had in several years. It has good optics but the 3 star alignment procedure doesn't work very well. It generally takes several tries to get it to properly align. Also the battery plug to hook up an external battery ...
Nov 6, 2007
Celestron NexStar 102SLT Computerized Telescope # 22096
Nexstar 102 SLT
The Celestron 102 SLT is a f/6.5 wide field scope that performs quite well for an achromat of this size. There is the usual false color on bright objects as expected but the views are still sharp with a good level of contrast. The telescope also has ...
The Celestron 102 SLT is a f/6.5 wide field scope that performs quite well for an achromat of this size. There is the usual false color on bright objects as expected but the views are still sharp with a good level of contrast. The telescope also has ...
Oct 8, 2007
Orion SkyQuest XT8
Great Scope! Buy it!
I was actually saving to buy an Orion XT10 when I perused the clearance section of the Orion site and saw that they were selling off the discontinued XT8 models for $259. The new model sells for $369 with the only difference being the smaller 6x30 fi...
I was actually saving to buy an Orion XT10 when I perused the clearance section of the Orion site and saw that they were selling off the discontinued XT8 models for $259. The new model sells for $369 with the only difference being the smaller 6x30 fi...
Aug 13, 2007
TEC APO140 140mm f/7
TEC 140 mm f/7 apo triplet oil spaced
Yuri Petrunin from TEC in Golden, Colorado has been producing some very fine refractors running from the 140 ED Triplet to a 160 ED Triplet, a Fluorite Triplet, a 180 ED Triplet and a 200 mm Fluorite Triplet. All of these are oil-spaced in the class...
Yuri Petrunin from TEC in Golden, Colorado has been producing some very fine refractors running from the 140 ED Triplet to a 160 ED Triplet, a Fluorite Triplet, a 180 ED Triplet and a 200 mm Fluorite Triplet. All of these are oil-spaced in the class...
Jul 15, 2007
Meade LightBridge 12" f/5 Truss Tube Dobsonian Deluxe Telescope # 1205-05-03
Meade Lightbridge 12"
I had to make a few modifications. Like flocking everything on the inside the scope. You have to add extra weight to the bottom. It seems to be a little top heavy. I couldn't get a regular 12" to fit in my car. I can transport it ok and when I put it...
I had to make a few modifications. Like flocking everything on the inside the scope. You have to add extra weight to the bottom. It seems to be a little top heavy. I couldn't get a regular 12" to fit in my car. I can transport it ok and when I put it...
Apr 8, 2007
Vixen R200SS 200mm f/4 Newtonian Reflector Telescope
Great Scope for Widefield Astrophotography
The Vixen R200SS is one scope I've owned that I wish I had not sold. If you are looking for a 8" F4 scope that is already optimised for widefield astrophotography then the R200SS should be on your list. The R200SS is compact and lightweight (even f...
The Vixen R200SS is one scope I've owned that I wish I had not sold. If you are looking for a 8" F4 scope that is already optimised for widefield astrophotography then the R200SS should be on your list. The R200SS is compact and lightweight (even f...
Apr 2, 2007
Vixen VMC200L 200mm f/2.5 Modified Maksutov Cassegrain Reflector Telescope
Good Imaging Scope
I owned my Vixen VMC200L for about a year and used it quite often. I bought it mainly to use for planetary imaging with a webcam. The VMC uses a 200mm diameter fixed F2.5 primary mirror and has a 3.9x magnifying secondary mirror with a meniscus cor...
I owned my Vixen VMC200L for about a year and used it quite often. I bought it mainly to use for planetary imaging with a webcam. The VMC uses a 200mm diameter fixed F2.5 primary mirror and has a 3.9x magnifying secondary mirror with a meniscus cor...
Mar 21, 2007
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