Aye Jack, I thought the Orange Tubes were the first Celestrons C 8's, did Orion also make Orange Tube C 8's? Mike White Los Angeles, CA. 90059-3400 U.S.A. N...
It was a 2nd generation C8 bought from Orion. Several mail order companies were selling Celestron scopes. If you wanted a Cave or Optical Craftsman or...
Greetings Errol, Sorry for the delayed response. My Astronomy Club the (Los Angeles Astronomical Society) usually books 4 half nights and 2 full nights on Mt....
I'm just curious... What kind of objects do you pick to observe with this "monsters";? Galaxies? Planetary Nebulas? Tiny GC's? Sebastián, Buenos Aires,...
... You've nailed the problem exactly! The field of view of these scopes is truly tiny. My favourite views have been of planetary nebulae, because you can...
Greetings Sebastian, Here is a partial list that we viewed one year, Jupiter @ 244 X Mag., M 3, M 13, Pluto, Box Nebula, Swan Nebula, Albero, Cats Eye Nebula @...
Sebastian, Close binaries are also fun targets. When I was there late Oct. 2008, our last target was Gamma Andromeda with B and C cleanly split. Don Connected...
Thanks for all the details! I imagined the "star gradient" of a GC that Geoff mentioned and it gave me chills. Also, I would never thought about close...
Hi Mike, Thanks for all the detailed feedback. And thanks everyone who chimed in. These large aperture scopes amaze the heck out of me.. I don't know what I...
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Hi all. I just recently purchased a Celestron NexStar 130. It seems to function fine and I have been able to get really good lunar views and views of Jupiter...
Hello and welcome. I started out with a Celestron Travel Scope 70, which is smaller than your scope, but my viewing results were about the same as yours...
Hello, and welcome to the group. I almost feel as if I am new here also as I can’t remember the last time I made a post. The photography bug hit me a couple...
Hi I have a nexstar GT102 and can distinguish the bands on Jupiter and 4 of its moons, preety good view of the rings of Satuern. Jupiter's moons move quickly...
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Hi everyone, I recently joined the "Talking Telescopes" group and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Scott Busby and I'm an amateur astronomer. I've been...
Hi Scott, Welcome to the TT group - glad to have you aboard. My primary concentration is also astrophotography. What Takahashi telescopes/equipment are you...
... Welcome, Scott! Your post strikes me as a good opportunity for some of us long-time members to reintroduce ourselves. Here goes! I also have done...
Hi Kevin, I've uploaded some images in my photo album of my observatory and telescopes. I've also added my equipment to the database. Take a peek. Scott...
Very cool Scott! I love your observatory. I too had an observatory when we lived in NJ. We are now in the planning stages to re-assemble it on our property...
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Anyone have any thoughts on if this will turn out as a blessing for Meade and the armature community as a whole or will this prove to be a decline in quality...
