[AZ-Observing] Re: Nexstar - Alternative?
- From: Howard Moneta <hmoneta@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:57:32 -0700
A push-to such as the Orion Intelliscope might be a good middle of the road
option. Manual for when you want it with some guidance for when you need it
and a lot lighter than a goto. Kind of wish I had one of them. Without the
goto motor you can price in more aperture.
As for a Nexstar alternative, the Celestron Evolution series, or the
Celestron CPC, or an SCT from Meade would be similar.
Howard
On Saturday, February 28, 2015, Redacted sender DBogan3220@xxxxxxx
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> So your the one! arrrgggghhhhh
>
>
> In a message dated 2/28/2015 5:15:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> schwim@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I agree as well. I recently got into all of this about 4 months ago,
> around when we started having cloudy nights all the time. I went with a
> 10" dob,
> and have been amazed at what I've learned about the sky as well as what I
> am able to see even under the light dome.
> In comparison, I later acquired a c8 OTA and mounted it to an ioptron
> zeq25 goto mount. Let me tell you, I can get up and running way faster
> with the
> dob, and learn way more using it than the goto. The goto is a lot more
> work, and you learn more about the equipment than the sky.
>
> My $2e-02.
>
> .Greg
>
> On Feb 28, 2015 4:49 PM, Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I'll second Eric's recommendation. More bang for the buck with a Dob.
> > And a 10" is easily manageable. I don't think beginners should get a
> > go-to as a way to "learn" astronomy. A Dob & a planisphere works fine.
> > First time I saw the satellites of M31 was through a 10" Dob. -Dan Heim
>
> > On 2/28/2015 4:33 PM, Eric Steinberg wrote:
> > > For what it's worth, if they would like to take the time to learn the
> sky, a 10" manual dob can be gotten for half the price (one with
> tracking/goto for around the same price) that has almost twice the area
> of the 8" and
> can provide beautiful and satisfying views of a lot more objects. It's a
> different kind of experience, and a little more to lug around, though not
> all that much more. Might be worth considering...
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stan Gorodenski
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 4:18 PM
> > > To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Nexstar - Alternative?
> > >
> > > Thanks Rob and David. I just talked to my friend and he were wondering
> if there is another make telescope of similar optical design with the same
> features, i.e., goto, of equal optical quality for about the same price. I
> am not into this and so the only thing I could think of is the Vixen, but
> Vixens seem to be more expensive.
> > > Stan
> > >
> >
> >
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