[AZ-Observing] Re: Nexstar - Alternative?
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 13:08:16 -0700
Thank you everyone who responded. My friend is not a complete novice.
About 40 years ago he ground his own 8" mirror. He just has not done
anything in astronomy for 30 years or so. Dean at Starizona suggested
the Advanced VX 8 Schmidt Cassegrain. I looked it over and, in my
opinion, it is is superior to the Nexstar 8SE or the Evolution. He went
with that.
Stan
On 2/28/2015 5:37 PM, Rob Biggs wrote:
> If I was starting over I would get an advanced VX mount and an 80mm APO
> triplet or even one of the astronomics 72mm ed scopes. The avx is more than
> capable of doing amazing things with light telescopes and you can do a lot
> of good with an APO.
> On Feb 28, 2015 4:18 PM, "Stan Gorodenski"<stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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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>> On 2/28/2015 3:23 PM, Stan Gorodenski wrote:
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>>> A friend is considering buying a Nexstar 6se. I think he should get the
>>> 8se. What do you all think about the 6se? Good telescope, bad? The
>>> Tripod seems sort of frail. Is it a problem?
>>> Stan
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