[AZ-Observing] Refractor Auxiliary Scope questions......
- From: "Bill VanOrden" <beevo1@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:26:28 -0700
Hello Group,
I am in the process of making a change to my scope setup. I have a 10" SCT
on an Atlas mounting with an Orion Short Tube 80 as an auxiliary
scope/finder/camera lens. I find the FL of the ST80 a bit short for what I
ultimately want. I plan on using the refractor as a wide field viewer,
finder scope and camera lens with my Canon DSLR. My biggest issues with the
ST80 is the fringing (reduced nicely with the Minus Violet filter from
Lumicon) and the soft focus when used photographically. It has to have a 2"
focuser, I would like to keep the costs under $900 or so if buying new, have
no aversion to good used stuff.
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/Equinox.html
http://www.williamoptics.com/wo_shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&pr
oducts_id=218
Anyone have any thoughts on these two scopes?
Thoughts on something else?
Beevo (aka Bill VanOrden)
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