[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturday night on the back patio with the C11/CGE
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:22:08 -0700
Matt,
I would love to sometime see the moon through your scope. The reason is
because I am not sure a SCT, or any catadiptric telescope, has good
contrast when viewing the moon. I remember once years ago seeing the
moon on the rooftop at ASU and the image did not at all compare to the
one through my 12.5" D-K. It has very good contrast, and part of the
reason is because I lined the baffle and focus tube with cloth felt, the
kind that has numerous black hairs sticking up. I would appreciate
anyone's opinion on contrast in a SCT, or any catadiptric, discounting
the central obstruction, compared to other telescope designs.
Stan
Matt wrote:
>Luna - spectacular at 200x in spite of roiling atmospheric conditions. The
>terminator was a blend of punchy black shadows and crazy-intense levels of
>surface detail. Two-eyed viewing totally rules here.
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