Need your opinion on Telescopes
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial mount. There seems to be some price difference between Orion, Meade, Celestron and Apollo for very similar features. Is one of the telescopes that much better quality than the others to justify the price? Clark D. Hall 2341 West 1000 North Vernal, UT 84078 435-789-1578 of. 435-789-3594 hm. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.0/132 - Release Date: 10/13/2005
Clark D. Hall wrote:
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial mount.
Do you really _need_ an equatorial mount? For the same money you can get a larger Dobsonian. As for companies, I really like Orion. Great service and they stand behind their products. Patrick
I aslo have had excellent products, prices and service from Orion, and usually VERY fast delivery. My first choice. --- Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:
Clark D. Hall wrote:
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial mount.
Do you really _need_ an equatorial mount?
For the same money you can get a larger Dobsonian.
As for companies, I really like Orion. Great service and they stand behind their products.
Patrick
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I would have to agree with Patrick, I have a 4.5 celestron EQ, the mount and tripod are not very sturdy and induce wobble. Celestron does have a good support though they are a little slow in getting back to you. I really like my scope but wish I had a Dob. Dann On 10/14/05, Clark D. Hall <pilot@ubtanet.com> wrote:
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial mount. There seems to be some price difference between Orion, Meade, Celestron and Apollo for very similar features. Is one of the telescopes that much better quality than the others to justify the price?
Clark D. Hall
2341 West 1000 North
Vernal, UT 84078
435-789-1578 of.
435-789-3594 hm.
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Is it hard to track objects with the Dob? I have not used one and it seems like it would be difficult to keep on target where with the equatorial you just twist a knob. Clark -----Original Message----- From: uvaa-bounces+pilot=ubtanet.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:uvaa-bounces+pilot=ubtanet.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dann Rasmussen Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 8:10 AM To: Utah Valley Astronomy Association Subject: Re: [UVAA] Need your opinion on Telescopes I would have to agree with Patrick, I have a 4.5 celestron EQ, the mount and tripod are not very sturdy and induce wobble. Celestron does have a good support though they are a little slow in getting back to you. I really like my scope but wish I had a Dob. Dann On 10/14/05, Clark D. Hall <pilot@ubtanet.com> wrote:
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial mount. There seems to be some price difference between Orion, Meade, Celestron and Apollo for very similar features. Is one of the telescopes that much better quality than the others to justify the price?
Clark D. Hall
2341 West 1000 North
Vernal, UT 84078
435-789-1578 of.
435-789-3594 hm.
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Clark D. Hall wrote:
Is it hard to track objects with the Dob? I have not used one and it seems like it would be difficult to keep on target where with the equatorial you just twist a knob.
The zenith can be a problem for Dobs (that area is sometimes called "Dobson's Hole") but anywhere else a good Dob works just fine. If you don't have experience with Dobs you might try one out at a star party or join SLAS and borrow one from their Loaner Scope program for a few weeks. Patrick
Im only a newbie, and have had my scope for about 2 weeks. I find the EQ mount to be difficult to setup. the instructions provided are not very good. as for just TWISTING a knob, When I am trying to view MARS, I need to use both Knobs to keep it in sight. you can get a clock/Motor drive for some EQ mounts that will somewhat track without twisting a knob. but if I ever buy another scope, it will be a DOB. You can read the manual for a Celestron with EQ mounts online at www.telescopes.com <http://www.telescopes.com>. its a pdf you can download. When push comes to shove, its a personal choice. I would recommend however that if you are purchasing a scope larger than a 114mm you consider a heavy duty tripod/mount assembly. On 10/15/05, Clark D. Hall <pilot@ubtanet.com> wrote:
Is it hard to track objects with the Dob? I have not used one and it seems like it would be difficult to keep on target where with the equatorial you just twist a knob.
Clark
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I would have to agree with Patrick, I have a 4.5 celestron EQ, the mount and tripod are not very sturdy and induce wobble. Celestron does have a good support though they are a little slow in getting back to you. I really like my scope but wish I had a Dob.
Dann
On 10/14/05, Clark D. Hall <pilot@ubtanet.com> wrote:
I have pretty much settled on six inch reflector with an equatorial
mount.
There seems to be some price difference between Orion, Meade, Celestron and Apollo for very similar features. Is one of the telescopes that much better quality than the others to justify the price?
Clark D. Hall
2341 West 1000 North
Vernal, UT 84078
435-789-1578 of.
435-789-3594 hm.
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Dann Rasmussen wrote:
as for just TWISTING a knob, When I am trying to view MARS, I need to use both Knobs to keep it in sight.
Hi Dann, If you are twisting both the RA and Dec knobs to keep an object in the field of view it sounds like the mount is not aligned with the pole. Once an equatorial mount is aligned with the pole one only needs to twist one knob (the RA knob) to follow objects across the sky. Obviously you don't need to worry about this with a Dob but since you've already got an equatorial you might want to get some help with setting it up and aligning it (bring it to a SLAS star party and I'd be happy to help). Carpe Noctem! Patrick
Thanks for the invitation. I do plan on attending the next one, do you know when it is? as for aligning the mount, either the instrucions suck, or I just dont understand the process. Id be happy to have someone help me set it up properly. Any help will be appreciated. Dann On 10/15/05, Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote:
Dann Rasmussen wrote:
as for just TWISTING a knob, When I am trying to view MARS, I need to use both Knobs to keep it in sight.
Hi Dann,
If you are twisting both the RA and Dec knobs to keep an object in the field of view it sounds like the mount is not aligned with the pole.
Once an equatorial mount is aligned with the pole one only needs to twist one knob (the RA knob) to follow objects across the sky.
Obviously you don't need to worry about this with a Dob but since you've already got an equatorial you might want to get some help with setting it up and aligning it (bring it to a SLAS star party and I'd be happy to help).
Carpe Noctem!
Patrick
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