My New $3000 Telescope w/ photos

[JMapleton]

The Meade LX200-ACF scopes look interesting.

If you're looking for a new Catadioptric scope for astrophotography, I would recommend the Celestron Edge HD. They sit on EQ mounts, which is better, and I hear they have better optics.

 

[bignateyk]

Can you PM me a pic of uranus?

 

[JMapleton]

I will be taking photos through the telescope within a month and I will be posting them.

 

[JMapleton]

<--- Faaaarking jealous

What kind of mount do you use?

I have a Celestorn CG5, but I'm upgrading within the next few months. Probably to a Celestron CGEM DX.

 

[dennilfloss]

OP, very nice scope but a bit pricey. I have an old orange tube Celestron C8 in near mint condition that gives excellent views. I prefer larger aperture catadioptrics as they offer more light-gathering capabilities than do refractors (but yes, they are not as good as refractors on some objects).

This was my gear.

http://forums.anandtech.com/archive/index.php/t-1971239.html

 

[yhelothar]

dat some scopes there dennil.
So you have nice astrophotos? That's what the piggyback scope is for right?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Dennil. Your picture is hanging crooked. My OCD is tingling.

 

[dennilfloss]

This is at my ex-wife's place. I must have tilted the pic with my shoulder when I set the scope up and took pics shortly thereafter. I sold my gear to her companion in 2006 as I was no longer able to use it.

http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=319105

The short tube refractor was not for astrophotography but to look at wide-angle sky objects at low magnifications with the Speers-Waler 24mm ultrawide eyepiece. This one had a nice Japanese lens instead of the usual Chinese stuff.

 

[mrrman]

thats some serious peeping Tom equipment lol......nice