· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Classic Telescopes Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 JamesE impetuous lurker Reged: 10/22/07 Posts: 1290 Loc: Westbank, BC, Canada DS-10 Meade - Seattle Craigslist       #2130583 - 01/19/08 02:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   DS-10 Meade I emailed that seller and he informed me that "....it is a 10 inch Newtonian. It is Says DS-10 Meade Deep space telescope. That is the only marking it has other then Meade corporation info...." I think from what I read people said this was a decent scope. Is that correct. James P.S. Man I wish I live in Seattle right now. Post Extras:       ukcanuck Vendor (Skylight Telescopes) Reged: 11/07/06 Posts: 763 Loc: London, UK Re: DS-10 Meade - Seattle Craigslist [Re: JamesE]       #2135322 - 01/21/08 10:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   They're a beast. The tube doesn't rotate, so there's potential for some very awkward positions! -------------------- Richard THE SKYLIGHT F15 The F15 Showcase Post Extras:       jshinal member Reged: 08/01/07 Posts: 47 Loc: Raleigh, NC - Southeastern USA Re: DS-10 Meade - Seattle Craigslist [Re: JamesE]       #2135473 - 01/21/08 11:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Most of the awkwardness in eyepiece position can be beaten with a folding chair and a pillow... The pier is fairly low in height. These use an oversize secondary, and have an f/4.5 primary. The rather odd spider is tricky to properly align. I'm currently rebuilding my OTA into a lighter and better aligned scheme. The OTA as manufactured is about 17-18kg. Critiques from experts at star parties have been pretty favorable as to the image quality once we get it tweaked properly. It's very nice for picking up fairly faint galaxies, but I've never gotten tremendous planetary performance out of mine. That's part of the reason for my OTA rebuild. If the mirror coatings are still bright, it's not a bad starting point. Newer 10" dobs from GSO, Orion and Celestron are awfully attractive at their price points, though. -------------------- 10" f/4.5 Newt (rebuilt OTA w/ ex Meade DS-10 optics) Celestron C4R w/GSO upgrades on analog SkyViewPro Cheep is beauty-ful...especially on my budget. Wil Tirion is my GoTo controller ! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 11 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  RLTYS, Clive Gibbons  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 273 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties   Light Pollution*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA CN Forums Home

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