tim53
sage
Reged: 12/17/04
Posts: 287
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My C925 thinks it's a Mak. 
I have a NS925 and a good ol' orange tube c-8. Both great scopes, but the 925 has noticeably better contrast. For planets, I wish I had gotten the C-11, as it takes up no more room than the 925 (space is the issue, not weight, since I don't move it). I don't think a c-14 would fit.
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I also wish I was a LOT younger, too. 
Ron
You were!
I've always been old, however.
-Tim. 
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1334
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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I wish the 9.25 was hyperstar compatible! If it was, that would be my choice of SCT, PERIOD!
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SparkCast Ustream
CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8
CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
Mallincam MCHP
SPC900NC
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bobhen
super member
Reged: 06/25/05
Posts: 102
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Doug76,
SCTs are all about getting a decent size aperture into a compact OTA. So:
If portability is a real issue - get a C8
If portability is not an issue - get a C11 (I’ve had one for 8 years)
If you have an observatory - get a C14
General statements - sure, but you get the idea.
Bob
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Zoomster
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/30/05
Posts: 612
Loc: Tampa FL
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Cool, I prefer to live in a rational world.
To each his/her own.
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Celestron CPC 1100 aka "The Marino"
Moonlite Dual Rate Focuser
WO Dielecric Diagonal
Denkmeier "Big Easy" Binos and assorted eyepieces.
Coranado PST
SPC900NC...not modded...yet. (eh-eh)
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
Epicurus
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 1568
Loc: 30.8N 90.0W
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Doug76,
SCTs are all about getting a decent size aperture into a compact OTA. So:
If portability is a real issue - get a C8
If portability is not an issue - get a C11 (I’ve had one for 8 years)
If you have an observatory - get a C14
General statements - sure, but you get the idea.
Bob
Good statements, I would say, and I do get the idea.
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doug76
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 1568
Loc: 30.8N 90.0W
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Cool, I prefer to live in a rational world.
To each his/her own.
Yes, to each his/her own, and it is entirely rational.
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Bob D
super member
Reged: 05/24/08
Posts: 106
Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA
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It was very close for me between the CPC 925 and the 1100. After looking at many planetary and lunar photos by expert users of both, I went with the slightly lighter 925. I haven't always been old, but I've been approaching it more quickly in recent years.
I had also heard that the atypical primary and secondary focal lengths made the 925 somewhat less sensitive to perfect collimation than the other f/10 Celestron SCTs. I still don't know if this is true, but it sounded good at the time.
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Bob
CPC 925 XLT
JMI EV-1c + Smart Focus
TV Everbrite 2" diagonal
TV 3x Barlow and a few eyepieces
Orion SSSSI-II
Canon 450D/XSi, D60, and many lenses
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Bob D
super member
Reged: 05/24/08
Posts: 106
Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA
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I forgot to mention that, in different circumstances, I would choose a Celestron 14" CGE. What would make the difference would be living at a nice, unobstructed, dark sky site with room for permanent mounting in an observatory!
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Bob
CPC 925 XLT
JMI EV-1c + Smart Focus
TV Everbrite 2" diagonal
TV 3x Barlow and a few eyepieces
Orion SSSSI-II
Canon 450D/XSi, D60, and many lenses
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Patrick
Postmaster
Reged: 05/16/03
Posts: 6544
Loc: Franklin, Ohio
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Whether you have one or not, what model/size is the one you would want, and why.
I'd love to have a CPC1100. Lots of aperture on a great goto mount. Great for planetary imaging and viewing, not to mention fantastic for DSO's. It also would make a wonderful scope for outreach work.
Patrick
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Discovery 10" f/6 Split Tube Dob
Celestron C6S-GT SCT
Denk Binoviewers
AT66ED Refractor
Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Binocular
475B Geared Tripod & 501HDV Head
Oberwerk 9x60 Binocular
Celestron Regal 8x42 Binocular
Canon 30D DSLR
My Astronomy Pages
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Jon Canfield
member
Reged: 03/26/08
Posts: 70
Loc: Moses Lake, WA
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I'm in love with my NS11. I owned a Meade LX90 8" a few years ago, but other than weight, I'm much happier now. Besides, it's justification to get my wife to let me build an observatory!
Jon
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Hal Pollner
Reged: 08/30/05
Posts: 6058
Loc: Southern California Desert
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I had my new CPC 1100 for just one Star Party, then returned it in exchange for a 12" Meade LX200 ACF SCT, which should be arriving in about 2 weeks.
Nothing at all wrong with the Celestron...it was just that I had fond memories of the 12" LX200GPS I owned a few years ago...never should have sold it!
Previously owned SCT's:
8" Celestron C8
10" Meade 2120
12" Meade LX200GPS (My favorite SCT!
10" Meade LX200GPS
8" Meade LX90LNT
8" Celestron NexStar 8CE (Didn't like it!)
11" Celestron CPC 1100
12" Meade LX200 ACF (A Ritchey-Chretien design)
THIS will be my favorite SCT!
HAL
Edited by Hal Pollner (08/09/08 04:33 PM)
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Randy Roy
sage
Reged: 10/07/05
Posts: 371
Loc: Tennessee
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I have a CGE1400 on wheeley bars and fairly dark, steady, skies. I viewed the central star in M57 three nights in a row this week using direct, not averted vision. I've no requirement for portability, so this scope is a winner for my needs.
Randy
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cuir
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 711
Loc: 45.0296°N, 73.9253°W (Qc)
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I don't have one.
Wanting a C11 to equip my EQ6-Pro.
Have viewed through a couple of SCTs, but haven't owned one so far. Dreaming of a CPC1100, but aiming at the more modest goal of someday acquiring a used C11 for equatorial mounting. Many criteria are pushing me to this choice, but portability is the main thing. I drive a small car, and it's already quite packed on (darksky) camping trips as it is. Just gawked (literally) at M82 through one, with a 24mm Panoptic, on a perfect seeing period that lasted about 1 hour. The sight was utterly flabergasting, hypnotizing. I still drool when talking about it.
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Download EP spreedsheets version 6.4
My gear
Main scope: 150mm Skywatcher Maksutov
Favorite ep: 24 Panoptic
Pref'ed filters: Lumicon 0III and UHC
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scopedude
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/26/06
Posts: 748
Loc: Jakarta
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What? No C8 so far??
OK,I'll vote for this classic tube. I got the one with CF tube and image quality is very good. I guess C8 has the best diameter to portability ratio. Not expensive too.
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WO Megrez 80 FD, WO ZS 110 APO, WO Ferrari 70
Vixen R150S, Vixen NA140SSf
Celestron 8" SCT Carbon Fiber
A bunch of EPs
WO 7x50 Binocular, Visio
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Zebra24601
Postmaster
Reged: 10/09/05
Posts: 5963
Loc: San Gabriel Valley, CA 91770
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I don't have one.
Wanting a C11 to equip my EQ6-Pro.
Have viewed through a couple of SCTs, but haven't owned one so far. Dreaming of a CPC1100, but aiming at the more modest goal of someday acquiring a used C11 for equatorial mounting. Many criteria are pushing me to this choice, but portability is the main thing. I drive a small car, and it's already quite packed on (darksky) camping trips as it is. Just gawked (literally) at M82 through one, with a 24mm Panoptic, on a perfect seeing period that lasted about 1 hour. The sight was utterly flabergasting, hypnotizing. I still drool when talking about it.
Yeah, that's the route I took. I looked through a CPC1100 and was blown away. Started my e-Bay cruising, eventually found an Orion Sirius Mount, about a year ago. I didn't need an Orion Sirius, but I figured it would be able to handle a C11 (at Atlas would do better, but it would also weigh and cost more).
A few months later, I spotted a C11 on sale. The two have been on many happy dark sky trips together, since.
For me personally, the C11 is all I can handle, size-wise. Still, everything easily fits in the trunk (although if I bring a second telescope set up with me, I need to convert my four-door sedan into a two-seater!
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Zebra24601
Meade 8" SCT w/UHTC * Celestron 100ED * Celestron C11 * Barska 15x70 binoculars
Meade LXD55 mount * Orion Sirius goto mount * Bushnell Voyager 4.5" Compact Reflector
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bcuddihee
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/04/06
Posts: 786
Loc: Cincinnati Ohio
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A vote for the C8!
bc
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1968 Jason Empire 60X700mm refractor (my buddy from way back)
Celestron Nexstar 8SE with Feathertouch Microfocuser (a remarkable 8" grab and go)
Denk bino's with Power x switch
Pair of 28 RKE's
Pair of Smart Astronomy 19 EF's
Pair of 20 TV plossls
Pair of 15 TV plossls
Pair of 15 Garrett SWA's
Agena 38 SWA
Agena 26 SWA
Garrett 2" 2x ED Barlow
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Rat
journeyman
Reged: 10/13/06
Posts: 7
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I still have my old CG-11 from 15 years ago. It's a great scope but I wish I had bought the smaller wedge mounted C8. It would the perfect size for me.
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Mick Hyde
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/22/06
Posts: 826
Loc: Swindon, UK
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I would vote for a C9.25, you can really push it hard. Although I do have my eye on the C14
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Mick.
http://astromick.blogspot.com http://mickhyde.googlepages.com http://orbiterimages.blogspot.com/
Celestron 9.25 XLT, Canon EOS 400D, DMK21AF04AS.
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Eddgie
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/01/06
Posts: 1406
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C14. The slighly slower focal ratio (f/11 vs f/10 for most other SCTs) keeps the central obstrucion in MCT territory and I believe makes the field a bit flatter.
I also believe that the field illumination (due to the big central baffle) is the best of all of the Celestron SCTs. The field seems uniformly bright when used with even the widest low power eyepieces (though of course the field is not very big)
The aperture makes is go deep enough that to get a noticable improvement you have to go to a 17" or 18" Dob and stand or sit on a ladder a lot.
See above.. VERY confortable to use.
Does is all. Best planetary scope I have ever owned, and deep sky close the the best 14" dobs around.
No other SCT I have owned has come close. Seems MORE than 3" bigger than the C11 in terms of all around performance.
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Celestron C14, CGE (Big Al)
Astro-Physics 6" f/8 (Buffy)
Televue 101 (No name, but I call it my Widescreen HD Space TV)
The night sky is my mistress. She seduces me away from all other lovers.
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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7178
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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I have owned (2) 6inch Celestron XLT Schmidts,along with a 5inch diameter Celestron Schmidt.
Both Gave Incredible Images For The Size,Weight,and Portability.
But I Have ALWAYS Dreamed Of Owning A Celestron CPC-800XLT ,or a Celestron CPC-925XLT. I Dont Know If I Will Ever Have The Chance To Own One,But I Can Always Dream.
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Refractor
Astro-Tech AT-80(80mm F/6)Refractor(coming in September)
BO/TMB Planetary 9MM EP
Burgess 65 Deg. 20MM WA EP
Celestron E-LUX 25MM Plossl EP
Celestron E-LUX 40MM Plossl EP
Smart Astronomy 5X's APO(3-Element)Barlow
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