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paulsky
sage
Reged: 02/17/04
Posts: 384
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Hello,
Anyone have used this telescope for splitting double star?
Results?
Thanks,
Paul
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Clive Gibbons
Mostly Harmless
Reged: 05/26/05
Posts: 10388
Loc: Oort Cloud
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Yes.
It worked extremely well! 
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A few telescopes of dubious value.
Understanding wife and three curious cats.
"Semper ubi sub ubi"
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dlapoint
sage
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 452
Loc: Moncton NB Canada
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I just purchased that scope to do just that. I have only been able to split a few so far but all signs look good.
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Antares 127 F6.5
Skywatcher Pro ED100
Orion 72mm Eon
Orion XT8
C4.5
Naglers 16mm T5, 9mm T6
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Patricko
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/30/07
Posts: 744
Loc: around the corner
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Yes, it's a great scope for doubles!
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Clear skies,
Patrick
 "Life is too short, go collect some photons!" - Me, myself, and I
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acafar
member
Reged: 06/17/06
Posts: 57
Loc: Madrid, Spain
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I use a 100 ED f/9 regularly for doubles, and it is a very OTA good for that. In good nights it is possible to achieve magnifications of 300x (and more), and I have seen a clear split in stars with separation 1.2", and elongation in equal bright pairs with separation about 1.0"-1.1".
Enjoy it!
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Rafa
Vixen 4" Sf f/9,Scopos 2.5" f/6
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dlapoint
sage
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 452
Loc: Moncton NB Canada
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I just came in from a night of busting doubles in the bootes. Mu Bootes(Alkalucops) Was a trill. I love this triple system. I pushed the ed100 to 200x several times tonight with very nice splits. On some of the brighter stars the defraction rings really stood out. I had more fun with this scope and double stars than I do with even my 8' dob. The views in the dob started to break down at much lower powers. This what I got this scope for. So far its more than proven itself.
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Antares 127 F6.5
Skywatcher Pro ED100
Orion 72mm Eon
Orion XT8
C4.5
Naglers 16mm T5, 9mm T6
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jrbarnett
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/28/06
Posts: 2728
Loc: Petaluma, CA
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Absolutely fantabulous.
Regards,
Jim
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"The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us — there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory, of falling from a height. We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries." - Carl Sagan
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