Telescope Reviews: Canadian Telescopes 152 F-5.9 Acromatic Refractor

Success on placing the order through Woodland Hills. BTW, if you order anything from them and your sales tax in your local area is lower, you can request they use your tax rate instead. That is what I did, actually, it was brought up by the manager while I had questions regarding the Paypal issue and the not so free freight policy. The CT152 is an exception to their freight pre-paid for orders over $150 because the scope comes in from Canada. The freight policy mentions the fact the policy doesn't apply to some products, so its not like they are trying to pull a fast one on you. However, I did ask her why Canada is different than any other country, but I ceased pursuing that line of thought since I didn't want to open a can of worms. It is what it is and I'm grateful she offered the reduced tax assessment and the fact they are the only outlet offering the CT152 for sale here that I know of. That counts for something in my book.

I should have the accessory parts in advance of the telescope since it is now being drop shipped from Canada. Therefore, everything is looking up and I want to thank you Warren for being generous with your answers regarding this wonderful instrument. Needless to say its kind of cool that others are asking the questions for me, I just sit back and enjoy. I do want to get a couple of wide field 2" EPs. In the EP department the highest power I have is a Sterling 6mm and I chose that based on trial and error with my Vixen 102 refractor. I now know the scope can take more power, so I'm guessing in the 3.5 to 4mm range. I'd rather not use a barlow to get there because with my barlow the image comes out dimmer. At that power I need all the brightness I can muster.

I'm looking forward to directing the scope at the Trapezium in Orion. Thats because I was able to split two of the double stars with my Vixen on a good seeing night, but they were barely discernible, I mean barely. Not bad for a 102 achromat I must say. I think Warren mentioned in his review he saw all of the stars in the Trapezium. Splitting stars has been a fun activity since I picked up the book "Turn Left At Orion" If you can't bring in deep sky objects go after double stars, loads of challenges there. The book cites a multitude of examples and I also like the fact the authors provide sketches of the target area. Unlike photos, these are realistic and proportionate renderings you can relate to.

Uh Oh, I'm venturing into the bla bla bla territory. I'll report up once the goods arrive.