Rhah
journeyman
Reged: 02/22/05
Posts: 5
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Hello Everyone
Have u guys checked out the new line of pro telecopes offered by Skywatcher?
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/Pro.html
The 150 Mak looks very interesting.
Best Regards
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acc
member
Reged: 02/06/05
Posts: 62
Loc: Monterey, CA
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Looks really cool!
Edited by acc (09/19/05 03:14 AM)
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RonS
sage
Reged: 08/22/05
Posts: 391
Loc: N. Idaho
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Those look nice, no prices though, how do you find out the cost?
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10 inch Discovery F 5.6 dob
6 inch Discovery F5 EQ Reflector
90mm ETX RA on homemade wedge
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adbass
newbie
Reged: 04/08/05
Posts: 4
Loc: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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These guys near Montreal sell them for ~2600$ Canadian
http://www.astronomieplus.com/modules.php?name=ProductList&op=BrowseItem&ItemID=1037
Like all the the pro series they do seem a fair bit more expensive than the sum of their (non-pro) parts but perhaps the price is worth it. It does afterall come with a neat Al box!
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Andrew,
old C90
Custom mount
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Jason Freeland
sage
Reged: 05/28/04
Posts: 346
Loc: Warr Acres, OK
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The OTA alone converts to $955 US. EQ6 package is $2208 US.
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CF C8XLT
AT66 ED
AS-GT
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RonS
sage
Reged: 08/22/05
Posts: 391
Loc: N. Idaho
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955 for just the OTA? Yikes, it better stand up to an Intes then!
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10 inch Discovery F 5.6 dob
6 inch Discovery F5 EQ Reflector
90mm ETX RA on homemade wedge
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Sky Captain
Scope Builder
Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 5746
Loc: Seattle Washington
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Orion has it for $649.00.
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Equipment Overload!
Kerry.
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RonS
sage
Reged: 08/22/05
Posts: 391
Loc: N. Idaho
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Quote:
Orion has it for $649.00.
So it is the same OTA then?
I'd love to hear how they are, I guess no one has none yet 
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10 inch Discovery F 5.6 dob
6 inch Discovery F5 EQ Reflector
90mm ETX RA on homemade wedge
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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I found a review of the Skymax 150 Pro in .pdf format, you can read it here. Has anyone bought one of these scopes yet or had a look through one? I'm seriously thinking about buying one. The best UK price I've found for the OTA is £440 at Sherwoods.
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jason_milani
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 1452
Loc: Northeast Ohio
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Quote:
Orion has it for $649.00.
Actually it's listed at $649.00 AND $599.00 in two different places!
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Antares 1529 6" Refractor
William Optics FLT 110mm LV Refractor
Orion EON 72mm Refractor
Orion Atlas mount with EQ MOD
William Optics EZtouch mount
Mallincam Hyper Color Plus
Celestron Neximage
Canon 350D
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Nona
super member
Reged: 03/04/04
Posts: 190
Loc: North Kent, UK
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Hey Orpheus, I'm going to call Rother Valley Optics tomorrow to see if they have a finance option for this scope, together with an EQ6 skyscan mount...£1440 all in. I'm pretty sure that the EQ6 will take whatever upgrade I might go for in the future and a 6" Mak for about £400 is too good to pass up! I might wait until just after Xmas in case they have any deals. 
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Jeff
OMC140 with Hilux coatings
EQ5 with Synscan 3.12 goto
William Optics Binoviewers
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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I am now a proud owner of a Skywatcher Pro 150 OTA. I have mounted it on my CG5 mount with tubular steel legs and have found this set-up perfectly adequate for visual use. So far I've mainly looked at mars, the moon and some double stars, I've been very impressed with what I have seen so far. I've wanted a really good telescope since being about nine so I'm feeling very happy right now!!
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Bob Pasken
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/30/03
Posts: 512
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Orpheus you got a scope that should keep you busy observing for the rest of your life! The only problem you face is aperture fever!  It's a good looking scope to boot!
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Anonymous
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Thanks for your kind words Bob. I considered getting a larger scope, like a 10" or 12" Dob, but I wanted something portable that I could set up on my own quite easily. The short tube length of the Mak means I can keep it on its mount all the time and maneuver it through the back door into the garden without having to disassemble it. We get a lot of rain where I live and even when the sky is clear it often doesn't stay that way for long, so it's really handy to be able get my scope in and out quite quickly!!
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BRIXASTRO
newbie
Reged: 10/21/05
Posts: 1
Loc: Denmark
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I have just ordered a Skywatcher 150 PRO MAK
80mm ED.
I am the proud owner of a Skywatcher 10" Newton on a
Synta EQ6 SkyScan. My idea is to mount the 80mm ED on top
of the 10" so I can guide with it or with the 10".
I will use the 150 Pro on the planets and a few M objects.
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Phil Frederick
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 617
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Hi Simon--
I bought the Orion version of the 150 Mak a couple of months ago, but the image shift in focusing was VERY substantial to the point that I returned the scope and bought a 100ED. I noticed that this was also an observation of the reviewer on Astromart.
What has been your experience with the image shift? Did I just get a lemon? Other than that I really liked the scope.
Phil
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Orion 100ED, TV76, Celestron C5, 100F/6, ST80
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Phil
Intes M603 6" Mak
Intes M500 5" Mak
Astro-Tech 80LE CF
Orion 127 Mak
Orion ST120 f/5
Orion ST80 f/5
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV Stableock, Bogen475s, Oberwerk Jarrah, and a rebuilt Astroview tripod with Walnut/Oak legs.
...Naglers, Radians, LVWs, BO/TMBs, Stratus', 32 & 38 SWA's
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Mert
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 08/31/05
Posts: 1016
Loc: Spain, Pamplona
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Hi Phil,
How bad was that image shift you've mentioned??
I'm seriously considering now the EQ6 skyscan + MAK150/1800
from skywatcher now.
Is it possible to change the visual back and use some
"standard" components from other brands such as micro-focussers and so on???
Regards,
Mert. 
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Mert
42º49"N 1º38"W
3" Unitron refractor
6" F12 SW Maksutov,CS2-S
EQ6 + EQMOD 
Webcam with 1.25" nosepiece
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Phil Frederick
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 617
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Hi Mert--
I didn't take time to accurately measure the image shift, but I would say it was in the neighborhood of 2 to 3 arc minutes. This made focusing very difficult and was, at the very least, really annoying  . I talked with the dealer after returning it and he said he checked it out and he also thought it was unacceptable and was going to return the scope to Orion. I still don't know if this is a common problem with the 150 Mak, but I know that my Celestron C5 has no image shift whatsoever and also the Russian Maks sold by ITE do not exhibit any image shift (at least according to ITE).
I understand that you can get a 2" Crayford focuser for SCT's which would eliminate this problem, but am not sure if one is available for the Chinese Maks as the threads on the visual back are different. I've heard that there is a "Large Accessory Ring (LAR)" available that supposedly provides for a 2" VB on a Mak but haven't actually seen one. Maybe someone else out there can comment on this--where you find one and how well they work.
Good luck.
Phil
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Phil
Intes M603 6" Mak
Intes M500 5" Mak
Astro-Tech 80LE CF
Orion 127 Mak
Orion ST120 f/5
Orion ST80 f/5
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV Stableock, Bogen475s, Oberwerk Jarrah, and a rebuilt Astroview tripod with Walnut/Oak legs.
...Naglers, Radians, LVWs, BO/TMBs, Stratus', 32 & 38 SWA's
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Gneiss
Vendor (SVO Astro Shop)
Reged: 01/21/05
Posts: 762
Loc: Cambridgeshire, UK
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I have just taken delivery of a Skywatcher Pro 150 mm Mak but have been clouded out since...
However, I have owned several Skywatcher/Orion Maks and found image shift was generally less troublesome than in the ETX Maks, of which I have owned the entire range.
I can say that in terms of construction the Pro 150 is quite a step up from the standard Skywatcher/Orion range.
I had a chance to point the scope at a distant rain soaked tree and there was no evidence of serious image shift...
No chance of assessing image quality though as I’m in the warm and dry behind double-glazing! 
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See View Observatory (SVO) AstroShop
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Phil Frederick
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 617
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Maybe when you get some clear skies, you could do an image shift check for us? I'm still intrigued by this scope but first experience with it makes me wary. If I get some positive feedback I'll probably buy one...but until then !
Clear Skies,
Phil
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Phil
Intes M603 6" Mak
Intes M500 5" Mak
Astro-Tech 80LE CF
Orion 127 Mak
Orion ST120 f/5
Orion ST80 f/5
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV Stableock, Bogen475s, Oberwerk Jarrah, and a rebuilt Astroview tripod with Walnut/Oak legs.
...Naglers, Radians, LVWs, BO/TMBs, Stratus', 32 & 38 SWA's
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