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Reged: 04/27/08
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Loc: Northern California
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Least happy with the C6
08/05/08 11:26 PM
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Hi All,
I'm collecting a variety of small scopes to get a handle on what I like best. This is easy since two of them I got from my Dad (the 12" isn't finished yet). Along with them I picked up a C6 for the recent low price, as a travel and grab/go scope. But unfortunately I like the C6 the least.
I have Bob's knobs on them and they star test perfectly. But the tiny 15x70's and AT66 beat the C6 by having better contrast, brighter (apparent) images, and pinpoint beautiful optics. Likewise the 8", admittedly almost twice the aperture, has stars which are far brighter and pinpoint compared to the C6.
The C6 has a comparatively dim view and the stars are boring little blobs. Now I can see more DSO's - the ring nebula for instance which can't be seen in the refractors - but the view is totally boring.
I'm not disappointed in buying it, it's still a lot of aperture in a little package, but the other scopes give better views for me so far. I don't know if it's the scope, design, aperture, or what. Comments?
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TV Ethos 13mm
Oberwerk Ultra 15x70
Celestron C6 f/10 & AT Voyager Alt/Az mount
8" f/6.3 Newtonian (Dad's ATM) & AT66 red tube
12.5" f/4.1 Telekit (Dad's ATM Mirror)
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