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Well it turned out to be clear tonight so I got the scope out for a test. Jupiter was too low in the sky to view well so I had to go with the double-double in Lyra as my primary test subject. I was able to use Jupiter to check image shift though. At 450x the shift was about 1/2 diameter of the planet. I'm sure someone else can figure out the math behind that and what it really means but for me it was just my observation. The double-double split very nicely at 200x but I could tell that it would be a lot cleaner if I adjusted the collimation. I started that process with some success but by 11pm the mosquitoes were so fierce that I had to pack it in for the night. At this point I find the scope to be very similar to the Orion 127 Mak I had before with the benefit of more aperture. I plan on doing a side by side comparison with my Meade 127ED/APO once the collimation is to my liking and will make a report of my findings.

Greg

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just curios do you know the actual view of a nexstar 5?


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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
etx125
etx70's

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