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[Franx]

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Oh my my.  He had to sell everything in his house, furniture/decorations/everything, to get the 140!!

 

Though he did manage to keep the doormat....

It all comes down to priorities    It does look that way doesn’t it!

[sheath]

 

Good looking rig! I'd take it over a LaZBoy any day of the week. 

[BKBrown]

Since you’re still waiting, just want to make sure you’re aware that a 140mm triplet is pretty front heavy so you’ll have a lot of scope behind the dec axis on that eq6r.  That means your viewing position is going to vary widely from standing to knees.  A good adjustable observing chair is a must.  Viewing near the zenith will be the most difficult.  Even with the stubby C9, when viewing at the zenith I usually just take a knee, it’s easier to do that and still have a seated view for everything else.  The C9 feels grab n go to me vs a 140 triplet.

Easily handled with the addition of the EQ-6/EQ6-R Pro pier extension. That will provide plenty of additional height...

 

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Clear Skies,

Brian 

[Franx]

Easily handled with the addition of the EQ-6/EQ6-R Pro pier extension. That will provide plenty of additional height...

 

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Clear Skies,

Brian 

I purchased the pier extension in advance so I’m good to go that way, I also picked up a 2” diagonal at the same time. I think a dew strap will be next followed with a good observing chair. I’m loving the views through this scope especially the views through my 6mmm Tele-Vue Delos of the moon.

[Cpk133]

Easily handled with the addition of the EQ-6/EQ6-R Pro pier extension. That will provide plenty of additional height...

 

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Clear Skies,

Brian 

Comfortable seated viewing at the zenith will require a step stool at lower altitudes or you just have to limit what part of the sky you’re viewing on a given night. 

[Patrick]

Hello,

As the title says I’m looking for advise on my first real OTA. I currently have two Orion OTA’s, a 4’’/600 mm refractor, a 8”/1000mm Newtonian and I would classify them as entry level OTA’s. I have also recently purchased a used EQ6R-Pro with the wifi dongle because my other EQ mount is not a goto mount and it is only rated at 20 pounds.
 

I’ve heard so many good things about Celestron’s 9.25 SCT being a kind of jack of all trades so I thought my decision was going to be easy. However, then I hear about Svbony’s SV550 122mm Triplet APO F7 and Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm triplet APO F7.5.

 

This is my dilemma because as much as I would enjoy owning all three of these OTS, it’s currently not within my grasp. I want to get one OTA that will allow me to do clear and clean visual observing and down the road maybe some EAA.  I enjoy all types of viewing, planetary, lunar and deep sky mostly from my back yard in SE PA. I’m also getting tired of standing up for hours using the 8” Newtonian to be quite honest. All three of these OTA’s are under 20 pounds and all three are within a few hundred dollars of each other so it comes down to the optics and the necessary equipment to support them.
 

If you could only have one scope to use as your do it all scope, which one would you use or recommend ?
I know I’m asking a lot and I do appreciate any and all feedback.

 

Thank you,

Franx

For visual, go for aperture.  You will not regret it.

 

Patrick

[PKDfan]

In the spirit of Patricks statement-

For visual use a quality view maximizes every millimeter of your apertures view capability irregardless of its size. Get a real gooder & aperture becomes somewhat irrelevant.

That really holds true for single pass systems.



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[mogur]

A good refractor can't be beat. Problem is a refractor capable of 200x + magnification will require a bigger mount than a SC or Mak of similar aperture. Budget remains the biggest factor in choosing which to get.