
First Impressions: StellaMira 80mm APO doublet review
#1
Posted 01 February 2025 - 07:04 AM
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#2
Posted 01 February 2025 - 10:54 PM
There are at least two stories here. One is very technical that deals with the stresses that come with trying without reservation to shove ten pounds of sand into a five-pound bucket. It is both entertaining and inspirational observing a human being struggling, but never giving up. The other story tells of somebody with both a love for the night sky and an undying will to be as close as possible to the heavens. The latter story tells of the incredible tenacity of the human spirit. More than the science (art) of astronomy, this story tells that sometimes we simply have to accept the limits that fate hands us and find in our circumstances the beauty of the spirit that never quits. I love your stories.
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#3
Posted 02 February 2025 - 12:44 PM
The StellMira 80mm Apo was my first real refractor, whilst I've never used it for AP, for visual it's a keeper for me. Nice to read other opinions on it as I rarely see this OTA mentioned.
Nice write up.
#4
Posted 03 February 2025 - 05:51 AM
Actually, the Stellamira 80mm, f/10 has been discussed at length here on CN. Plus, I've posted many images from this scope including an image comparison to a Takahashi FC-100DZ.
In any case, in the first thread linked below it was reported that FLO had discontinued this scope (sometime in the second half of 2024). I don't know if that report is true but the FLO website now just says "Unavailable."
Here are a few links and you can find more images under my user name.
https://www.cloudyni.../#entry11891169
https://www.cloudyni.../#entry12531022
Lastly, I think the reviewer may have the concept of "fast" and "slow" refractors reversed in the article. An f/6 refractor is faster than an f/10 refractor and the latter is faster than an f/15 refractor. At f/10 the StellaMira is neither particularly fast or slow but it is certainly slower than the f/6 Explore Scientific ES80 (a.k.a. the reviewer's "slower" ES80cf triplet).
Edited by james7ca, 03 February 2025 - 07:47 AM.
#5
Posted 19 February 2025 - 08:27 AM
Wonderful first impressions of your StellaMira 80mm APO doublet!
Thanks for taking the time to share those here.