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Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Quickly glance down at my equipment. Listed is SE Twilight1 alt/az. Any recommendations for a short 80ish refractor that can be kept mounted at all times? I keep that mount by the door for quick peaks when something catches the eye. Been looking at the Orion CT80. Reviews are Ok, and since it will no doubt get banged around a bit being hustled in and outside on the mount the cost is a plus. I would be happy with a sports mans spotting scope but they all come with 45ᵒ diagonals...not conductive to overhead viewing with a 68 year old body. Anything better? ~Input please~
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Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
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Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
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Filters Orion 13 & 25% moon filter, and a sky glow
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
New Orion CT80 has too much plastic in it. I would go with Meade Adventure Scope 80mm which is the same as older beloved Orion ST80.
https://telescopes.net/store/meade-adve ... scope.html
Tripod, EPs and diagonal are junky, butOTA is good, and backpack and redot are usable, not too bad for ~$90.
https://telescopes.net/store/meade-adve ... scope.html
Tripod, EPs and diagonal are junky, but
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
I second the Meade Adventure Scope.
It's a clone of the original Orion ST80
That said, I believe Orion has added a metal focuser to their scope, the dew shield however is still plastic.
Now, keep in mind a Short Tube refractor is not the best on planets, but will show you great wide field views of deeper stuff. A great Milky Way cruiser
It's a clone of the original Orion ST80
That said, I believe Orion has added a metal focuser to their scope, the dew shield however is still plastic.
Now, keep in mind a Short Tube refractor is not the best on planets, but will show you great wide field views of deeper stuff. A great Milky Way cruiser
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Reviews say that the new CT80 upgraded focuser has a metal drawtube, but still a plastic body.Ylem wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:47 pm I second the Meade Adventure Scope.
It's a clone of the original Orion ST80
That said, I believe Orion has added a metal focuser to their scope, the dew shield however is still plastic.
Now, keep in mind a Short Tube refractor is not the best on planets, but will show you great wide field views of deeper stuff. A great Milky Way cruiser
The Meade Adventure 80 (and the Infinity 80) seem to be on backorder at many places/everywhere. The remaining clones of the orginal Orion ST80 that I can find are the Skywatcher StarTravel 80, and one from Omegon which looks like having a metal focuser clone but haven't seen reviews of it.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
The StarTravel would be good, the Omegon also.
Last choice I would try the Orion, per the site:
Newly upgraded aluminum rack-and-pinion focuser eliminates drawtube flexure when focusing.
One could always send it back.
Last choice I would try the Orion, per the site:
Newly upgraded aluminum rack-and-pinion focuser eliminates drawtube flexure when focusing.
One could always send it back.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
The Orion 80mm f/ 5 if you just want a widefield sweeper or the Astro-Tech 80mm f/ 7 if you would like to do some good lunar and planetary as well.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Recent review, indicates focuser body still plastic, drawtube metallic
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/7211 ... hat-could/
It is still probably the choice after the Adventure 80, StarTravel, Omegon. One other thing which would not work with the CT80 as compared to the others is the
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Binos: Celestron Skymaster 15x70 (Albott tripod/monopod), Nikon Naturalist 7x35.
Scopes: Zhumell Z8, Meade Adventure 80mm, Bushnell 1300x100 Goto Mak.
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AP: 50mm guidescope, AR0130 based guidecam, Canon T3i, UHC filter.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
I keep my wide field Orion ST80 permanently mounted on a tripod. As Ylem mentioned, it's not great on planets. For planets and double stars, I keep my Orion 102 Mak permanently mounted. These are my two grab & go scopes.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
My grab-n-go is a 5.1" tabletop newt. Works great. Good luck with the purchase.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
I use a Meade AdventureScope 80mm with upgraded Crayford focuser on my Twilight 1. The OTA sits in a cabinet with my 90mm Mak and ST120, and the TW 1 sits by the door. For quick looks, I grab the 80mm. I've also started taking the 80mm to dark sites and / or on vacation since it's so portable compared to the 120.
If you can't find an 80, you could look at the Omegon 90mm. Price is not too much more. I have no experience with the Omegon though.
If you can't find an 80, you could look at the Omegon 90mm. Price is not too much more. I have no experience with the Omegon though.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Here's my ST80 permanently mounted on a tripod. And yes, the finder scope is not on it as I've never used it with this scope
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
There's an Orion ST80 with rings for sale on Astromart right now. Looks like all metal from the pics.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
A 5" newt is one heck of a scope for grab n go
Wide field, bright, no
I think the OP wants a Frac, but a 5" newt would rock
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Hope the responders to the original post are still watching. In ref. to Orion CT80, after searching till i was bleary eyed (everywhere across the net) I came to one conclusion, The Orion ct80 can be hit or miss.100% or POS You get a lemon or peach. Also my criteria is limited to a few optics in this range, some cheap and some over the moon. Query? who has/used an Opticstar AR80S 80mm Gold Dual Speed short-tube refractor? Please, please no anecdotal comments unless you have looked with your own eyes. Thanks and love ~keep looking up~
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Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
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Mounts: ES Twilight 1 & Exos2 goto, Orion Sky View Pro (non-goto) Targus monopod w/Manfrotto ball head
Eyepieces: Orion plossl 10 & 25, ES 24 & 16 68º, Baader Morpheus 12.5, ES 8.8 & 4.7 82º and SWM 20 70º w/ crosshairs.
Filters Orion 13 & 25% moon filter, and a sky glow
Diagonal: ES dieletric, Baader T2 BBHS mirror
"Keep Looking Up" ~Jack Horkheimer~
Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
Binos: B&L Legacy 10x50, Canon 15x50 image stabilized
Mounts: ES Twilight 1 & Exos2 goto, Orion Sky View Pro (non-goto) Targus monopod w/Manfrotto ball head
Eyepieces: Orion plossl 10 & 25, ES 24 & 16 68º, Baader Morpheus 12.5, ES 8.8 & 4.7 82º and SWM 20 70º w/ crosshairs.
Filters Orion 13 & 25% moon filter, and a sky glow
Diagonal: ES dieletric, Baader T2 BBHS mirror
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
I would not call them a POS necessarily.
Would Ii buy one for myself? No. That does not make it bad, what it does is not in my viewing interests or very little of.
They are what they are, very short tube refractors for widefield viewing like binoculars, not a planetary telescope or such.
I find a lot of astro reviews that are negative are simply because it does not fit the person.
The ST80 refractors are incredibly popular for what they do.
I in the meantime will be over here with my 105mmf/ 15 looking at Jupiter moons as disks
Would Ii buy one for myself? No. That does not make it bad, what it does is not in my viewing interests or very little of.
They are what they are, very short tube refractors for widefield viewing like binoculars, not a planetary telescope or such.
I find a lot of astro reviews that are negative are simply because it does not fit the person.
The ST80 refractors are incredibly popular for what they do.
I in the meantime will be over here with my 105mm
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EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
You might not get a lot of owner feedback on the Opticstar as it is not a popular brand. Based on the specs, the price at telescopes.net seems a tad high ($379)konza wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:12 pm Hope the responders to the original post are still watching. In ref. to Orion CT80, after searching till i was bleary eyed (everywhere across the net) I came to one conclusion, The Orion ct80 can be hit or miss.100% or POS You get a lemon or peach. Also my criteria is limited to a few optics in this range, some cheap and some over the moon. Query? who has/used an Opticstar AR80S 80mm Gold Dual Speed short-tube refractor? Please, please no anecdotal comments unless you have looked with your own eyes. Thanks and love ~keep looking up~
You could get an Omegon 90/500 for about $210 (a little heavier than the Opticstar though).
Although if I was in the high 300 price range I would probably spend a little more and get an "Orion ED80 80mm
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EPs: ES82 18,11,6.7mm, Zhumell 30,9mm FJ Ortho 9mm, assorted plossls, Meade 2x S-F Barlow, DGM NPB filter.
Binos: Celestron Skymaster 15x70 (Albott tripod/monopod), Nikon Naturalist 7x35.
Scopes: Zhumell Z8, Meade Adventure 80mm, Bushnell 1300x100 Goto Mak.
Mount: ES EXOS Nano EQ Mount, DIY Arduino+Stepper drives.
AP: 50mm guidescope, AR0130 based guidecam, Canon T3i, UHC filter.
EPs: ES82 18,11,6.7mm, Zhumell 30,9mm FJ Ortho 9mm, assorted plossls, Meade 2x S-F Barlow, DGM NPB filter.
Binos: Celestron Skymaster 15x70 (Albott tripod/monopod), Nikon Naturalist 7x35.
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Yes, once you get closer to $300 it makes sense to go after ED doublet instead ofARock wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 8:15 pmYou might not get a lot of owner feedback on the Opticstar as it is not a popular brand. Based on the specs, the price at telescopes.net seems a tad high ($379)konza wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:12 pm Hope the responders to the original post are still watching. In ref. to Orion CT80, after searching till i was bleary eyed (everywhere across the net) I came to one conclusion, The Orion ct80 can be hit or miss.100% or POS You get a lemon or peach. Also my criteria is limited to a few optics in this range, some cheap and some over the moon. Query? who has/used an Opticstar AR80S 80mm Gold Dual Speed short-tube refractor? Please, please no anecdotal comments unless you have looked with your own eyes. Thanks and love ~keep looking up~
You could get an Omegon 90/500 for about $210 (a little heavier than the Opticstar though).
Although if I was in the high 300 price range I would probably spend a little more and get an "Orion ED80 80mmf/ 7.5", for $450.
Astrotech 80mm ED is $399 with free shipping and premium upgrades (dual speed 2" R&P focuser. machined tube rings, metal retractable due shield).
https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech- ... r-ota.html
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
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Solar: HA: Lunt 50mm single stack, W/L: Meade Herschel wedge.
Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2437, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 257
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
Solar: HA: Lunt 50mm single stack, W/L: Meade Herschel wedge.
Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2437, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 257
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
I have a 73 mm f 5.9 William Optics Zenithstar. I use it visually, mostly for bird watching but it proved very handy for observing comet Neowise (I don't have a clear view of the northern horizon from home). It's a crisp and contrasty little refractor that is completely free of chromatic aberration (to my eye). It's a pleasure to use.
It's a doublet. Visually I don't notice its field curvature, but for astrophotography you'd want to get a field flattener.
Here's astrobackyard's review of the ZS73: https://astrobackyard.com/william-optic ... ar-73-apo/
It's a doublet. Visually I don't notice its field curvature, but for astrophotography you'd want to get a field flattener.
Here's astrobackyard's review of the ZS73: https://astrobackyard.com/william-optic ... ar-73-apo/
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
Have settled on a GnG for my Twilight1 mount, Astro-Tech AT70ED 2.8" f/ 6 ED Refractor. Good reviews and very modest price. Bad news, supplier says "January 2021 Expected Delivery". Guess I'll simply watch my fingernails grow until then. I wholeheartedly agree with Lady Fractor, "a lot of astro reviews that are negative are simply because it does not fit the person".
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Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
Binos: B&L Legacy 10x50, Canon 15x50 image stabilized
Mounts: ES Twilight 1 & Exos2 goto, Orion Sky View Pro (non-goto) Targus monopod w/Manfrotto ball head
Eyepieces: Orion plossl 10 & 25, ES 24 & 16 68º, Baader Morpheus 12.5, ES 8.8 & 4.7 82º and SWM 20 70º w/ crosshairs.
Filters Orion 13 & 25% moon filter, and a sky glow
Diagonal: ES dieletric, Baader T2 BBHS mirror
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Scopes: ES102 apo carbonfiber, Orion 127 mac/cas
Binos: B&L Legacy 10x50, Canon 15x50 image stabilized
Mounts: ES Twilight 1 & Exos2 goto, Orion Sky View Pro (non-goto) Targus monopod w/Manfrotto ball head
Eyepieces: Orion plossl 10 & 25, ES 24 & 16 68º, Baader Morpheus 12.5, ES 8.8 & 4.7 82º and SWM 20 70º w/ crosshairs.
Filters Orion 13 & 25% moon filter, and a sky glow
Diagonal: ES dieletric, Baader T2 BBHS mirror
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Re: Small scope, Grab it all and go.
A nice choice, January/ February will be here soon enough
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EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110)
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110)
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