Vern wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:00 am
I have a Celestron 9x50 r.a.c.i. finderscope on my meade starnavigator 125mak with an actual 127mm diameter. I started out with just the red dot and that wasn't close sometimes so I bought a meade series 6000 50mm guide scope. While that worked I couldn't bend my neck to see objects straight up. I then got the Celestron and used a dremel tool to slot the holes on the mount to fit my telescope. That worked and I could see through it in any direction, but it was close to the eyepiece on the telescope. Since both were 50mm I was lucky that the Celestron fit in the mount for the meade guide scope, that got it farther from the telescope eyepiece.
I understand that I have a narrow FOV and I use the finderscope to see extended DSOs. I browse different websites a couple of times a week and there isn't much of anything in stock with an aperture of 8" to 12".
I will post a picture of my telescope if I can figure it out
If you want a
Dob that you can transport by car consider a Skywatcher collapsible. They come in 8, 10 and 12 inch sizes, are easy to assemble, and available from several websites. If the package has to be smaller look for a truss
Dob.
... Henk.
Telescopes: GSO 12" Astrograph, "Comet Hunter" MN152, ES ED127CF, ES ED80, WO Redcat51, Z12, AT6RC, Celestron Skymaster 20x80,
Mounts and tripod: Losmandy G11S with OnStep, AVX, Tiltall,
Cameras: ASI2600MC, ASI2600MM, ASI120 mini, Fuji X-a1, Canon XSi, T6, ELPH 100HS,
DIY: OnStep controller, Pi4b/power rig, Afocal adapter, Foldable Dob base, Az/Alt Dob setting circles,
Accessories: ZWO 36 mm filter wheel, TV Paracorr 2, Baader MPCC Mk III, ES FF, SSAG, QHY OAG-M, EAF electronic focuser, Plossls, Barlows, Telrad, Laser collimators (Seben LK1, Z12, Howie Glatter), Cheshire, 2 Orion RACIs 8x50,
Software: KStars-Ekos, DSS, PHD2, Nebulosity, Photo Gallery, Gimp, CHDK,
Computers:Pi4b, 2x running KStars/Ekos, Toshiba Satellite 17",
Website:Henk's astro images