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Got an e-blast about this newly released OTA. Looks quite affordable.

https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech- ... r-ota.html
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Looks OK, but I wouldn’t want to hang too much on a 2 inch focusser.
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It certainly is affordable, but as a visual guy only I feel it would leave me wanting more.

I have been a mirror guy my whole life and I am in the market for a refractor, but I'm thinking an 80-90mm might be my sweet spot.

But that does look like a nice scope :)
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For visual I would go for at least 80mm, but if you have $$ 100mm ED/APO is what you really want for visual. It is still lightweight, compact and portable but with much better performance, from star colors to planets and DSOs.
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.
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.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Bigzmey wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:21 am For visual I would go for at least 80mm, but if you have $$ 100mm ED/APO is what you really want for visual. It is still lightweight, compact and portable but with much better performance, from star colors to planets and DSOs.
Thanks 👍
I will forward this post to my wife, proving to her that I need a 100mm APO :)

Or she could get me that 70mm and a bunch of AP gear ;)
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Ylem wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:53 am
Bigzmey wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:21 am For visual I would go for at least 80mm, but if you have $$ 100mm ED/APO is what you really want for visual. It is still lightweight, compact and portable but with much better performance, from star colors to planets and DSOs.
Thanks 👍
I will forward this post to my wife, proving to her that I need a 100mm APO :)

Or she could get me that 70mm and a bunch of AP gear ;)
No, no! 100mm and a bunch of AP gear! :D
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.
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.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Bigzmey wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 3:50 am
Ylem wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:53 am
Bigzmey wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 1:21 am For visual I would go for at least 80mm, but if you have $$ 100mm ED/APO is what you really want for visual. It is still lightweight, compact and portable but with much better performance, from star colors to planets and DSOs.
Thanks 👍
I will forward this post to my wife, proving to her that I need a 100mm APO :)

Or she could get me that 70mm and a bunch of AP gear ;)
No, no! 100mm and a bunch of AP gear! :D
Now, that sounds like a plan, but to the missus, not so sure… :animals-dogrun:
Cheers,

Tony.

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AP Refractor: Altair 72EDF Deluxe F6;1x & 0.8 Flatteners; Antares Versascope 60mm finder. ASIAir Pro.Li battery pack for grab & go.

Celestron AVX Mount; X-cel LX eyepieces & Barlows 2x 3x, ZWO 2” Filter holder,

Cameras: main DSO ASI533MC; DSO guide ASI120MM; Planetary ASI224MC; DSLR Canon EOS100 stock.

Filters: Astronomik IR cut; Optolong L-Pro; Optolong L-Enhance.

Binoculars: Celestron 15 x 70.

Latitude: 52.219853
Longitude: -1.034471
Accuracy: 5 m
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There is also this one:
https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech- ... r-ota.html
:think:

Of course it is out of stock, I don't like wait lists :D
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Come on people - you are not helping with the "I don't need a grab-n-go, travel scope right now" mantra that's trying to through my head right now...........

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KingNothing13 wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:42 pm Come on people - you are not helping with the "I don't need a grab-n-go, travel scope right now" mantra that's trying to through my head right now...........
Hee hee hee hee hee... :whistle:

Early reviews are saying it's a nice little scope. YOMV.
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pakarinen wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:44 pm
KingNothing13 wrote: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:42 pm Come on people - you are not helping with the "I don't need a grab-n-go, travel scope right now" mantra that's trying to through my head right now...........
Hee hee hee hee hee... :whistle:

Early reviews are saying it's a nice little scope. YOMV.
Argh!

:angry-banghead:

:lol:
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EPs: ES 82* 18mm, 11mm, 6.7mm; GSO 30mm
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Ylem wrote: Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:11 pm There is also this one:
https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech- ... r-ota.html
:think:

Of course it is out of stock, I don't like wait lists :D
I've been looking at that one for awhile, but in my heart I'm still lusting after an AT92 triplet. ;)

True, everything is out of stock / backordered, so maybe I'll just buy a DSLR and shoot constellation pics. :D
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