deepspacehunter

 (2") 20 NAGLER T2  82*.... 28mm ES 68* ..... 14mm MEADE XWA 100*.... 9mm Zhumell 100* 

 (1.25)  40mm Orion Sirius Plossl.... 30mm Orion Ultrascopic...  26mm Meade 4000.... 3.2mm  Williams Optics....

As the STARTER OF THIS THREAD.... I have enjoyed my 12" DOB... and still have it... But. here is my new DOB

CELESTRON C8...Grab n Go

This scope set up time,,, less than a minute...

Clear Skies

Mark

Chris

   YES

Actually... It was not a TRUE CELESTRON STARHOPPER 12

It has a ROYCE MIRROR...

I am in the middle of a 2 week vacation, so I wanted to Customize it..

I am very satisfied with the white...

Mark

BigSumorian

THIS IS IT.....

Mark

BigSumorian

I wasn't happy with the blue paint job.....

Mark

This is the SAME TELESCOPE that started the thread...

I have painted it....

I like BLUE TELESCOPES...

Mark

Some really great DOBS here, and some proud and happy owners....

My 12" DOB...... my favorite Telescope EVER.....

Mark

M13 when seen through the 14mm XWA (barlowed  214X) is a STUNNING VIEW, I have never heard of the compliments , like I have heard when showing others the Great M13 with this EP... and M82 with the 14mm XWA (107X) is as good as I have ever seen it, in fact almost everything viewed through the 14mm XWA is Very Nice...

and the 21mm MWA is a fine EP for looking through the CYGNUS Milky Way, and larger Star clusters.... I do keep the 14mm XWA in my Telescope most of the time....

Mark

After enjoying the MEADE 14mm XWA for the last 3 months, I decided to order the MEADE 21mm MWA.... I realized that through the 14mm I am seeing more COLOR stars than in any other EP that I have ever owned...Tonight is CLEAR and GOOD SEEING... I will be observing in a short while.... FIRST light for the 21mm... I do not know why MEADE 100*  EPs have green bands and  some have blue bands... and if they are all marketed as 100* EPs , why are some XWA Extremely Wide Angle and some MWA Mega Wide Angle...I know that these MEADE's have not been getting too much respect... but I don't know why...I have been really enjoying the VIEWS through the 14mm, and I am anxious to see what the 21mm will do.... REPORT COMING SOON

Clear Skies

Mark

Celestron 25 x 100 Sky Masters

Zhumell 20 x 80

Nikon 10 x 50

Mark

I like the TELEVUE and MEADE 5000 SERIES EPs A lot !!!

Mark

CELESTRON 25 x 100 SKYMASTERs on a MANFROTTO 475B TRIPOD with a 501 PAN HEAD

Mark

I have 3 pair, my BIG ONES are CELESTRON 25 X 100 Skymaster.....   on a Monfrotto 475b Mount with a 501 fluid pan head,   a sweet set up indeed !!!

Mark

I got my YARD CANNON yesterday... YAHOOOOOOOO

Mark

I have a C11... and I love it... I am 57 and have no problem with the set up... I want to get a c9.25 as my grab n go ... Both are great Telescopes......