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I currently have a celestron cometron 76mm scope and want to upgrade to a better scope, I like the dobsonian types as ease of use, I've seen the Bresser Messier 5inch dobsonian reasonably priced on some websites, just like your thoughts on this scope or would a celestron astromaster 130eq be better, I know it's not dobsonian but like the comparison of the two, my budget is just limited to the price of the Bresser
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Thank you for your replies, I thought as much really and needing to upgrade to scope. Really appreciate your advice as that's what's great about this forum.
Thanks again
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I have a celestron cometron 76mm scope with a 2x barlow lens and a 10 and 20mm ep. To get more out of thus scope would it be worth getting a 3x or 5x barlow lens or upgrade to a 130mm scope.
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20 minutes ago, Stu said:
Yes, I think you would struggle with that combination. The Heritage 130p is a fine scope, good value for money and excellent optics for the price, but it is built to a price and the focuser is one area where they clearly saved money. I think you would have a frustrating time with both focus and balance of the scope, so I would look to other options if using a smartphone with it is important to you.
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Yes that focuser tube operation would be an issue as you said its a real shame as it is a great scope and many have recommended it. The celestron Nexyz adapter is the best I've used with my smart phone and wouldn't use anything else. I'll look to other scopes, I have looked atvthe celestron astromaster 130eq.
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I am looking atvthe skywatcher heritage 130p telescope as my next scope and I already have a Celestron Nexyz smart phone adapter but I concerned as the heritage has a focus shaft that turns rather than the focus wheels adjusting the focus, how would the Nexyz adapter work with it. Bit complicated if you see what I mean. So when focusing with the heritage the whole phone adapter unit would spin around (would this causing focusing issues with the weight of the phone adapter unit pulling down on the turning mechanism) and with my celestron cometron 76mm when focusing it just moves up and down.
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On 11/05/2020 at 18:15, LeeHore7 said:
Hi Dave, yes the barlow is amazing, had the adapter arrive today and a bit fiddly fitting it on a rubberised ep, it's a diamond shaped clamp and not the round one that fits onto ep, may look at ones that fit on the ep round ones. Hand holding oginevto get photos are so fiddly and trying will see how it goes with this one. I struggle alligning 2 cameras on my phone let alone 3 Dave. I will try to fit the nikon dslr onto the Tring adapter and Tring but was out of focus, something I'll look into.
I have tried the cheaper smartphone adapter but very hard to get right, so went a bit expensive a bought the celestron NexYZ 3 way axis universal adapter and its excellent had it set up in 2 minutes and perfect way to line up and great view, worth the extra expense but great item
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5 hours ago, DaveL59 said:
does sound like the barlow has worked out well for you Lee, you might try the DSLR without the barlow though if you can attach it to the focuser and see how that performs, should give really good pics once you get the hang of that.
Know what you mean hand-holding the phone at the eyepiece, something I struggle with too having 3 cameras on the back of the phone and waving it about trying to get a view, so I too really should get an adaptor for that, as well as get better at focusing (as in put glasses on first before trying to get a pic lol)
Hi Dave, yes the barlow is amazing, had the adapter arrive today and a bit fiddly fitting it on a rubberised ep, it's a diamond shaped clamp and not the round one that fits onto ep, may look at ones that fit on the ep round ones. Hand holding oginevto get photos are so fiddly and trying will see how it goes with this one. I struggle alligning 2 cameras on my phone let alone 3 Dave. I will try to fit the nikon dslr onto the Tring adapter and Tring but was out of focus, something I'll look into.
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1 hour ago, johninderby said:
Will make such a diiference having the smartphone holder which will allow you to take better photos. 🙂
Thank you John, yes can't wait for the adapter to arrive and get better photos and of Jupiter and Saturn.
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My celestron t adapter barlow lens arrived yesterday and what a difference it made to my viewing through my scope, just goes to show pay a little bit more and branded, you get a far superior product and experience. This is a photo of the moon I took this morning. I also managed to see Jupiter with 3 moons, Saturn, Mars and a cheeky flyby of the iss. Couldn't get photos of these as waiting for my smartphone adapter to arrive, its hard holding the phone to get photos.
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2 hours ago, EdG said:
why is it that for a few weeks with perfect clear skies waiting for my new scope and mount to turn up and the moment it does cloud cover comes rolling over each night 😃
Ah well, I thought it was time I should join 😊
Hello from Greater London 👋
Hi and welcome, yes the curse of the new scope strikes again, happened to me a few weeks ago but got done good pictures of the flower moon since and saw jupiter and saturn a few mornings ago
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I managed to wake up around 4am this morning and got a view of jupiter and two moons which were to the left and saturn as well to the south in North Cornwall, only on my 76x300mmm celestron cometron scope with 10mm ep, my new barlow is still shipping so couldn't use one but was happy to see what I did and only making me get the bug more for it
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Supermoon waning gibbous last night bit blurry but ok I hope, in North Cornwall
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I've given the sw heritage 130 some serious thought and added to my wish list as I have a birthday coming up in a few months time so maybe, but definitely will be my next scope. I've ordered the Celestron 93640 1.25 Inch Universal Barlow and T-Adaptor and a nikon t ring adapter as my dad said I could use his nikon dslr to take photos with so will stay with what I have for now and get into it more, if that makes sense.
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This was ever so slightly better, I've got a better barlow lens with a t ring attachment to put a nikon dslr on for better quality shots instead of holding camera to ep
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HI Dave and Waddensky, Thank you again, i will not invest in the barlow if i choose the sw heritage130, but will do more research. Thanks guys!
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31 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:
if you'd like to make a jump would you stick with a reflector?
I'd suggest if so that 130 or 150 would be a reasonable jump as that's a lot more light capture than the 76. Anything below 130 and you'd largely be wasting the funds, you'll hardly notice much going to a 114 for example. I have a TAL-1 (110) and SW130 and you'd be pushed to notice much difference, tho the TAL's do punch above their weight.
Something like a SW heritage 130 flextube may suit since you're using a table-top DOB type scope and seem comfortable with that. You may want to rig a shroud around the open part of the tube though to block stray light. It's a scope lots here recommend and its easily portable and gives good views, should suit well for taking pics through the eyepiece as you've also been trying
Thanks Dave, great advice taken on board. I have seen the SW heritage 130 flexitube before and wasn't sure about the missing shroud but will research it on the on the internet more and around £142. Yes I'm comfortable with the table top dob style scopes so far. On the issue of the barlow lens Iv'e seen an orion one for £31 on amazon
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13 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:
which barlow did you get as it doesn't sound like it suits your scope?
In terms of more detailed view then as above you'd need more mag which that barlow "should" give you if you could find focus with it. the 20+Barlow should give the same mag as the 10mm on its own, but with a little more eye relief. The 10+barlow would give you an effective 5mm and so more mag but without losing the eye relief vs a 5mm eyepiece. This might be enough for what you want to have at this time.
The 32mm or 25mm would give less mag but a wider field of view which might be nice when panning around the sky at constellations etc but perhaps isn't what you need right now.
Going back to the barlow, I think you'd maybe need something like the Orion shorty barlow, but lets see what you have first. If the lens end on the barlow you have unscrews from the barrel, does it fit onto the eyepiece barrel and reach focus that way? More fiddly in the dark but saves buying another in the short term
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Thank you for your reply. I have to say what kind and thoughtful members are on here and don't take the mickey or judge beginner users. The barlow lens i have is just a bog standard normal one and not branded (my inexperience again buying this and not expensive so cheap meant crap) Sadly the lens from the barlow i have doesnt screw on correctly to my 20mm or 10mm ep so i think I'll need a new barlow lens. Do you think the celestron branded one or the orion shorty be best for my celestron 76x300mm scope and what is a reasonable price youd pay for them. Sorry for being this inexperienced but thank you for your comments.
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8 minutes ago, Waddensky said:
If you want to see better details on the planets and the Moon, you'll need more magnification (and thus a shorter focal length eyepiece). The FirstScope is more of a widefield telescope due to the short focal length and (if I recall correctly) spherical primary mirror. Your 10 mm eyepiece combined with the 2x barlow gives a magnification of 60x, I think that's about it unfortunately.
A larger dobson, a 150/1200 for example, will have a higher resolution, larger focal length and a parabolic primary mirror that will all help to achieve higher magnifications. But that would require an investment in a new scope.
But I'm sure you'll be able to see more detail with you current setup once you've built up experience. It's often overlooked, but you'll develop a sharp eye for detail and the ability to detect very faint objects if you use your scope regularly. I've been observing with a 76 mm scope for years and in the end I was able to see details and split double stars I could only dream of when I was just beginning.
Thank you for your reply and comments which are taken on board. What kind of upgrade to this do you recommenced eg aperture size would a 114, 127, 130 be any good, my budget is tight mybe upto £150-180
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When i put the barlow on the 20mm ep the focus wont go any further to get a clear view as its blurred when viewing the moon but i guess when viewing further away objects would pull into focus
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HI Dave
The 20 and 10 mm EP came with the scope , i bought the Barlow in my inexperience. Mainly id like to get good detail of the moon and planets really. So you think a 25mm EP would be good?
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I have a clestron cometron 76x300mm scope and have a barlow x2, 20 mm and 10 mm eyepiece, what other size EP would you recommend for viewing the moon.
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This was ever so slightly better
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I tried to photo the moon tonight while it was clear for an hour, not great photos, kept trying to alter iso but wasn't clear, I expect my huwaei p20 lite camera not upto the job as f is only 2.2,used camera fv5 and with moon filter on 20mm and 10mm eyepieces.
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Welcome to sgl, here in North Cornwall has some good dark skies, when it's bit cloudy or foggy
Bresser messier 5inch
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Hi Louis
The Bresser is a dobsonian mount so wouldn't need a tripod but I see they have a dovetail rail if needed to be mounted on a tripod. I would use the Bresser for some astrophotography using my celestron Nexyz smartphone adapter, hence the dobsonian mount for steadier images as I understand on tripods you get more shake. There aren't many reviews firvthe bresser hence askjbgbin the forum. They are German so I would of thought they were solidly built and good quality.