Refractor4life

Last time I’m gonna use this account, 6inch it is soon.

i meant cooling not cooking lol

Also isn’t collimating,cleaning and cooking an issue or is it worth it. I was told that a 90mm refractor could compete with a 6inch reflector lol.

ps I appreciate everyone’s opinion. 

The dobsonian is 1200mm focal length made from skywatcher. The heritage 150p is the tabletop. The mounted one is 150pl eq3-2 1200mm focal length.

ps: I will terminate this account to change my name coz I don’t know how.(life of a noob)

9 minutes ago, Alkaid said:

I have an Evo 90, nice starting scope and reviewed it some years back, I’ll send you a pm with the link to that.  Whilst the scope itself is good on the Moon, I think you’ll need more aperture for planets.  The mount that comes with it is wobbly at high power and focusing precisely is tiresome due to the wobbles. For that reason I mount mine on an EQ5 when I can...with the Evo being so light, this changes the game considerably for the better.  The Evo for me performs really well on the Moon as mentioned, good views (with some chromatic aberration granted).  But it’s lacking slightly on planets due to the 90mm aperture, 100mm would be better... 
 

If I were you, the 102/1350 will give better views. There is more aperture, you will start to see good detail on Jupiter for example, as oppose to thinking “did I?”....the longer focal length will also make focusing easier.  You will however want an EQ5 or the Bresser equivalent as a minimum, that long tube will amplify any slight breeze and shake your view otherwise.

Welcome to planet observing, it’s a fascinating pastime.

So you think that there is a significant difference in quality between the two telescopes. There is also a 6inch dob that I’m eyeing but it doesn’t have tracking.6 inch Tabletop costs 199, dob mount costs 219 and on eq3-2 319 pounds.

Hi I’m looking for my first scope, I have found 3 scopes that I have carefully selected. I am interested mainly in Planetary views but BSO would be a nice bonus as well so that’s why they are all refractors. The first is the Skywatcher Evostar 90mm eq refractor which only costs 155 pounds. The next is the ar102 exos nano eq 200 pounds plus shipping. The last is only an OTA, the Bresser messier 102/1350 refractor (if only it came with a mount) I have heard that the Bresser has as a bad lens cell (idk what this means rly) and I want to know if they have fixed this issue.

Thanks For Your Time!