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Quicksilver

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  1. Hi

    Having been out of astronomy for a few years I would appreciate some advice on the Nexstar Evolution 9.25. 


    First of all, a little background.  I have not been an observer since the early 90’s. Back then I had (and still have) an Astro Systems 6 inch Newtonian which my parents bought me in 1985 as a 19th birthday present. This is a fine instrument but for various reasons, I have outgrown it and find it quite difficult to use now. Since then I have been an armchair astronomer but I always promised myself a Schmidt - Cassegrain when the time was right.  Now I have reached a riper age and, having a bit more disposable income and having moved back to an area with reasonably dark skies (a lot better than London, anyway), I think the time is right. 


    I’ve settled on the 9.25 because it’s the largest aperture for the money I want to pay and it’s still reasonably portable (although I am unlikely to take it further than my garden). It’s considerably more advanced than anything I have used before - I’m ok with that but I’m going to be on a steep learning curve. I’m looking forward to that.  However, I would like some help on the extras as I’m a bit rusty on lenses and inexperienced with this type of scope. 


    I have heard that the supplied Celestron 13 and 40 mm Plossel’s are not great. Also, I have to wear glasses when viewing due to astigmatism so I will need good eye relief on my lenses. I plan on doing the usual mix of planetary and deep sky observing so I thought the following might be good to get -

    a) Baader Morpheus 76 1.25/2” 17.5mm.

    b) William Optics Swan 2” 33mm.

    c) sky Watcher 90 degree star diagonal 2” (the supplied Celestron one is 1.25 I believe).

    Am I on the right lines here or is there anything else or any alternatives you can recommend?

    Thanks!

     


     

     

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