Celestron XLT120

[fizzpup]

anyone have one, what are they like anyone have any images taken from one? and what eye pieces would you recommend

[damnut]

Hi Fizzpup,

A really nice scope, I don't know of people who image with it though as it is achromatic and not that 'fast', and you would need a rock solid mount as it is a long scope. As for ep's you haven't really told us enough, are you using 2" eps or 1.25"?? There is a great article in the sticky's in the ep section on the lounge.

Mid to low price are the BST Explorer ep's c£35 ea, mid range the much loved Hyperions c£100ea (have both and they are great BST's are vgood value). So well worth looking at the buy & sell section.

I have two fracs a long 127mm and a short tube 120

Cheers

[Moonshane]

I had one of these a while back and with the standard mount and a 24mm eyepiece I took these shots of the moon.

they have been cropped and converted to monochrome but not bad. never tried anything else.

I used to enjoy various eyepieces but at the cheaper end the 33mm William Optics SWAN was very nice for a wide field and I found about 8mm best for planets with a little more usable on the moon.

I sold it in the end as I bought a 6" f11 newtonian which was far better generally and had no chromatic aberration which was only really bothersome in truth on Jupiter.

It's a good scope but perhaps 1) expensive new and 2) not suited to imaging and 3) can be bettered much more cheaply for visual.

Double stars were always very nice.

[spaceboy]

I knew you were a imager on the quiet Shane Those are some great shots.

[Moonshane]

ha ha cheers

hover on them though to check out the date they were taken 20/5/2010 - my only ever shots!

[Moonshane]

I forgot to say, single shots with a connected point and press, slightly cropped etc.

[damnut]

Ahhh,

The lovely big dob at the psp, I think I can place you now. Great to meet you I just wish we could have stayed sat as the clouds were clearing.

Cheers Shane.

[Moonshane]

That's me Damian

[damnut]

Hi Shane,

Hope to have the 10"lx with me next time along with a couple of large fracs, all added up still do not have the light grabbing power of the 'cannon'. Hope you have warmed up since then though I guess next time admission by JD! (brandy for me!).

A pleasure to meet you.