Stellavue 80mm Refractor

[tom.yates]

Stellavue 80mm Refracter as promised

[The Warthog]

It is beautiful! What mount is that? :shock:

[Jamie]

Looks like an EQ6 to me.

[FLO]

Good image Tom

[mark RD]

Good image Tom

The light reflecting of the side of the scope really sets it off

[russ]

Beautiful scope Tom and a terrific mount :lol: :lol:

Russ

[lunator]

Tom

Very nice. I am thinking of replacing my ETX70 with one of these.

[tom.yates]

The mount is the EQ6, the refractor is the stellavue classic F6 The scope is a achromatic but gives very little chromatic abberation on the planets, but to be honest the scope is a rich field scope for my money and is a great grab and go unit weight is about 5 pounds is very well built the oversized focus wheels are a joy to use the focus unit itself looks like the synta unit but it couldn't be farther from the truth this focuser is smooth as silk as far as the optics go i think you would have to go a long way to beat it the double cluster is fantastic pin point stars

across the field of view M42 is also very nice the scope does have its limits but only because of its aperture the little scope is going to be with me a long time

[tom.yates]

Caz thats a red dot finder on the stellaview excellent bit of kit but i think you also need a finder as the red dot gets you into the right area then i finish of with a correct image right angled finder. :lol:

[GazOC]

Caz,

I've got a spare red dot finder you can have for a tenner....

Gaz

[mark RD]

I changed my mind about the red dot finders, Thay are good for planets and stars but it can be hard to find messier objects. Better to have both fitted me thinks

Mark

[tom.yates]

Caz the finder on the stellavue is not the telrad it's a stellaview red dot finder the telrad is a lot bigger and costs about £ 50 to 60 quid it also puts a bulls eye on the sky instead of a dot.

[Ambermile]

Hi Caz

There are published Messier Finder Charts for the Telrad family of finders... http://www.solarius.com/msas/findercharts/messier_objects.html which make finding things a *whole* lot easier. Trust me :shock:

Arthur

[lunator]

Caz

Telrads are a popular accessory. I know I plan to get one.

Like you it is a matter of prioritorising the choices.

Cheers

Ian

[FLO]

I'm still not grasping how a dot/bullseye in the finder, makes objects easier to find, your either in the right place or your not.... I just don't get it.... :insects1:

The telrad, like all finders that use a laser to project a spot or pattern onto a transparent disc, is a 1x finder; it does not magnify the image.

Using one is simplicity itself: Put a low-power eyepiece in the scope then position the scope so that you can see the star thru the finders disc. Then, adjust the scope until the the laser spot/pattern is centered on the star.

Thats it, job done; the object will be somewhere in the eyepiece field of view.

(Also, because there are no lenses or prisms, the 1x finder does not invert the image).

Hope that helps,

Steve

[Ambermile]

Hi Caz

There are published Messier Finder Charts for the Telrad family of finders... http://www.solarius.com/msas/findercharts/messier_objects.html which make finding things a *whole* lot easier. Trust me :shock:

Arthur

Thanks for the link Arthur, and a good one it is to..... Yet again I seem to be swimming in a sea of equipment, and trying to decide whats best for me, so as to furthur my success in amateur astronomy. The Telrad does look like the way to go, but theres so many other accessories I need aswell....

Theres a big price difference for the Telrad in the UK compared to US, now why doesn't that suprise me???

Ta Daaa!!

http://www.telescope-warehouse.com/product.aspx?itmID=171

(and Bill will ship to the UK competitively priced - tell him I sent you)

Arthur

[Ambermile]

Thanks Steve, makes sense now, and too easy to be true, but we shall see...

Arthur, your my hero, that was a close call, just logged on to ebay.... :shock: I surely can't tell them Arthur sent me, I haven't got that much nerve..... But what a bargin, it seems smaller than the other one I was looking at...

Yup - it is smaller but the Telrad is WAY over the top sizewise for what it needs. This one does exactly the same.

OK - tell him Ambermile sent you. Simple!

Arthur

[FLO]

Arthur,

Thats an interesting finder, not seen it before, do you own one?

The Meade 32mm SWA deal

http://www.telescope-warehouse.com/product.aspx?itmID=70

also looks good...

[Ambermile]

Well, to be honest, all of Bill's stuff is good. He has the same feelings about astro prices as Ambermile. Too damned expensive. We both try to do something about it.

Arthur

[daz]

I shall be getting one as well TT, and the Meade 26mm EP

[Ambermile]

I just before Christmas took a Telrad of the 6" refractor Caz - no problem. The suff sticks untill you want it to come off. No nasty bits of paint cracking

Arthur

[Chubster]

Just found this thread....Just ordered mine :D Was after the telrad but at this price cant go wrong.

Oh and by the way Arthur just mentioned that you recommended his site, hope you dont mind !

[radioactive]

I too have just refound this thread,as I have a telrad and 2 bases for it I have had to order the Scope instead just a week before before I saw the thread to be honest but aint she a lovely scope ?