Best scope for planetary and star doubles
Just pondering some ideas as to maybe getting a scope for the above as I currently only have newtonian ota's.
Just considering maybe getting a frac in the 127 range which bresser do a fine version of or maybe a maksutov scope so just looking for what anyone else uses, why they use it and what's good about it.
It would be on a AZ mount as I would want simplicity and ease of setting up/breaking down and storage as if it ended up stuck in the corner the mrs would likely be displeased.
Sorry Jules, you're right of course, the Tal is a worthy contender, certainly for doubles- if you can find one now:-).
Another fabulous scope for splitting doubles is the Towa Topic 80mm F15. The quality of these old lenses is amazing and at F15 (I love that number!), they throw up perfect large airy disks- Castor in Gemini looks just like a pair of tiny headlights through mine- I had mine on the drive this afternoon trying a CJZ with my new APM 2.7x Barlow on a nearby TV aerial.. This gave