NEW StellaMira Refractor Telescopes

[F15Rules]

20 hours ago, johninderby said:

80mm f/10 now ordered. 🙂

Look forward to your first light report John, congratulations 👍.

Dave

[johninderby]

Oh bother 🤬🤬🤬

Why did I just look at the forecast for this week? 😢

Well forecasts usualy change don’t they? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[Telescope40]

20 hours ago, johninderby said:

Thanks for confirming that. 👍🏻

80mm f/10 now ordered. 🙂

      John

Well.  Should go along nicely sat next to “Big Red” John 👍👍

[johninderby]

Should sit nicely on my photo tripod / geared head for a nice grab’n’go setup. Only weighs 4.1kg and my photo mount will handle 8 or 9 kg. 👍🏻

Little less grab’n’go when on the AZ100 though. 😁

Edited February 3, 2020 by johninderby

[Owmuchonomy]

@FLOI can't see anywhere the weight of the 80mm f/10.  Can you post that please?

[FLO]

45 minutes ago, Owmuchonomy said:

@FLOI can't see anywhere the weight of the 80mm f/10.  Can you post that please?

4.1 kg (includes tube-rings). 

I had meant to post weights/dimension and more photos today but forgot how busy the Monday after Astrofest is. Will try again tomorrow 🙂

Steve 

 

[Sky-J]

I love the look of these scopes, simple, classy, enough said. The red reminds me of a certain red dot on my camera, which will shortly, to fund one of these, have one less lens to attach to it!

[johninderby]

Not much longer. 🙂

 

Edited February 5, 2020 by johninderby

[johninderby]

Have started a StellaMira owners thread in the Scopes / Whole Setups section.

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

Have started a StellaMira owners thread in the Scopes / Whole Setups section.

That's so nice. Very modern looking. I hope it performs for you as well as it looks!

 

[Alan White]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

Have started a StellaMira owners thread in the Scopes / Whole Setups section.

I said it would look nice on that AZ100 now, innit pretty.

[johninderby]

Just set it up on the photo mount outside and just so imoressed with the lunar views with a 4.5mm Morpheous.. Performs way better than it looks. 🙂🙂🙂

Edited February 4, 2020 by johninderby

[Alan White]

I have just seen the what the postman delivered thread John, so now can see the carry box.
That is one really neat package.

[BinocularSky]

Love the idea of the weaver (or is it a picatinny?) rail on the handle!

I don't suppose there's a StellaMira binocular in the pipeline? 🙂

[FLO]

12 minutes ago, BinocularSky said:

Love the idea of the weaver (or is it a picatinny?) rail on the handle!

Not sure. It is definitely one or the other. 

13 minutes ago, BinocularSky said:

I don't suppose there's a StellaMira binocular in the pipeline? 🙂

If we release a binocular you will be the first to know 🙂 

[Skyline]

Picatinny rail

[gorann]

I assume you all know that in the US these two Long-Perng triplets have been sold by Orion since 2016, but obviously not checked by Es Reid so I would of course get mine from FLO. These youtube videos are quite convincing about the performance of these scopes.

There is a thread on CN on the Long-Perng 80 f/10 but it has until now apparently not been sold outside China, even if they tried to pursuade TS to import it, so that is a real novelty that FLO brings over here.

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/557492-80mm-f10-ed-refractor/

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by gorann

[FLO]

11 hours ago, gorann said:

... that is a real novelty that FLO brings over here.

Novelty ‘the quality of being new, original or unusual’ 🙂

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very tempting stuff. The only thing stopping me is the fact that these will have to move to the back of the queue of planned items (like one of those 6" F/5.9 achros to convert into a dedicated solar rig for H-alpha, Ca-K, and Solar continuum, using the Beloptik Tri-band ERF halfway down the tube) 

[Neil27]

Can someone tell where these are 'quality' wise against the Esprit range?

Thanks,

[FLO]

On 02/02/2020 at 20:07, Neil27 said:

Great looking scopes can I ask where these sit with regards to the SW Esprit range?

Comparing fit and finish, StellaMira telescopes are more 'William Optics' than 'Sky-Watcher'. The difference is noticeable when you compare their product photos and even more so when you handle them. If this matters to you - and you don't mind the price difference - then buy a StellaMira. 

Optically, both Esprit and StellaMira telescopes are capable of very high performance. Es' says StellaMira's optics are "more consistent" on the bench than the Esprits. More than that I cannot say 🙂 

Steve 

[johninderby]

I’ve owned a couple of WO scopes and my new StellaMira 80mm f/10 is as good in fit and finish. Optics are impressively good as well. Thought it was a bit on the expensive side when I bought it but now after a bit of use seems a bit of a bargain for the quality. 

And have found a Primaluce finder shoe with the cirved base fits perfectly although needs a small dimple drilling in one corner on the back to clear an adjusting screw.

[scitmon]

can the Sesto Senso autofocusser be fitted on these?

[FLO]

40 minutes ago, scitmon said:

can the Sesto Senso autofocusser be fitted on these?

Probably. We have a Lakeside Motor Focuser fitted to ours but I cannot think of any reason why the Sesto Senso V2 should not fit. We will check... 

[AndyThilo]

Can an ZWO EAF be fitted to these? Can’t tell how the bracket would fit on the bottom of the focuser .