Saganite Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) With time on my hands this afternoon, I decided to mount the 6" TAL reflector on the Az100. I bought this just days before the first lockdown and done nothing with it because of the ongoing refurbishment of the refractor on the left with a 4" TAL objective in a Skywatcher tube , and the more recent 4 1/2" f14 AE Ltd scope. This past week presented me with three excellent observing sessions and I chose today to discover that having both scopes mounted would be fun and give me a good range. Luckily, I had in my box of bits , all that I needed to get the bino to work in the reflector. The mirror is in pristine condition. It looks like several days of cloudwatching now before I discover how good the reflector is. Edited November 6, 2021 by Saganite 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan White Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Looks an interesting collection of vintage scopes building up. I will be interested how the AZ100 with a reflector performs, as this is more set up for a refractor. Is the 6" Tal a n f6 scope? I cannot remember what they were, other than nice scopes. I always wanted a 6" reflector in the day, but had insufficient funds to even buy the 4" version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saganite Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) The reflector is a 6" f8 Al, and the Az100 handles it with ease as it does my long focus refractors. I will not of course use the slow mo control, but nudge the scope as you would a Dobsonian. The settle time is under 2 seconds and I can reach zenith . I wish I had done this several nights ago while trying to see Sirius B with my 4", it would have been interesting. Edited November 7, 2021 by Saganite 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boki Aristarh Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 @Alan White: if you are in doubt should you buy TAL-2 (150 mm f/8) - DONT BE! It is fantastic scope, razor sharp on planets (checked again at recent Jupiter and Saturn opposition). Side by side with Takahashi 100DC APO, nothing to be shamed off, with only fraction of TAK price.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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