SW 80ED or Orion 80ED

[picklesrules]

Just wondering opion one what one to get, i would prefer second hand due to cost etc, how much do you reckon it will set me back pre owned and also whats the diffrences between the scopes for wide field astrophoto etc

[toryglen-boy]

Hi Nichola, they are the exact same scope, and i mean exact. Images from then are the same in every way, They Usually go for between $400-$500, usually depends what comes with them, and they are usually everyone first imaging scope.

I still have my Orion E80 to this day.

:)

[picklesrules]

oh tru lol fair enoguh haha, so how do images from these turn out?

[DavidU]

Nice image from a member (ED80)
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=62638&d=1251101258

[jjjnettie]

They're a beautiful scope.
The optics are superb.
I'd never sell mine.

[picklesrules]

WoW thanks david =) that looks amazing, how are these photos taken is the scope visually adapt enough to see them visually so you kno what ur point at?

[DavidU]

Paul is a superb imager (so is JJJ above)
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=49167&highlight=ed80

[renormalised]

You won't see the target you want to image in the same way as you actually image it, because your eyes can't pick up enough light to see anything more than a dull greyish-green colouration in DSO's, usually. Only if it's extremely bright and/or you're using a large scope will you see any colour. Even then, it will be dull...and most likely red. A CCD is far more sensitive to the light than the rods and cones of your retina and connected to a scope which can gather many times more light than your eyes can, allows the CCD/camera to take much more detailed and brighter images than you can see.

[picklesrules]

i kno that, i ment will i be able to visually make out the object

[renormalised]

My last reply answered your question...yes you should see it, and no it won't be like in the piccies. You might need averted vision to see some objects, though.

[picklesrules]

thanks

[dcalleja]

Great scope. I mostly use it for wide field imaging though. and yes the Orion and SW are the same scope just rebadged