[bigjoe (JOSEPH)]

Had a crack at Iota Leonis...

NOT in my fabulous 130mm APO, but my 102SW BD MAK on an Alt Az go to mount.....its a BRILLIANT SCOPE ALSO..

Fantastic Star Test..SPLIT IOTA EASILY, with 6mm TAK ABBE in reasonable seeing at times here in Sydney... Magnification 216x ; the secondary was just outside the first diffraction ring...detail on Jupiter also very surprising just soaks up mag and remains sharp!...THIS LITTLE MAK ROCKS!

PS: Split all the rest except STT 215 AT SEP 1" ; maybe some elongation detected?...
Also noticed 4 ELEMENT EPs do BETTER on FAINT SECONDARIES than complex 7 element thick glass ones ..NO MATTER HOW GOOD THEY ARE..YES even TVs..the secondary will most times just disappear when one of these are inserted!
Nice portable, little DOUBLE STAR SCOPE... the 102 or 127mm Mak ..wont break the bank at about. 400...Recommended with TAK ABBE ORTHOS.
bigjoe