Good Day,
Sooooo....
IT ARRIVED!!!!
:tha nx:
I am now the proud daddy of a baby Celestron Nexstar 8SE; my first telescope, & a substantial improvement over my Dads old Tasco 5" Reflector.
I picked it up from the Post Office on Tuesday, but I didn't get it setup until yesterday.
& last night... ohhh boy.. I got lucky!
It was a VERY clear night here...
I got setup on the front deck.. Not the best aspect of the sky, but enough to test & make sure the basic optics were working okay.
I picked a moderately bright 'star' which was pretty much right above at the time.
I saw the point of light out of focus in the eyepiece, & I started to adjust the focus..
The object came into focus. Immediately recognizable. Probably one of the most recognizable objects in the sky;
Saturn!
This was through the 25mm eyepiece that came with the scope. Suffice to say, it was a tantalizing view. The image was crisp, clear, & I had no trouble seeing the gap between the planet & the rings.
I can only imagine what Galileo must have thought when he first saw that.
Truly stunning, & but a taste of things to come...
Can't really say much more right now! I'm stoked, I'm pumped.
Easily the best $3000 I've ever spent
You'll have an absolute ball with an 8" SCT.
