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I have had a good night finally, as the cloud disappeared as hoped. Went out at 2:30am to begin testing my 8" Classical Cassegrain. The scope did not disappoint, and collimation was perfect, no tweaking required at all. Did star tests in various attitudes across the meridian and it was rock steady. Extra focus rings were perfect. So glad that was good.
Moved onto the line of planets in the eastern sky, starting with Jupiter, Saturn and the Mars. Best non- Barlowed views I have had, and detail was great, even pin point moons around them. Focus popped in fine. I was using a 2" 30mm Superview EP, then 20mm Superview, and 15mm Superview; equivalent of 81x, 121x, and 162x. I did try a 2x Televue Barlow but the sky conditions did not allow any improvement in detail. It was 17C with 74% humidity. In the hour and half I spent at the scope no fogging of the optics at all, it did certainly feel muggy with no breeze. A great first light result and I am very happy with this new scope.
Last edited by glend; 17-04-2020 at 04:02 PM.
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