Hello I'm a nemby.
I have just bought a Celestron powerseeker 127mm x 1000mm newton, short tube and rack-and-pinion eye-piece mechanism..
Out of the box terrestrial images looks blurry at around 500m and double images (vertically) at around 3000km with the smallest magnification, 20mm eye piece. Images doesn't focus properly. The moon didn't look as sharp as a 50mm refractor but I can still see the craters. I can see Jupiter and its of its moon but the bands are just barely imagined with the highest magnification, 4 mm EP. Is thre somthing wrong with my collimation? The spider holding the secondary mirror is not centred. The arms are not equal length physically. Is there a physical fault with this telescope?
Should I just return this telescope and get a GSO/Bintel 8" dob? The Bintel is now $599 (new mount, pricing and stock). I would like to see DSO and maybe later consider photography. I have a heavy Samsung DSLR GX-10 and a Canon point-and-shoot digital powershot 710. Is the dob good for photography compared to a EQ mount in terms of tracking for photography and long exposure?
Dob website:
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm
http://www.bintel.com.au/Binscope.html
Can anyone also advise whether an Andrews Maksutov-Cassegrain 6" OTA(150x1900) for $499 with either a EQ3C ($199) or EQ5C dual axis motor drive kit($199) might be a better option?
I'm aslo considering an EQ mount 6" newton. I have 2 in mind.
A Bintel 6" BT150EQ Deluxe 100mm x 750mm ($499) or a GSO 6" GS-500 SDX with crayford style microfocuser with 10:1 focusing and 4 plossl eyepieces for $599. ATM a Bintel 8" BT200EQ newton with EQ mount is $695.
Can anyone help.
Thanks.
Edit: due to pricing changes.