View Single Post
  #7  
Old 29-08-2011, 08:32 AM
naskies's Avatar
naskies (Dave)
Registered User

naskies is offline
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,865
(This is my first scope, so take what I say with a grain of salt.)

I very recently picked up a two year old FLT-132 (without the digital focuser) at a great price, as my primary interest is astrophotography of galaxies and nebulae. It's kind of like a giant version of my SLR lenses.

The moon, Jupiter, and Saturn all look amazing through the eyepiece - fantastically sharp, better than most photos I've seen, etc. However, the planets are simply too dim to capture well - the exposures are a bit too long, and so the images get blurred from the atmospheric wavering.

I'm actually considering picking up an 10" or 12" f/4 reflector specifically for solar system objects. If you haven't seen it already, I found Mike Salway's equipment pages to be an interesting and useful read:

http://www.mikesalway.com.au/2008/12...ing-equipment/
http://www.mikesalway.com.au/2008/12...ing-equipment/
Reply With Quote