First Light
As expected, brighter proms, sunspots visible, except that it is the first time I have seen spicules in the eyepiece. What a treat. Views were sharp and certainly provided more resolution than the 60mm. Perhaps a 100 would have been better.
Not getting the double stack means the surface detail has less contrast, but for imaging this will be ok. I will consider a double stack unit for viewing in the future.
Using the 1800BF was a good idea and I have Bintel to thank for that. No ghosting present.
The focusor performed perfectly. The service work corrected the problem. So if you want to save yourself some money and are handy you can fix a dicky focusor that comes standard with these scopes.
Tuning was easy and totally even unlike the Coronado system. No sweet spots present that I could detect and for imaging this will be a boon. The Coronado system is fine for imaging but sweet spot management for mosaics can be a pain.
I found the reason for the extra screw.
Still think a dew shield is not necessary but it might keep bird poop off the objective.
Overall, a very nice instrument to use. Next couple of days or sometime this next week I will do a mosaic. Stay tuned.
