GSO 10" dob Vs Orion XT10 intelli - Help!!

[Orion]

I’ve been using the ArgoNavis for a couple of years now and it is flawless.
The GoTo system I have is from StelarCat these two work great with each other. It is just right for big Dobs.
Might not be what you’re looking for though.

[Orion]

I’ve been using the ArgoNavis for a couple of years now and it is flawless.
The GoTo system I have is from StelarCat these two work great with each other. It is just right for big Dobs.
Might not be what you’re looking for though.

[Orion]

I’ve been using the ArgoNavis for a couple of years now and it is flawless.
The GoTo system I have is from StelarCat these two work great with each other. It is just right for big Dobs.
Might not be what you’re looking for though.

[Late_Cretaceous]

Originally posted by harway7
the GSO plate mirror can have some difficulty handling temps down at around -7C (Canberra).
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I have a GSO Dobsonian and used it down as low as -24 C without any degredation of image quality. Saturn looked very sharp although it was barely 20 degrees up in the sky.

One thing to note however is that the shop that I ordered my scope from made a change on their website immediatly after I purchased mine that this particular scope now comes with a pyrex mirror (previously it was advertised as a BK-7 optical glass). So in the end I honestly don't know if I got a scope with the BK-7 glass or the Pyrex (most likely is the optical glass though).

Observing in cold conditions is a reality here. I have never heard of a mirror's performance bening affected by the temperature, as long at the mirror has been given enough time to reach ambient temperatrue. The only thing I am aware of if that optical glass takes slightly longer then pyrex to cool down.

[harwayharry (Wayne)]

Hey Late_Cretaceous - Better late than never. That is good news and very helpful. Definitely going for the GSO, especially now that I learned not only is the Orion just biased towards the northern hemisphere, its roatation control won't allow it to be used in the south without constant realignment or use in conjunction with a lap-top and southern hemisphere software - too much trouble and expense for me

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Hi Wayne,

You certainly get around Forums.

Glad to see you are getting lots of info before rushing in.

[harwayharry (Wayne)]

Hey Ken, you must get around some yourself to know!!!!

cheers mate

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Hi Wayne,

Ther is a site you may want to check out. It's got lots of pictures and info about Guan Sheng Dobbers.

www.telescope-service.de/dobsonians/dobsonians/dobsoniansstart.html#cld6

Have a look it you want. It may give you some more info on GS specs.