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Old 27-09-2009, 11:31 PM
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Hi Alfi,

thanks for that. How do you find the views (of the moon or Jupiter for example) through the refractor differ from the same thing viewed through a dob or mak? Is there a difference? Some say they are much more contrasty and all round nicer for moon and planets, - what are your thoughts Alfi?

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i find the views wery nice, i think a nice refractor can give you good contrasty views of the planet and the moon.
for solarsystem viewing, a long focallenght is prefered, as it gives less colour, and easyer high mags.
i prefer the refractor over my 8" newt. on planets, i feel the views are better, havent really thought to much on what makes it better.

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Old 28-09-2009, 04:42 PM
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Thanks Alfi,

appreciate your views. By the way, your english is very good - unless of course english is your first language and you are just resident in Norway
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Old 29-09-2009, 01:43 AM
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no im born and raised norwegian.
but english is teached from 3`d grade in norway.
but it is not that good spoken im sorry to say, to little training.
and all the best forums are in english, so english is a must.
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Thanks Alfi,

appreciate your views. By the way, your english is very good - unless of course english is your first language and you are just resident in Norway
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Old 29-09-2009, 02:02 PM
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Well, keep at it Alfi - you're doing great
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Old 29-09-2009, 09:51 PM
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thanks mate

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Old 20-10-2009, 04:56 PM
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Hi Guys,

Just wrapping up loose ends.

I ended up getting a Celestron 150mm (6 inch) Achromat F8 refractor and an EQ6 Mount. I also got a Baader Semi-Apo filter to help with some of the Achromat nasties.

I went down this path for the following reason:

- This was the biggest size Achromat Refractor I could get for a very good price.
- I was after crisp high contrast visual images and this is the best I can get for reasonable dollars.
- At this stage ED and Triplet scopes are far too expensive with much smaller apertures. Great for astrophotography...not so much for visual.
- EQ6 speaks for itself….future proofing.

I am new to astronomy but will try my best to now give some feedback from my viewing sessions:

- My refractor is very good at looking at stars. They are very sharp and I get very little false colour normally associated with Achromats due to the higher focal length and my Baader filter. By my estimate I can easily see stars of magnitude 6.5 (through 10mm Plossle) from my metro location in Brisbane.
- I have had the pleasure of viewing numerous open star clusters and they are indeed beautifully clear in my scope.
- I have also resolved a double stars and that was a lot of fun.

As for DSO Objects:
- I was able to find Andromeda but it was a hazy disc. But I was over the moon regardless.
- I had the pleasure of viewing Orion Nebula and that was spectacular…..absolutely spectacular.

I know that both of these guys are pretty bright anyway, but since I don't yet have a nebula filter nor have I taken the scope to a dark site. I am pretty stoked.

Anyway things are looking great and I am definitely on the way.

Thanks to everyone who helped my in my quest (especially David and Alfi).

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Old 20-10-2009, 05:42 PM
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Congrats mate.. I used to have a Saxon 6" F/8 Achro... Visually it was a really nice scope... Sometimes I actually wish I hadn't sold it, as for narrowband imaging it would produce great images I suspect.. I dont think chromatic aberration occurs through NB filters...

Well, Have fun observing with your new scope... I recommend pointing it at the tarantula neb, NGC104, and NGC253... You should be very happy with what you see in all three cases!

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Old 20-10-2009, 07:27 PM
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Awesome news Dewang. Good stuff.

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Old 20-10-2009, 11:49 PM
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hi Dewang

nice to hear you like the scope, i think it is a bargain when it comes to refractors, and will give you lots of nice views.

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Old 23-10-2009, 07:39 AM
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Nice to see you got a EQ6. Futureproofing aye!
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