new club scope
Oct 6, 2018 12:46:19 GMT -8
Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2018 12:46:19 GMT -8
Thanks to Markarian Fine Optics, we now have a new scope to take to public events. A real beauty!
It's a Sky-watcher Sky Traveler 102 on an alt az mount, complete with 2" diagonal and red dot finder.
Craig O. and i tried it out at Merritt (yes it was clear one night!) on Saturn with a 15 TV eyepiece. Wow!
what a little performer. Craig had Ms. Fabi, who never had used a scope before, looking at Albireo, Mizar and
M31 in no time. Next to our Russian TAL scope, i don't think i have looked through a nicer scope of this size.
OK, it's no Takahashi, but it didn't cost 10,00 dollars either! I will post up some shots of the Moon that i recently
did with my old Pentax dslr. Thank you Harout!
MMc
It's a Sky-watcher Sky Traveler 102 on an alt az mount, complete with 2" diagonal and red dot finder.
Craig O. and i tried it out at Merritt (yes it was clear one night!) on Saturn with a 15 TV eyepiece. Wow!
what a little performer. Craig had Ms. Fabi, who never had used a scope before, looking at Albireo, Mizar and
M31 in no time. Next to our Russian TAL scope, i don't think i have looked through a nicer scope of this size.
OK, it's no Takahashi, but it didn't cost 10,00 dollars either! I will post up some shots of the Moon that i recently
did with my old Pentax dslr. Thank you Harout!
MMc