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I'm looking to buy my first real scope. I've narrowed it down to 3:
Antares 119GP Refractor: ----------------------- -Research Grade lens -Diameter: 93mm, Focal Length: 1000mm -Multi-coated Research Grade achromatic objective lens -Aluminum Tube -Optical tube assembly, mount rings -1.25"-32mm Plossl, 9mm Plossl, 2X Barlow -1.25" mirror star diagonal -6 X30mm finder scope -2" rack and pinion focuser -2" to 1.25" adaptor -EQ3-2 mount Antares 515 EQ3-2 ----------------- 6" Newtonian Reflector (750mm F/5,1/10 Wave Parabolic mirror) with EQ 3-2 Mount ,1.25" Plossl eyepieces 32mm &9mm, 2X Barlow lense and a 9X50 mm finder scope.No photo available. Orion 'long tube' 150 x 1200mm reflector (f/8) ---------------------------------------------- I live in the suburbs, and right now light pollution in my yard is not bad at all, but in about a year a shopping plaza will be built adjacent to it...probably HPS lights will be on all night...it'll probably be bad. I like planetary and deep-sky. I'll be observing solely from my back yard. Off-centre sharpness (coma) of the reflectors is a concern for me, as is collimation (never did it before). I like the idea of the f/8 Orion. Do reflector mirrors need re-aluminizing, or do modern mirrors not need it? Which is best for me? Thanks. |
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