DS Maksutov 150/1900mm

Does anyone knows the quality of this Maksutov?
http://www.telescope-service.com/mak...tovsstart.html

the price seems ok

Marijan Kamenjaševic wrote:
Does anyone knows the quality of this Maksutov?
http://www.telescope-service.com/mak...tovsstart.html

the price seems ok

Hi:

I have not used one of these scopes, so take what I say with a grain of
salt.

That said, my feeling is that the reason, most of the time, to choose
an MCT is for the higher optical quality that design can potentially
give you. If you're gonna lowball it on an inexpensive Chinese scope,
you might be better off with a more versatile design of telescope
instead.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland

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Marijan Kamenja‰eviç wrote:

Does anyone knows the quality of this Maksutov?
http://www.telescope-service.com/mak...tovsstart.html

the price seems ok

The vendor says a 150mm f12.6 telescope is a Deep Sky telescope for
faint galaxies and nebula.

The telescope end of the 2" adaptation shown in the picture is smaller
than the eyepiece end.

Does quality matter?

--
Jim

My eMail is not SPAMLESS.

The vendor says a 150mm f12.6 telescope is a Deep Sky telescope for
faint galaxies and nebula.

A bigger scope always wins. I have an MK66 150 mm f/12 mak. It doesn't
show as much deep-sky stuff as my larger scopes. It's a superb 6-inch
scope, but it doesn't evade the laws of physics: it's still only a 6-inch
scope. You may be satisfied with what such a scope shows. You'll have to
judge for yourself.
--
Curtis Croulet
Temecula, California

RMOLLISE wrote:
Marijan Kamenjaševic wrote:
Does anyone knows the quality of this Maksutov?
http://www.telescope-service.com/mak...tovsstart.html

the price seems ok

Hi:

I have not used one of these scopes, so take what I say with a grain of
salt.

That said, my feeling is that the reason, most of the time, to choose
an MCT is for the higher optical quality that design can potentially
give you. If you're gonna lowball it on an inexpensive Chinese scope,
you might be better off with a more versatile design of telescope
instead.


well, my biggest reason for choosing MCT is (optical quality is one of
most important, of course) portability... what do you suggest as a more
versatile design of a telescope?

Marijan Kamenjašević wrote:
RMOLLISE wrote:
Marijan Kamenjaševic wrote:
Does anyone knows the quality of this Maksutov?
http://www.telescope-service.com/mak...tovsstart.html

the price seems ok

Hi:

I have not used one of these scopes, so take what I say with a grain of
salt.

That said, my feeling is that the reason, most of the time, to choose
an MCT is for the higher optical quality that design can potentially
give you. If you're gonna lowball it on an inexpensive Chinese scope,
you might be better off with a more versatile design of telescope
instead.


well, my biggest reason for choosing MCT is (optical quality is one of
most important, of course) portability... what do you suggest as a more
versatile design of a telescope?

Lets hope it's cooldown isn't 3 hours or more or better optics might
not really help at all.

Lets hope it's cooldown isn't 3 hours or more or better optics might
not really help at all.

An hour with a 150 mm mak should easily be enough.
--
Curtis Croulet
Temecula, California
33°27'59"N, 117°05'53"W