I am considering purchasing this scope. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. And what lenses do you find most useful with this scope?
celestron 9.25 gps
Started by srose, 08/23/2004 01:39AM
Posted 08/23/2004 01:39AM
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Posted 08/23/2004 02:52AM
| Edited 08/23/2004 02:53AM
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I own a 9.25" GPS and love it!! I use it primarily for planetary and lunar imaging. I moved from a C8 to the 9.25 and while the difference on paper isn't much, in the field I can sure tell. Here is my website with some images I have made. I got it a little too late for Mars but some Jupiter images turned out pretty nice.
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm
My favorite eyepiece is a 17mm Radian (about $280). Best eyepiece I've ever owned. It gives about 135x on the 9.25" I also have a 2.5x and 5x Powermate barlow. This gives me up to 675x.
I found that the 9.25" is only a little more portable than the C11 and while I am very happy with my 9.25", if I wasn't so darn unlucky with C11's, I'd have one instead. Either way, you won't be unhappy until aperature fever strikes...
Hope that helps!!
Paul Maxson
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/index.htm
My favorite eyepiece is a 17mm Radian (about $280). Best eyepiece I've ever owned. It gives about 135x on the 9.25" I also have a 2.5x and 5x Powermate barlow. This gives me up to 675x.
I found that the 9.25" is only a little more portable than the C11 and while I am very happy with my 9.25", if I wasn't so darn unlucky with C11's, I'd have one instead. Either way, you won't be unhappy until aperature fever strikes...
Hope that helps!!
Paul Maxson
Paul Maxson
Moderator - CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System
Celestron C14, Mewlon 250, Orion EON120, ASI120MM, Flea3.
http://www.sunspot51.com
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