First light for Tscope 14!!

My 14" Tscope with all the toppings arrived today early afternoon. After about 2 solid hours of unwrapping, unpacking, setting up and checking I was ready to go. I can't believe that it was clear out!

I've been using a 8"LX200 for quite a while now and it'll take some getting used to using a dob again. But I'm very impressed with the operation and ease of setup of this telescope.

I mostly gawked at globular clusters last night, M13, M92, M3, M53, M10, M12, NGC 5053 and some faint one near M3 that I don't recall just yet. The difference from an 8" to a 14" is amazing. I can't wait to get them under the stars together. I didn't go after anything challenging, since getting a handle on the nuances of the scope was challenging enough!

Stay tuned for a lengthy and indepth review of the T14. I haven't found many reviews on it, so I plan to take some time and make it a complete overview from ordering to use of the scope.

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And another with my smiling face nearby...

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Anthony,

Congratulations and enjoy. I somewhat know the experience in the jump. I went from an 8" to a 12.5". WOW! Globs, Nebula, and Galaxies. Hit M5, M57, M4 and everything in Sagitarius. M22 will top M13. The lagoon in a 14 will fill the EP with pretty crisp detail. M57 in a dark sky looks 3D. Surf the glaxay clusters on Virgo and Coma. I've seen 7 in a view under mediocre skies. My 8 is underutilized and is relegated to planets. My viewing buddy has a discovery 8" f7 that he sets up next to me. Beautiful scope, but no comparison on DSO's. I hate to say it but aperture, aperture, aperture!

Ed

Anthony,
The scope looks beautiful! Glad it arrived with weather that allowed you to get a chance to use it.

Nice scope. We do have a dob section. How about posting down there too? By the way, if you have problems using your Telrad, you may want to reverse it in the mounting bracket.

Don Wyman