I went out Sunday night and took my C9.25" observing. I had spent mose summer taking photos with my 4" refractor, so it was nice to do some visual observing for a change. The C9.25" is a nice scope. Once cooled down, it has a refractor-like quality. I turned to the trapezium of Orion and was at first a little astonished I could not see the E and F stars, not even with a 5mm Ortho! Then I colimated the scope and it was night and day, there they were..E and F seen easily, without any effort seen in my 24mm Televue WF. The delicate beautiful of these stars contrasted with their four brighter Trapezium sisters. Folks, this is a great visual scope, very very enjoyable to use. The contrast of the optics, once cooled down, is superb. This scope put away tight double stars easily and also double stars with unequal magnitudes. Using lower power ep's, there is a nice snap to focus that feels like my 4" Tak.
I highly recommend this scope to anyone. I have an XLT
version, and the cost of the OTA is quite reasonable. I have to agree with Ed Ting- the C9.25" is for those who think they hate SCT's!
Clear skies, Ivan
I highly recommend this scope to anyone. I have an XLT
version, and the cost of the OTA is quite reasonable. I have to agree with Ed Ting- the C9.25" is for those who think they hate SCT's!
Clear skies, Ivan
