Well, I got out to the mountain and tried out the new Sky Commander I got here on Astromart.
It worked like a champ with easy installation and operation. The accuracy was very good and the display I liked a lot as it was easy to read.
Found objects that had escaped me before with the DOB. A friend had me find a Planetary Neb that he had tried to see for several years without luck and we found it first try!
I would say this is a very nice addition for any DOB or non Go-To scope. The quality seems very good and the unit is small and well thought out. Easy 1 or 2 star alignment and your ready to go! No "Warp" to worry about as with the Lumicon Sky Vector. Not as much discription of objects available as the Lumicon though. But the operation is some what simpler so it is a good trade off in the end.
I got my primary mirror repositioned to eliminate the pinch and and glad to say that the view was "Excellent"! I got several comments about how free of astigmitism the scope was compared to their DOBs. It has been a long haul trying to get the bugs out of the scope after I purchased it from a fellow club member.It always gave good views but it needed a good tune-up. Now after much work and sweat I feel it is top notch. I am very picky however and most people thought the scope was flawless, but I could see that it lacked a little in the collimation and mirror cell. :^) I now consider this the best telescope buy I ever made! My friend that sold it is now suffering serious sellers remorse! :^0
Weather was good and skies were dark and clear. Not a bad night and I was the last to go home. Die Hard! ;^)
Floyd
It worked like a champ with easy installation and operation. The accuracy was very good and the display I liked a lot as it was easy to read.
Found objects that had escaped me before with the DOB. A friend had me find a Planetary Neb that he had tried to see for several years without luck and we found it first try!
I would say this is a very nice addition for any DOB or non Go-To scope. The quality seems very good and the unit is small and well thought out. Easy 1 or 2 star alignment and your ready to go! No "Warp" to worry about as with the Lumicon Sky Vector. Not as much discription of objects available as the Lumicon though. But the operation is some what simpler so it is a good trade off in the end.
I got my primary mirror repositioned to eliminate the pinch and and glad to say that the view was "Excellent"! I got several comments about how free of astigmitism the scope was compared to their DOBs. It has been a long haul trying to get the bugs out of the scope after I purchased it from a fellow club member.It always gave good views but it needed a good tune-up. Now after much work and sweat I feel it is top notch. I am very picky however and most people thought the scope was flawless, but I could see that it lacked a little in the collimation and mirror cell. :^) I now consider this the best telescope buy I ever made! My friend that sold it is now suffering serious sellers remorse! :^0
Weather was good and skies were dark and clear. Not a bad night and I was the last to go home. Die Hard! ;^)
Floyd
[SIZE="Large"][/SIZE][COLOR="Blue"][/COLOR] Floyd Blue
Amateur Imager
