Jupiter May 2 and 3

Hi all,

My C925 is on it's way back to Celestron again to fix the seconday mirror coming loose. Hopefully this is covered by warranty since it is less than 2 yrs old and was at Celestron for similar repair 6 months ago. Anyway, here are links to 2 Jupiter images I made. The first was made just moments before the secondary came loose and was my best C925 Jupiter image this year....wouldn't it figure! The second image was made with my new primary scope until the C925 gets back, my Orion ED100. I am still amazed how well the ED series works on the planets!! These will be the type of planetary images I'll be producing for the next month or so.

http://tinyurl.com/ckvwh

http://tinyurl.com/bcxru

Clear skies!!
Paul Maxson

Paul -

I think your 4" results are excellent. Look forward to seeing how much you can record with this scope while you wait for the SCT to return home.

Alan

Hi Paul,

I wish you good luck with a speedy return of your 9.25. At least you have your ED100 which is giving you outstanding results.

Clear & steady skies,

Ed Roach

Neat image Paul.

BTW, are large aperture SCTs really that problematic? After reading horror stories on C9.25s and C11, I am having second thoughts on getting this kind of telescope! Tomio's C11 will go back to Japan at the end of the month but I was also thinking of getting a C11 for myself. Now I'm not so sure! Are Meade SCTs better?

BTW, how's the NGF-CM doing?


Regards,

Chris