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Posts Made By: James Phelps

January 9, 2019 05:56 PM Forum: Reflectors

nester 8 SCT vs skywatcher 10 collapsible goto dob

Posted By James Phelps
Recently I've been considering getting back to a tracking mount.  I currently own an Orion 10" intelliscope and an Orion 6" StarBlast intelliscope.  at first I was debating whether to go for a Celestron Nexstar 6 or a Celestron Nexstar 8, and I found myself leaning towards the 8, but I wonder if the Skywatcher 10" collapsible goto dob might be even better.  Like the fact that it has a 2" focuser as I have a number of 2" eyepieces.  I have NO interest in imaging , only visual so other views would be helpful.  Thanks for any pros and cons you all could offer.
Jim Phelps

January 9, 2019 05:57 PM Forum: Reflectors

nexstar 8 SCT vs skywatcher 10 collapsible goto dob

Posted By James Phelps
Recently I've been considering getting back to a tracking mount.  I currently own an Orion 10" intelliscope and an Orion 6" StarBlast intelliscope.  at first I was debating whether to go for a Celestron Nexstar 6 or a Celestron Nexstar 8, and I found myself leaning towards the 8, but I wonder if the Skywatcher 10" collapsible goto dob might be even better. I Like the fact that it has a 2" focuser as I have a number of 2" eyepieces.  I have NO interest in imaging , only visual so other views would be helpful.  Thanks for any pros and cons you all could offer.
Jim Phelps

January 21, 2019 05:29 PM Forum: Celestron

celestron SLT 130 vs Orion Starseeker IV 130

Posted By James Phelps
Anyone prefer one over the other?  Explanations?
Jim Phelps

January 27, 2019 04:24 PM Forum: Reflectors

nexstar 8 SCT vs skywatcher 10 collapsible goto dob

Posted By James Phelps
Tom,
  Thanks for he reply, especially the details on the 2" visual back.  The only obstacle I have with getting the evolution mount is the $500 more for it than the regular nexstar 8 SE.
  I also had an Orion 10" goto dob, and besides the usual learning curve with the goto object locator, the weight and bulk became problematic for me.  That's why I wonder if the Skywatcher collapsible 10" goto, might be more portable .
Clear Skies,
Jim Phelps

April 15, 2019 02:13 AM Forum: Mounts

Remember these mounts from Richard Berry?

Posted By James Phelps
Walter,
  I once had an AP 6" F-9 refractor and was killing myself trying to mount it.  Once I saw Berrys book, I realize that I should have done what you did by making the simple yet sturdy alt az refractor holding tripod.  If I had done that, I would have observed much more with that excellent OTA but I gave up and sold it,
Looks like you did a pretty good job with yours.
Clear skies,
Jim Phelps

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