Posts Made By: Ben Danner

Hi, I'm fairly new to solar astronomy and i'd love to get into it. I'd like to start off by buying a basic glass solar filter for one of my two telescopes: GSO 8" Dob and a Stellarvue NG 80mm refractor. Which of the two telescopes would yield the best view of the sun, and be the best to buy a solar filter for?

Thank you so much,
Mrastrophoto

I'm sure you all get tired of debating things like these two mounts, but I really am strung between the two.

Things I like about the Losmandy:
-Machined Exterior (not plastic)
-Very sturdy
-Excellent Ratings
-True Quality Mount

Things I like about the Atlas EQ-G GOTO
-GOTO feature
-Sturdy
-Good Ratings

I guess its between American made and Chinese made mounts. I believe that they both track superbly, from the pictures i've seen.

There both excellent mounts, but I am just not sure what would best suit me. I am fairly new to astro-photography, and (lm challenged at finding objects in the sky) maybe the Atlas is more learner-friendly then the Losmandy. I guess you could say, I really want a mount that will last me a life time. In the future I may want to add on my 8" dob if that has any effects on it.

Thanks,
Ben