I realize there is even an inexepensivemetal rack and pinion replacement focuser out there that can be made to fit if a suitable transition/attachment ring can be fabricated. The other bit of bad news looking at the kit is that the 20mm eyepiece is a cheaper design than that with the Celestron 70 Travel scope. The Skywatcher Startravel-80mm (aka ST80) and the Meade Adventure Scope 80mm (and Meade 80mm infinity package – which comes with a better tripod) and the old Celestron ST80 and old Orion 80ST are made by Synta in China.

Celestron Refractor Telescopes | Celestron

A peek at Saturn through my dad's 60mm spotting scope when I was a teenager kindled the interest for me.

I suppose one could insert a very long grinding head and attempt to wallow out a larger diameter hole, then touch up the edge with black paint.

PowerSeeker 60AZ Telescope | Celestron

The baffle is so narrow that it appears that it will just barely allow full field illumination in the central 1-2 mm of field (estimated by sighting down the tube. They help us to identify popular products and understand your browsing habits so we can display relevant adverts to you. As my targets last night were both planetary I ended up spending a lot more of my limited time with the Brandon. The reason could be that the small 80mm lenses are easier to manufacture to very high standards or because the 80mm lens’ relatively low usable magnification is unable to resolve the fringing.Just point the telescope at any three bright objects—stars, bright planets, or even the Moon—and your telescope can orient itself with the night sky. I have only just bought this Sky-Watcher Startravel 80 OTA a couple of weeks ago and only the last couple of nights, having been clear skies, have I had a chance to try it out. Overcast and sometimes sprinkling, but I did get to point at some street lamps about 300 yards away, some other light poles, a cell tower and the mountains. After a few minutes I could follow the long arms halfway around and see the dark lanes and mottlings. With the planet centered in the view, everything looked very sharp to the edge of the field, which felt expansive and caught a good number of surrounding stars.

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If you don’t have a good camera tripod or you want a bespoke astro tripod with slow motion controls then I have two recommendations depending on which side of the pond you live. There was a somewhatelongated airy disk and some blueextending from that axis one direction, and some red the opposite. At some point will try the DeLite with a 3x Barlow and compare, but that will be a lot more size/weight vs the tiny Brandon. It comes with an image inverter prism, so you can see things the right way up (this is supposed to be used if you use it as a spotting scope during the day, so it's a handy tool to have alongside binoculars).

The scope was in poor condition when I acquired it -- missing multiple screws, in its yoke mount backwards, etc. Finally had a few minutes last night to try out both the DeLite and the Brandon on Jupiter and Saturn in the FS60Q with 1. U nleash the full pointing accuracy of your Celestron computerized telescope with a specialized telescope control software suite.

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The lowest power eyepiece (25mm) provided a x16 magnification, which gave an estimated field of view of 2. Over the weekend, was able to get in a few sessions with the 10mm, including playing with the 2x barlow. Just saying that the initial views and viewing experience with my little F10 scope left this novice viewer happy and not "wanting more".Even on your first time out, you can assemble the telescope and its accessories in just a few minutes. Get ready for a night of astroimaging with your mount faster than previously thought possible with All-Star Polar Alignment.