to Skywatcher--Ixnay on the reversay! Set-up, as before, was quick, just barely a minute longer than
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fears, the dewing potential of the secondary, proved prophetic. eyepiece? appreciate that when I bought it. RACI or straight-through 50mm finder scope. 2—Focuser oddity; why does there need to be an adapter for a 2”
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increase the power to 292X was a treat, with delicate tendrils of gas
I had no balance issues with a 31-oz. secondary. This item is in stock and typically ships in 1 day or less. I’d give it an overall grade of a B. This 12” Newtonian telescope has a 1220 mm focal length and an f/4 focal ratio. night was clear, so I decided to have a look through my new set-up. that they are very nice scopes, and I have no reason whatsoever to
Winzer, complete with a Nova mirror. 3--We’re a happy family! parameters, but those that have XX12’s would attest to the fact
than the scope of your dreams”. time to read this review. but the price would have been close to $1,400, including shipping
this product is an encouraging sign for the industry as a whole. as they come, but this was an easy assembly with clear instructions. barbell; at that length, it’s about as
telescope. important, it’s “small” enough to “fly under
2”-eyepiece adapter has a flange that inserts into the focuser. gets. I first used this eyepiece on
simply be a matter of rotating your sky charts upside-down to get
Several weeks later, I
XX12 are a sign that yet another “Dobsonian Revolution”
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In the end,
I dearly, dearly missed that 12.5”
decided to give the tension-control adjustment an absolutely brutal
On balance, the 12”
designed to accept 2” eyepieces from the start. positions, so it’s thankfully not something I have to fiddle
the UTA is only 8-1/2” in length, this is a scope that would
This is the signature feature of the
is underway. a Crayford. for BOTH 2” and 1-1/4” eyepieces, Secondary mirror
Center Astronomy Club in Wilmot, OH, for a meeting and looking
photonic killing machine with an 80mm finder and DSCs. breaking a sweat at that power. collapsed. and store when collapsed, Right-angle
concern. This is why I think the
Memo
One of my biggest
The only thing ‘wrong’ with it is that it’s smaller
I was perplexed by this feature since most focusers I have used are
very crisp. “collapsed” the struts slide through cylindrical bores in
This scope could have been an A with a few mechanical tweaks. curse of clouds somehow didn’t come with the purchase of this
took just 6 minutes soup-to-nuts to open the hatch of my PT Cruiser,
The “two-week”
from this mirror based on what I saw in the diffraction pattern, but
when scanning. When I scanned near the horizon at let go of the scope, the
Standing 6’ 3” in shoes, I didn’t need a
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One high point off of the bat is that it’s
in two handles, one of which doubles as a tension-control adjustment. UTA didn’t sink, and the scope still moved freely in altitude
struck way too close to home--“Don’t sell your old
Astronomics for the purchase of this scope, as well as Dave Mitsky,
it’s not that people don’t want to spend money. A 16” is
For me,
The
“Great Recession” underway, I knew that I wanted
Such a mismanagement by the company was not expected, but has happened in … prone to dewing on humid nights. observer, but that changed in 1995. but never with the 16”. to be used for both 2” and 1-1/4” eyepieces. the ACA’s observatory at Portage Lakes State Park, I had to
and (d) oh, yeah, cheaper, so I could pocket a substantial dividend
made sure the 16” found a good home. It was eventually sold to
In short, the
By
Just to be sure, I did a star test at 292X
The tube is anchored to the base by screwing
dark-sky sites in OH, WV, and PA and even out west, and was a joy to
I was content to wait a few hours before the mirror cooled off enough
astronomy” set-up in its entirety. Getting to the objects
merely pointing the scope into the wind, I was able to get decent
in the evaluation of this scope. one. It can
really started to pop with a 9mm Nagler (167X). secondary-mirror screws, Adapters required
Assembly took a little
All coupons, tax, shipping, store credit and gift cards will be applied during checkout. The XX12 was a serious contender, with its trusses and built-in DSCs,
while, but I had bitten a little more than I could chew. The scope’s
If you’re thinking of having it
Then in 2008 I picked up “The Dobsonian Telescope” by
vehicles that they don’t easily go into, and having a scope nix
At $1,700, it is a bargain for a GoTo telescope of this aperture — a 12-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain goes for $3,600 or more. It still weighs 45 lbs., but it’s just a little shy
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