RE: [APML] MEade ETX90 ETX125 & Nexstar 5

["agovela" <agovela@atomix.com.mx>]

Well Thanks for the reply, I was thinking of those Scopes, because of the
Goto Function, and the portability,  Goto because Im relatively new at
finding objects in the sky, and portablity because I travel a lot, I do a
lot of camping and so on.

So on the range of around 1500us what other choices do you recommend?


Thanks guys. You are cool.!


----- Original Message -----
From: Wil Milan <wmilan@airdigital.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: RE: [APML] MEade ETX90 ETX125 & Nexstar 5


> Antonio,
>
> You've requested comments, and the chief comment that comes to mind is
that
> none of those scopes is well suited to astrophotography. In fact, though
> they can be very decent small scopes for visual use, they are some of the
> worst scopes one could imagine for astrophotography. They were really not
> intended for that purpose.
>
> You would find that the drives, while adequate for viewing, are very
> inadequate for photography. You would also find that these scopes cannot
be
> balanced with a camera on the back, and their focal ratios are very slow
for
> photography of deep-sky objects, particularly for film photography. Some
of
> them won't even cover a 35mm film frame.
>
> Before you buy anything I'd suggest a couple of books that would give you
> some excellent background information on astrophotography, then you would
> have a very good grounding of knowledge on which to base your decision.
> These two books are:
>
> "The Backyard Astronomer's Guide" by Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer
> "Astrophotography for the Amateur" (2nd edition) by Michael A. Covington
>
> Both are excellent books, enjoyable to read while providing a wealth of
> knowledge that you will find very, very useful. I would not spend a dime
on
> telescopes or equipment until you have studied these and can make sure
your
> money is well spent (which it would not have been with the three scopes
you
> cited).
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Wil Milan
> "The heavens praise your
> wonders, O Lord..." Psalm 89:5
> http://www.astrophotographer.com/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
> Behalf Of agovela
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 8:09 AM
> To: astro-photo@seds.org
> Subject: [APML] MEade ETX90 ETX125 & Nexstar 5
>
>
> Hi, I'm new at the Group, and also new to astrophotography, which I find
> Fascinating. I have A Canon EOS Elan IIe with a 24-510 lens, which I've
been
> using for Star Trailing and some Lunar shots. I plan to acquire this
summer
> an Telescope, and depending on my budget I've been looking at the Meade
> ETX90, ETX125 and the Celestron Nextar 5.
>
> Do you have any comments on those scopes?
>
> Thanks Guys.
>
>
> Antonio Govela.
> Senior Animator
> ANIMAstudio MEXICO.
>
>
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