Re: [APML] Orion Short Tube 80

["Joseph O'Neil" <joneil@multiboard.com>]

At 01:35 10/21/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Frank, have you checked out the Stellarvue scopes?  I have the Blackhawk 
>version.  It's a 78mm achro with a nice flat field.  There was a review on 
>it (AT1010) in the Sep. S&T.  I think you'll find the quality and optics 
>second to none!  Just my .02.

-snip-
         I highly second that option.    I selll StellarVue, Orion & 
SkyWatcher, so I ahve had all three scopes here, and although the AT1010 is 
much more money (even on it's sale price right now), you will find it a 
much better scope for imaing over any Short tube 80 for the following reaons:
         1) the F6 vs F5 means slightly better coloru correciton - 
although, I woudl still look at a MV filter of some sort;
         2) the focuser is 2" as opposed to 1.25", and the drawtube is a 
lot longer, and finally, it is much smoother too, so easier to focus with;
         3) the otpics are better - i do nto mean colour correciton,b ut 
the overall starfield is a bit flatter, and your stars will be a bit more 
pinpoint with or without any filter.

         It si a lot more money than a short tube 80, and the other 
drawback is it weights about twice as much (the AT1010 is built like a 
brick outhouse, as the saying goes :), also, from a dealer point of view, I 
make more profit on the shrot tube 80's than I do StellarVues, but all that 
taken into account, i woudl go the AT1010 route if you can afford it at 
all.  In the long run, you'll be happier.
joe


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