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Post by Steve Rosenow on Jan 3, 2014 2:52:23 GMT -8
A little more than a week ago, Loowit Imaging acquired a rather large addition to the deep sky imaging gear - all through the generosity of a friend and fellow astronomer. He had been pruning his equipment in preparation for a move to a new location, and I was lucky enough to receive this. All for free! The new telescope - at right - is significantly larger - and over 25 pounds heavier. It is also mounted to a much sturdier foundation. While the tripod is the same, the equatorial wedge is over twice the weight of the existing wedge on my older telescope on the left. The telescope - a 1990-vintage Meade LX6 Premiere 2120, is also much faster, optically. The 8-inch scope on the left is an f10 scope. On the right, the larger 10-inch telescope is an f6.3 - which translates to the fact that I can gain more imaging data in less than half the time - and with more detail. The larger scope also pulls in more planetary and lunar detail as well, which means I will be producing higher-quality deep sky and planetary images!
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