Can someone give me a recommendation for a solid quality telescope ~300$ | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

junior minnow Oct 23, 2022, 3:04 AM

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What do you want to planetary visual or deep sky?

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 3:27 AM

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junior minnow What do you want to planetary visual or deep sky?

both, I live in the suburbs tho so light pollution might be a problem for deep sky

junior minnow Oct 23, 2022, 3:39 AM

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Yeah well I know that some tabletop dobs are good for visual and some planetary but not deepsky. and most refractors for that price would not be great let me ask @calm cave he knows more then I do.

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 8:39 AM

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6" dobsonian

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 8:59 AM

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130mm heritage

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Or a 200mm one

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:00 AM

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150mm

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 9:01 AM

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Normal recommendation for that budget is a 6” dob, like a SkyWatcher Heritage 150p, which is what I have. It’s great for clusters and good for planets (with a good Barlow lens). The only reason it’s not great for planets if because it’s really hard to keep them in view without tracking. You won’t see nebulas and galaxies unless you can see them with your naked eye.

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 9:01 AM

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The hertiage dobsonian is overall a good telescope for a cheap price

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 9:02 AM

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Bad for astrophotography though, if you’re thinking of doing that.

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:02 AM

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crisp onyx Normal recommendation for that budget is a 6” dob, like a SkyWatcher Heritage 15...

Wdym by your last sentance?

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 9:02 AM

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crisp onyx Bad for astrophotography though, if you’re thinking of doing that.

True

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:03 AM

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It's fine for planetary astrophotography

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 9:03 AM

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He’ll need tracking if he wanted to image

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:04 AM

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You don't for planetary

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 9:05 AM

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Just keeping a planet in view for more than 30s is a challenge

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 9:05 AM

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green crag You don't for planetary

Teamonkey already said its hard to keep a planet in view without tracking

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 9:06 AM

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But for nebulas and stuff, most are too faint to see through the eyepiece if that’s what OP is expecting to see. You need long exposures for that. M31 is just a smudge.

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:07 AM

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dull jay Teamonkey already said its hard to keep a planet in view without tracking

LMC has got amazing results with his manual 8" dob

dull jay Oct 23, 2022, 9:08 AM

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Honestly i dont have a hertiage i just know how good it is but sense someone who already has it says its hard to keep a view with plants i thought it would be hard to image them aswell

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 9:09 AM

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Well I got this last night, but it wasn’t fun and not exactly good https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/800854099448430633/1033488778326720562/19_44_57_stacked__lapl5_ap75_conv_scaled.png

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:11 AM

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@trim sentinel https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telescopes-in-stock/skywatcher-skyliner-150p-dobsonian.html i recomend this, it's 1200mm so better for planets than 750mm.

Sky-Watcher Classic 150P Dobsonian | First Light Optics

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trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 6:28 PM

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Yeah, sucks that I probably wont be able to see nebula's or andromeda.

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Also why is this worse for astrophotography than a refractor?

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maybe I read this thread wrong

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 6:46 PM

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U need big aperture and mostly dark skies to see deepspace

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 6:48 PM

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trim sentinel Also why is this worse for astrophotography than a refractor?

You need accurate tracking so you can get long exposures.

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Nothing to do with being a reflector or refractor

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 6:50 PM

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yeah I think with me living in the suburbs anyway its not going to be possible

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Andromeda is just barely visible after standing outside for like an hour

crisp onyx Oct 23, 2022, 7:00 PM

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Do you have the opportunity to carry a scope to a dark area out of town?

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 8:12 PM

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I live right next to an open lands area, so my backyard is probably the darkest its going to get around here

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 8:34 PM

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What bortle?

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 9:00 PM

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depends on what i look at but my area is either a 5 or 6

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guess ill just move to quebec

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:02 PM

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Thats not too bad

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I'm also in 6

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 9:03 PM

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can you see andromeda with your telescope or eye?

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My eyes take so long to adjust

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:03 PM

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With binos i can, might be a challenge to see JUST with eyes

trim sentinel Oct 23, 2022, 9:04 PM

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yeah binoculars are a good idea

green crag Oct 23, 2022, 9:04 PM

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I can send u pics of andromeda and m42 i took

#Can someone give me a recommendation for a solid quality telescope ~300$