teal galleon
you could get a 6 or 8 inch newt or a astrograph like the redcat 51.
#Looking for scope recommendations
inland stirrup
The Redcat 51 was originally top of my list but I wasn't sure it was a big enough jump from the Samyang to warrant it, so it is nice to see a recommendation for it. I have seen the new Askar 71F which although fairly slow at f/6.9 it seems like a good scope for the money at a 490mm focal length and for just 60% of my budget.
I am also thinking about just holding off for now and trying to increase my budget to cover a RASA 8, though that would bring me closer to the end of the year before I buy and I am impatient when it comes to new toys 😂
When it comes to Newts I know nothing, and that scares me lmao.
tender escarp
newts are easier than you think to deal with, not as care free as a lens or refractor but collimation isn't hard and they're cheap compared to the aperture and fl they get
with an heq5 a 150pds or something similar would give you a nice fov change from the 135mm
inland stirrup
OK so I have had a look at some Newts, and watched some videos on collimation (which isnt as bad as I thought) and I am warming to the idea, especially when the cost difference is so big it leaves me with money to spare on buying something else too like filters, collimator, reducers, dew heater or anything else that people recommend to compliment a newt.
Next question then is: Which one? lol
I am eyeing up 3 Sky-Watcher Newts, the 150pds the 200pds or the Quattro 150p. Probably leaning towards the Quattro as its apparently has an upgraded focuser (dunno how bad the pds one is in comparison?) is a little faster and comes with a coma corrector. Although I like the idea of the 200pds with reducers when 1000mm FL is a little too extreme. I havent looked at other brands tbh so would like some advice.
What would people recommend?
frail silo
There are just two brands that make newts at that price range, SkyWatcher and GSO. The issue with GSO is that in EU they are sold via rebrands (eg. TS Optics photon), with the exception of teleskopy.pl (which offers excellent prices).
tender escarp
I prefer the upgrade that you can do on the skywatcher newts, they're very much project scopes
inland stirrup
I prefer the upgrade that you can do on the skywatcher newts, they're very much ...
Not gonna lie, one of the first things I do when buying anything is look at ways to improve it, so already looked at mods for newts lol (3d printer spider, flocking etc).
Any preference when it comes to a Newt? Or anything I should look for as a preference. To me they currently just look like a tube with a couple of mirrors so I dont know what makes one better than the other
tender escarp
On the cheap range I doubt there's any difference in mirrors and stuff. I don't like the focusers on gso newts personally
On skywatchers you can get a cyck or 2047 which are really solid
They sell cnc spiders, mirror masks, carbon tubes etc
I wouldn't buy the 200p since it's a little too large for the heq5. I lean towards the quattro because it has a reducer included that brings it to f3.5
inland stirrup
I wouldn't buy the 200p since it's a little too large for the heq5. I lean towar...
OK thanks for the advice, I will likely go for the quattro then. What is the benefit of a mirror mask btw? I have heard comments about them when doing research but dont quite understand their purpose.
tender escarp
You get clean spikes, without the weird reflections near the center