Thinking about buying this scope | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

humble swift Jun 30, 2024, 3:28 PM

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Its a 150/750mm refractor, dont really know the company but it has a quite attractive price and its a national brand. Its comes with a 1.2m tripod and an equatorial mount that im thinking about motorizing, though im making sure to contact the store to confirm whether its possible to do so.
My main focus are galaxies and nebulae and i shoot with a Nikon DSLR, and apparently it is possible to just connect the camera to the telescope.
This would be my first telescope so im looking for all the help i can get.

hallow folio Jun 30, 2024, 6:08 PM

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Even if you can motorize that mount it won't be good enough to track at that focal length

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The focuser seems too long too to reach focus with a dslr

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In general if you want a rig for ap you need to buy stuff separately

novel cradle Jun 30, 2024, 8:54 PM

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DON'T GET IT WORST PURCHASE EVER

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Go for a star tarcker and a lens

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I'm assuming you already have some lens

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So a star tracker works for now

humble swift Jun 30, 2024, 9:19 PM

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Yes i was first considering a Star Adventurer 2i as i already have a 300mm lens, plus the fact that the brand didnt advertise any deep sky astro on its profiles so i was already suspicious of the scopes's capabilities

hallow folio Jun 30, 2024, 9:27 PM

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see if you can find a star adventurer second hand, they go for pretty cheap usually

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definitely a better start

azure acorn Jul 1, 2024, 2:54 PM

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humble swift Its a 150/750mm refractor, dont really know the company but it has a quite attra...

Poor quality mirror, crap focuser, mount will break by putting the scope on it, counterweight built like a bottle of water, primary mirror holder looks ancient, tripod looks like it will topple over any day now, it won’t reach focus with a DSLR without pushing the mirror up, finder scope looks cheap.

Overall, don’t get it.

Use your 300mm lens and put it on a cheap star tracker(SWSA 2i, iOptron skyguider pro etc). Much, much better start to AP

novel cradle Jul 1, 2024, 3:16 PM

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azure acorn Poor quality mirror, crap focuser, mount will break by putting the scope on it, ...

💀

humble swift Jul 1, 2024, 4:06 PM

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Bro did not go easy

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Anyway, thanks for the help, im pretty much sold on not buying it, the seller didnt even answer my questions!

humble swift Jul 1, 2024, 6:46 PM

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Got a reply from the seller, they themselves told me that they dont recommend it for long exposure astrophotography

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Not surprised tbh

azure acorn Jul 1, 2024, 6:57 PM

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humble swift Not surprised tbh

how much was it listed for?

humble swift Jul 1, 2024, 7:02 PM

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less than 400 USD

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But im in Brazil so that price is converted and overinflated

azure acorn Jul 1, 2024, 7:04 PM

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not sure how the used market is over in brazil, but i have found some dimes over here in the UK for that price

humble swift Jul 2, 2024, 12:16 AM

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Couldnt find 2i's neither used nor new

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Brazil is really tough if u really wanna get into astro

hallow folio Jul 2, 2024, 9:14 AM

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oh it's brazil, yeah it's one of those places where it's not easy to start

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Idk if it's worth ordering from first light optics or high point scientific, not knowing how bad import fees are

humble swift Jul 2, 2024, 2:39 PM

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Importing would add 60 usd, not worth it

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