I needed a handle to more easily mount the telescope. The telescope optical tube is fairly heavy, and it was difficult to set up on the mount. I ordered a 13-inch dovetail to replace the short one, which allows for better balance. The original dovetail was too short, but I found a unique way to utilize the “too short” original. An excellent quality telescope in all aspects. Note: An imaging reflector most often requires the use of an extender tube when observing visually to achieve proper focus.Ħ-inch OTA, f/6, with a 2-inch focuser, a 6 x 30 finder and it also included tube rings, designed for a narrow-Vixen style dovetail. There were beautiful airy discs rings surrounding the “four” primary Trapezium stars, at the 232x magnification. Starting with 232x, I was surprised how easy it was to see the E star, but the F star was not seen.įebruary 8th 2018, an observation of the Trapezium stars: The Trapezium in the heart of the Orion Nebula:
The nights of the solitary observer in the backyard, attempting to locate and observe a few of the Messier objects with a 6-inch reflector.īut how would this telescope perform on a couple of difficult tests?Īn imaging reflector has a larger secondary mirror, and this can have a negative effect as related to resolution of fine detail, and the separation of difficult double stars. This is primarily one of the reasons for my blog, which you are now reading. One of my desires has always been to bring back the excitement of the glory days of amateur astronomy, when all kids wanted a telescope. However, the hiatus might have been a good thing, as I came back as a much more serious observer, with a new 10-inch EQ reflector. It would be almost ten years before I would come back to amateur astronomy. Then life got really busy and I sold the 6-inch. But, a couple years later in need of more aperture, I sold the 4.25-inch, to purchase a 6-inch Criterion f/8 reflector. So, it would be quite a few years later before I would purchase my very own 4.25-inch Edmund f/10 EQ reflector. I always wanted a 6-inch f/8 Edmund EQ reflector, but as a middle-schooler, this was not possible. When I first became interested in amateur astronomy, during the 60’s, the 6-inch reflector was “definitely” the most popular telescope for the backyard observer. This telescope was a gift to me: (Winter 2018) The above photo of my “prized” 6-inch f/6 reflector telescope.
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