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Maksutov Cassegrain
Is Orion StarMax 90mm TableTop Maksutov-Cassegrain a good telescope?
Hello
Is this one a good scope?
What can I see through it?
Thank You!
It depends on your experience level. If you are a beginner, you will do much better with a telescope with a larger aperture, such as an 8-inch Newtonian on a Dobsonian mount:
http://www.telescope.com/Orion-SkyQuest-XT8-Classic-Dobsonian-Telescope/p/8943.uts?keyword=xt8
A 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain will give you fairly good views of the Moon and planets, but has too small an aperture to show you much in the way of deep sky objects. An 8-inch Dob will be excellent for both planets and deep sky objects.
Here are a few web pages with good information on beginner's telescopes:
http://www.gaherty.ca/tme/TME0702_Buying_a_Telescope.pdf
http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html
http://observers.org/beginner/j.r.f.beginner.html
For more advanced information, read Phil Harrington's Star Ware, 4th edition (Wiley).
You'll get the greatest value for your money with a Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount, such as these:
http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Dobsonian-Telescopes/pc/1/12.uts
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtinc/product.php?class1=1&class2=106
Buy from a store which specializes in telescopes and astronomy, either locally or online; don't buy from department stores, discount stores or eBay as mostly what they sell is junk. Find your local astronomy club and try out different telescopes at one of their star parties:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/organizations
I strongly recommend that beginners steer clear of astrophotography until they have learned their way around the sky. Astrophotography is by far the most expensive and difficult area of amateur astronomy.
Many people who buy telescopes have no idea how to find interesting things to observe. A good introduction to finding things is NightWatch by Terence Dickinson (Firefly). A more advanced book is Star Watch by Phil Harrington (Wiley).
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Phenix 33-66x90 zoom Maksutov Cassegrain Spotting Scope | |
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