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Quality
I use it for two nights only but very satisfied with the results
I was particularly pleased with the finder scope and its ease of alignment
Had i received a scope of this quality from astro physics or takahashi i would have returned it
I switched to a heq5 and am now really happy with the setup
Price
The stock focuser is not meant for super heavy eyepieces
I waited a week and the price was comparable to other vendors outside of amazon so i went ahead and ordered it here
Betelgeuse is one of my favorite stars to look at
Shipping
No cushioning material inside the shipping carton
The answer goes all the way back to a premier telescope manufacturer in japan who in the late nineties began shipping flourite refractors
Packaging/appearance
If you feel roughness when using the left knob of the focuser but not the right knob then the left knob is not positioned correctly
Thankfully the case is well made with good padding because the packaging by amazon was horrible
Dont touch the 4 hex screws at the four corners as they attach the black part of the focuser to the white part of the focuser
Competitiveness
Ive owned a number of highend apochromatic telescopes over the years but ultimately could not justify their highcost vs the amo... Read More
This works extremely well with an avx mount once youve tuned it and learned to autoguide
In my research we are talking 11lbs vs
In addition it was a perfect fit on my manual omni xlt not too heavy and didnt need more than 11lbs
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- This product had a total of 112 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 4 2021.
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Just recieved the telescope so have not had the chance to test it out yet but i was confused when ordering the scope based off the title and photo amazon uses
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No where did the add list the specific specs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was looking for a evostar with the fpl53 glass and wanted to clarify to anyone else looking at this scope that the manual lists the glass and i did receive the updated evostar 80ed even though the title says pro80ed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is a sharpimage of jupiter and its moons
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The originalimagesize represented in pixels is 3096 x 2080 and the amountsizeofsky represented in decimaldegrees is 0
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The 2nd attached image is a 553 x 450 pixels section of the originalimage
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Its size closely matches amazons sizelimitation of reviewpictures
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This 2nd image veryclosely shows an exact copy of the original jupiteranditsmoons section
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