Going BIG in Aperture on your Telescope! What is life like with a 24" Dobsonian??? 8" vs 16" vs 24" 

Great points!! I had a similar experience as you were talking about when I went from a 6” reflector to a 10” dob. I live near Detroit and yes, the views got a lot brighter. But so did the light pollution. You just can’t take advantage of the increased resolution potential in light polluted sky’s. All the contrast gets washed out.

That's a beautiful 24"! I'm hoping to get something similar if I can ever move out of the city and into darker skies. My clubhouse has a 25" F3.5 and fellow members have dobs ranging from 6" to 20" and I always love the clear summer nights when everyone brings their gear. I set up my AP stuff and walk around and look at stuff through their eyepieces. Some of the stuff I've seen through the 25" is etched into my brain.

Always a good day when Vlad puts out a video! Thanks for showing us your giant premium photon collector :) 2:59 there's a skywatcher newtonian just sitting there all by itself on the floor besides the rack.....it looks so sad :D

Great video, I was intrigued as to what you had to say with a 24 inch scope! Very good presentation, And I like your practical comparisons with the various other scopes and magnification info. Was soooo cool to hear that You can crank up the magnification with such a big scope. Very cool sir!!

Thanks so much for this review, you really helped me out, higher magnification is where these big scopes really pull away from the retail available gear.

I have a 12” dobsonian and a 4” apo refractor. I wouldn’t go above 12” as I find it to be the limit for me in transporting it around. PS:- It’s also a solid tube which doesn’t help.

Thanks for the detailed experiences between different scopes, it really helps for me to understand the expected differences.

I recently bought a 16" used Teeter and I can thoroughly agree for the need for clear dark skies for these large fast Dobs. Quality Optics matter too much more at this level. I'm no expert and I can see the difference between my Televues and lesser brands. Paracor also a MUST

There seem to be objects that benefit more from aperture than others. M42 didnt look (to me, imho) dramatically better in the 25 than it did in the 12 to me. E and F jumped out, and the image scale was much larger. But the color was rhe same as 12. The Flame looks massively better. Lagoon and Triifid though, they are real showers in the 25. The pink and blue in the Trifid, and the light blue in the Lagoon! I actually can see these same colors with the 12 inch Binoscope too, but just barely in the mono 12 inch, and in the 8 no color at all. And then there is Eta Carinae...I'll leave it at that 😀

Thanks for a great video, very interesting to me because I had an Orion 16” go to and wanted more aperture . Bortle 4, 21.46 sqm skies. I sold the 16” and ordered a 24”, optics made in Anza,Ca and scope by Starstructure in Florida. I’ve had the scope for about 6 months now, still packaged in 3 pieces, just finished observing deck where it will be permanently mounted. So your video was of great interest as to what to expect, especially the part about cranking up the power. Thanks again!!

with EAA or lucky imaging the aperture difference even in light polluted skies will be significant

Pristine sky is very important. When I was 13 yo my uncle took me to the Mount Wilson Observatory after an Angels baseball game at Dodger Stadium. It was an adventure to drive up there back then and we didn't know if any telescope would be open, but the 60 inch was open to public viewing. I do not remember what we were looking at, but it was crystal clear. Now because of light pollution from LA the Wilson Observatory is having serious issues and has to use long exposure photography in many directions.

I've just become aware of the APM 7.7 - 15.4mm superzoom eyepiece for around $/£400. A comparison with the Baader mk IV zoom would be a good watch.

M13 is resolved to the core in my 17.5" Dobsonian

Great looking scope. I'm no fan of climbing stuff at night so my limit is the 16" Dob (I'm tall). But even so my biggest today is a 10" Dob.

Excellent video. I have “15 obsession and I love it Specifically when use dank binos Feels like landing on the moon . I’d like to know how what was the price for it . Thanks .

Thank's Vald. That was very informative!!

Very, very nice! Thanks for showing it.

I just watched your video about binoculars...I have a pair of Orion 25x100 binoculars...I only took them once to a darker site and I was amazed... now after watching so many videos and pictures taken with a bigger scope I'm planning to get in the future a 10 inch dobsonian...is that a good starting scope or I should start with a smaller ( 5,6,8 inch) ... I will primarily use it for visual observations. Thank you!

Hello again. thank you for taking the time to go over all of the specifics of your telescope. After spending the past few weeks searching the web for large telescopes, i think I like this one, would I bee asking too much of you the share with me the specs of yours to give to Equatorial Platforms. I'm a little nervous building one from scratch as you have. that is an area I'm not really skilled at. I didn't know what to tell the at EP. if you are willing and need my email address instead, please let me know, Thanks again🔭

Ive been planning for some time now on getting a larger telescope and really have narrowed it down to this one. Visual observation is my favorite above all. I spend all night most nights just observing. Can you point me in the right direction for getting one like this? Thanks

Very good ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I didn't know you could control GoTo with Sky Safari. Does that work with all GoTo mounts? I have a Orion 16 that I haven't used the GoTo much.

Could the 22” pick up the “red” color detail on the Orion vs the usual blue clouds? Curious what more it sees than the 8” dob

Yes EAA or lucky imaging

What if you did EAA with 24 inch scope?🤔

No, I don't know.

who makes the scope?