My 1st Telescope - Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT 5" Mak-Cass Telescope (Quite Unhappy with the Quality)

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Update: The Celestrone 127 SLT was sent back due to quality concerns, but eventually got the William Optics GT71 triplet refractor telescope instead.
Hallow’s Eve night of frustration rings in my very first telescope, the Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT, 5”, Mak-Cass telescope. An hours worth of nothingness to show but me being agitated as my cheap dot sight finder scopes, which were aligned on distant targets in the daytime, couldn’t get near the planets, even in prime focus with no secondary optics used and with using the diagonal and the wide field of view 25mm eyepiece.
Besides the aggravating waste of an hour, I’m not very happy with the quality of this telescope bundle which has a very lightweight cheap tripod, and only having an 8 pound load capacity for the mount (when the telescope tube itself is already around 8 pounds without accessories attached). The icing on the cake for me is the quality of the optics. I'm not sure if something was damaged in shipping but one of the inside boxes was crushed when I received it. During the daytime when filming distant objects, the clarity wasn't very good compared to my telephoto lenses, so maybe something got messed up during production or shipping.
Anyway! Jupiter, Saturn and the Full Moon, (along with many dust specks), on this Halloween night.
6:25pm to 7:55pm, Saturday Oct 31st, 2020, NE Ohio (USA), SW & Eastern Skies, 39°F (4°C)
Telescope Footage Filmed through the Canon R Mirrorless Camera with the Tele Vue Powermate 2.5x
Recorded onto the Atomos Ninja Flame 7” Monitor/Recorder in 1080p - Upscaled to 4k
Stacking Done through Parallels for Mac with Pipp, AutoStakkert & Registax
Everything put together in Final Cut Pro X
~Jayling
(Ohio is in the Eastern Time Zone)
My Photos & Videos Website:
jayling.smugmug.com/
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Here's the equipment used in this video:
-Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT 5” Mak-Cass Telescope: amzn.to/323FtRU
-Tele Vue Powermate 2.5x: www.eyepiecesetc.com/TELEVUE_...
-Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame Camera: amzn.to/2Wn8dkF
-Atomos Ninja Flame 7" 4K Field Monitor/Recorder: amzn.to/34a4Xv9
-Benro C373T Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs: amzn.to/2XzddGz
-SkyWatcher AZ-GTi Alt-AZ Telescope Mount: amzn.to/2YFiVDm
-Orion SynScan V5 Hand Controller: amzn.to/2JyzxYp
-Astromania Dot Sight: amzn.to/2L0IJom
-Tascam DR-100 MK III Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2LwwqQT
-Tascam TM-2x Mic: amzn.to/2LNADRL
-SkySafari Pro App: skysafariastronomy.com/
Links to my gear are for Amazon. I'm an Amazon Associate for which I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on them, thanks in advance. Additional equipment I use is listed over at my website: jayling.smugmug.com/Equipment

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@RaysAstrophotography 3 года назад

Congratulations Jay! a New beginning!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Ray, but the new beginning is about to end as I'll be packing it back up. Since my camera & lens combo gives me similar views and is much easier to use along with being lighter, well at least I did give it a go at least once. :)

@lucasmarquediene230 3 года назад

@@Jayling :B

@jonasardlon1753 3 года назад

Congrats J! This is BIG! And I'm really happy for you! This is the best channel out there! Have a good weekend Dear!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Jonas! It'll be going back though as I'm unhappy with the quality of the optics and the cheap stuff they throw in. It was still cool to try even through the frustration. :)

@selormonray 3 года назад

Congratulations 🎊🎊🎉🎉 Jayling!!😍❤️

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. I'll be sending it back though as I'm not happy with the quality of the optics and the cheap stuff they throw in. :)

@tracyfrogandfuzzy 3 года назад

You'll get the hang of your new telescope. Its beautiful! Have a great rest of the weekend Jayling!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Tracy! I won't be keeping it since the quality of the optics is poor but still it was cool to try at least once in my life. :)

@islandwestcoastlivin 3 года назад

My dad has this scope and it isn’t soft like this. There is something not right here. The only issue he has with it is the wobble when touching the scope but this can be reduced with vibration pads and better eye pieces and a Barlow lens to increase the distance between your eye and the lens.

@ZZstaff 3 года назад

Thank you for another enjoyable trip with you through the night sky!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks for bearing with me through the bad and the good, ZZ :)

@Hermes_14 3 года назад

Your videos are always a joy to watch! 💛🌛

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoy them. Take care now and have a lovely Sunday. :)

@rafaelpezo2032 3 года назад

Congrats Jayling. The beauty of this hobby is to keep on trying. Go to the next level. We will learn from your experiences. Thumbs up!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. I don't see this as an upgrade to my camera/lens combo as the quality and clarity just weren't up to speed, so back it's going. It was still cool to at least try though. :)

@floridanature365 3 года назад

I knew you would get one eventually! Congrats!🎉🎉

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, but I think I'm gonna ship it back - the frustration sucked all the fun out of it. Ah well, at least I did try. :)

@floridanature365 3 года назад

@@Jayling it is good to try new things. Sorry it didnt work out.

@Goonie02 3 года назад

Congrats on the telescope J! I'm sure with time it will be like second nature and the frustrations will go away. I'm back home finally after getting over this virus. Glad to see your vids and content again.

@Jayling 3 года назад

I'm glad you're home now, Kale, and hope you stay healthy. Please take care of yourself :)

@edwidge1109 3 года назад

Very happy for you!!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, but I'll be packing this back up and sending it back. :)

@pablowin07 3 года назад

Congratulations jay 💪🏽

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. It's going back though, I'm not happy with the quality. Still, it was cool to at least try using a telescope once in my lifetime. :)

@pablowin07 3 года назад

@@Jayling Don't worry, it's slowly getting better, it's a step...

@raulos 3 года назад

Another step forward! Gratz :)

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you :)

@carlm.8824 3 года назад

Loved the video Jay keep it up x

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Carl :)

@ArtyDc600 3 года назад

Oh woow.. you got telescope finallyy.. great seeing ahead🔥🔥

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Arty. This one is being shipped back because of quality issues, but hopefully something better will turn up soon. :)

@ArtyDc600 3 года назад

@@Jayling do you prefer cassegrain or just.. cuz i myself have a 6 inch Newtonian reflector with equatorial mount and feel its the best type of telescope to have.. also dobsonians are good if more bigger aperture is required

@Jayling 3 года назад

Arty, I don't know very much about telescopes but went with the mak-cass after doing tons of research and had to opt for something lighter than the 6-8", but like I said the quality wasn't that great so back it's going. I may be getting a smaller William Optics GT71 triplet refractor. It's lighter and smaller and may fill the hole I have for that 400mm range. Hopefully that one works out better. :) www.highpointscientific.com/telescopes/refracting-telescopes/william-optics-gt71-f-5-9-gold-triplet-apo-refractor-w-flattener-and-dual-side-dovetail-a-f71gtii-ap

@ArtyDc600 3 года назад

@@Jayling gosh this seems like a fancy expensive one.. i got my 6 in (150mm) reflector with equatorial mount for about $400 and quality or resolution of the image depends on the size of mirror/lens so the bigger the clearer.. for good observation atleast 6in is a good choice.. try celestron, meade, gso, explore scientific, vixen, orion etc.. these are good professional telescopes.. others just might be giving low quality glasses and taking money for the design and other things like for showpiece.. anyway choice is yours just a suggestion

@serkan5001 3 года назад

So glad you got the full moon!!! Great set up btw ☺️🥰

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Erik. :)

@davejacobsen3014 3 года назад

Congratulations 🎉 good little telescope! It will take some time, but your stacking looks great.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Dave. I'm not happy with the quality of the optics or the cheap gizmos they throw in, so it's going back. Still cool to have tried though. :)

@mikellegend17 3 года назад

All this time I thought you were using a telescope lol This channel just got a whole lot more interesting 🧐🍿 happy For you 💜

@Jayling 3 года назад

LOL! Well, I think this is the one and only video I'll have of any telescope footage as I'll be packing this thing back up tomorrow. I'm not happy with the quality of the optics nor the chintzy cheap tripod or finder scope. Ah well. :)

@mikellegend17 3 года назад

@@Jayling Awwe mane , gotta have a keeper if not oh well 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’ll keep liking and Commenting , maybe soon you’ll get one even better 🙌🏼

@clintzieandromeda6216 3 года назад

Nice they still the way it was and yet can't get zoom in on Uranus and Neptune. Amazing video Jayling and it's quite you haven't been uploading and yes Happy Halloween to you in there.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. Yes, the weather around here has been atrocious so there's been nothing to see but dreariness until tonight. Anyway, I hope you also have a fun Halloween. :)

@burhanalhosuny2694 3 года назад

Good luck and nice telescope

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you :)

@wendyjohnson8639 3 года назад

Happy Halloween, that moon was beautiful tonight I was sad i couldn't take my young ones out for candy to enjoy that moon. Thanks for posting.

@Jayling 3 года назад

You're very welcome, Wendy. Hopefully you had a chance to spend time with the little ones. :)

$@frackcenturion$

@frackcenturion 3 года назад

stick with it Jayling, ditch that finder scope and save your back and neck with a 9 x 50 right angle finder ( illuminated is better ) after aligning the finder scope in the day fine tune it on a star at night and most of the frustration will go away 🔭👍

@dannysastronomy6894 3 года назад

I have the same finder scope, I have no issues, got it from China.

$@frackcenturion$

@frackcenturion 3 года назад

@@dannysastronomy6894 when you get older you will know why, you youngin lol 👍

@dannysastronomy6894 3 года назад

@@frackcenturion oh right 😂

@Jayling 3 года назад

I was about to order one, having 10 different tabs open after researching, but then hit the brakes and said enough. I'm not fond of the quality of this scope or the cheap items they included, so it's already packed back up and ready to be shipped back. Still, at least I tried once in my long life which is cool. Thanks for everything, Frack. :)

$@frackcenturion$

@frackcenturion 3 года назад

@@Jayling at least you gave it a go and i was not impressed with the quality of the scope they sent you, there should be no dust spots at all.

@aqibhussain9310 3 года назад

Ooh thats very cool💯, congratulations.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you :)

@smolgeydoggo5441 3 года назад

2:32 something flew over Europa

@Jayling 3 года назад

I can't see it. :)

@MelGetmanova 2 года назад

You did. Great job. I haven’t been able to get mine to work for me much .

@Jayling 2 года назад

Thank you, I hope you get yours sorted out for better viewing. I did send this telescope back because of quality problems though. :)

@kickapootrackers7255 3 года назад

Sorry to here its not up to expectations, another new norm in these times. Hair and dirt not good at all, for brand new. Have a goodin, hope to see you again soon✌👍💓

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Will, hoping you have a lovely Sunday ahead.

@kickapootrackers7255 3 года назад

@@Jayling 😁 🙏 u too

@jbx.7995 3 года назад

Congratulations on your 1st Telescope Sis. Now the lesson more magnificent like always. Keep up your great work honestly..Juan bx,n.y.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Juan. Hey, you stay safe and out of trouble over there (lol). :)

@jbx.7995 3 года назад

@@Jayling trouble days gone I'm no saint cant wait till this pandemic really start to fade aways. So I can get back to hustling that's tour guiding that is .Juan.bx n.y.

@joyzz6533 Год назад

the images quality of this scope just remind me of my first "department store" telescope, where it couldn't get a good focus of jupiter. the planet of jupiter appeared to be a bright dot oscillating as sine wave on an o-scope when tried to focus; & a mild gut of wind would have knocked it down when left unattended. i've always wanted to get a schmidt cassegrain telescope or its variants, but was very happy to get a very good optic refractor with a rock solid german equatorial mount instead. thanks for sharing a great video.

@MountainFisher Год назад

Don't blame the scope, she doesn't know what she's doing. The 127 Nexstar SLT is not an astrophotography scope on that mount, it is for observation only. If she wanted to put a camera on it she should have got the 102 Maksutov that weighs half the 127.

@avt_astro206 3 года назад

Congratulations For You New Scope. Amazing Shots Of Planets And The Blue Halloween Moon. Happy Halloween 🎃🎉. Clear Skies ✨🌌🔭

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, hoping you have a fun evening ahead. :)

@Sparkey 3 года назад

Congrats on the new equipment.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Sparkey, but it's packed back up and ready to be shipped back. I wasn't fond of the quality, weight, or the cheap stuff they included. I'll stick with the cameras and lenses. :)

@Sparkey 3 года назад

@@Jayling I know what you mean, when you weigh up ease of use/results, camera and lens wins.

@rameshsahan2339 3 года назад

I can understand how u must be feeling after buying this telescope 😍this is a cloud nine moment for a die hard spacefan nd stargazer🙌🌟good luck J! 😊

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. Hoping you have a lovely Sunday ahead. :)

@DaveP1101 3 года назад

I also bought the 127 SLT and had problems. The controller had a connection error and couldn't see the computer. After research, I found I could use the Aux port and that worked. But this is a new telescope and I expect it to work right. Also, couldn't get the lens cap back on the 25 mm lens. The rubber spread out. I returned the scope and ordered another one. The electronics worked good. The screw to tighten the scope to the mount I tightened it as much I could and the telescope was still loose in the mount. I worked the screw back and forth and eventually got the scope tight in the mount. I since used WD-40 on that entire mechanism and it works good now. I share your emotion and think Celestron could have better quality. They need Quality Control. You did a great job on your video.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Dave. I'm glad you finally got a decent working one. Clear skies to you out your way. :)

@donaldmartin6816 3 года назад

Glad to see you are going into the telescope world. None of this equipment is cheap. Everything from cameras to telescope. My opinion you perform very well for the first time. I use my camera for quick shots. Soon I hope to get into deep space. LOL. have a great week.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Donald, I hope you have a lovely week also. :)

@hmviquez9390 3 года назад

Está increíble!

@blurayne1974 3 года назад

I just bought a Celestrion for my husband. We're off to a slow start. Can't wait to delve deeper.

@Jayling 3 года назад

I hope you both get great enjoyment out of it, Blu - and that was such a sweet gesture on your part to give him. Clear skies to you! :)

@wyomingadventures 3 года назад

Pictures look great Jayling! New equipment can be a bitch when you are first using it. As you know. Shouldn't be dust in the scope. I had lots of problems with my telescope. Never use it anymore. Thank you for sharing. Hope it gets better for you. Happy Halloween! Saturn looks awesome.🪐😊

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Sheila, and hello! I'm quite unhappy with the quality of the optics and the cheap gizmos they include so I'll be packing it back up tomorrow. Ah well, at least I tried once in my lifetime. :)

@fugomaye396 3 года назад

@@Jayling Today 5 months ago you were thinking about giving back your Telescope, and I don't know if you finally returned it or not. I understand you perfectly, because the same thing happened to me when I bought my telescope, I wanted to return it the next day! But I didn't; and today, I have 1 year with it. And I have enjoyed it so much! I have had many many hours of fun and satisfaction, I love to see only the Moon. I hope you have patience, I see that your frustration is due to the lack of focus of the telescope. Oh, and if you finally got it back just tell me if you have the Powermate that I'm interested in it haha;). Many greetings and good health.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hello there, Fugo. I'm glad you're enjoying your telescope. This particular one I had sent back because of quality concerns with it but I did get a William Optics GT71 instead. Because of winter I haven't had much time to use it but will check it out more once summer arrives. I may end up selling it though because of finances but we'll see. Anyway, clear skies to you and great viewing. :)

@AnimeBee25 3 года назад

I forgot the name of the application!! Please tell again. I accidentally uninstalled it

@Jayling 3 года назад

What application are you referring to which does what? If for aligning and stacking of video clips on the Mac, I use the Lynkeos app, though tonight I did log into Windows to use their programs. The only other apps I mention and use is the SkySafari Pro app which shows the sky charts and I do use Adobe Lightroom Classic for photos and Final Cut Pro to edit the videos. That's about it. :)

@AnimeBee25 3 года назад

@@Jayling Thank you so much!!😀

@Matt-pi9jo 3 года назад

How do you keep a positive mindset end not let telescope frustrations get the best of ya? I’m in a similar boat

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hiya Matt. If you could've heard the expletives flying out of my mouth in the stuff I cut out, well, I didn't handle it very well at all. It was soooo aggravating, something I'm not gonna put up with. It takes the fun away, ya know?

@P900Coolpics 3 года назад

@@Jayling lol that’s exactly why all my videos have music and not voice.

@GaryMCurran 3 года назад

EDUCATION! Head on over to CloudyNights.com and if you haven't already, join up. Go to the beginner's forum and start asking questions. You'd be amazed at what you'll learn, and what 'common wisdom' tells you is SOOOOO wrong. Learn the foundational principals of Astrophotography. Follow Dylan O'Donnell, AstroBackyard and Trevor Jones, AstroStace, all here on RU-vid and start to learn HOW to use the right equipment, the correct principals and their experience and knowledge to help get you through this. Dylan is a little raw, but he's fun. Check out this video on HOW to take great images of planets. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k1uBT3lrzgI.html

@Matt-pi9jo 3 года назад

@@Jayling indeed and agreed! I have a lot to learn from you :-)

@WildPhotoShooter 3 года назад

@@Jayling You should have just put a BEEP in to hide the expletives, it would have given your viewers a chuckle. You could have then done a Basil Fawlty on it and given it a "darned good thrashing" with a small branch from a nearby tree.

@SoundMediaVibes 3 года назад

I knew you would have to go the telescope route one day. Don't be despondent, keep working with it and you'll see results! :) Great moon views! :)

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, but it's already packed up and ready to be shipped back. I wasn't fond of the quality or clarity it produced, nor the weight, so I'll stick with my cameras and lenses. It was still cool to try though. :)

@JenhamsAstro 3 года назад

The plastic RDFs aren’t the best but you can make them work. Not sure if you’ve had a chance to precisely line up the RDF field with that in the telescope? I always do this during the day and tighten down the screws before trying to use a Mak, otherwise as you experienced its incredibly difficult to find anything. Assuming it’s lined up i first locate the object with the lowest power eyepiece and then put the Barlow and camera on afterwards otherwise again you can waste a lot of time.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Graham. Yeah, I had set up the dot sights during the day with distant objects using prime and then with the 2.5x but still they're cheap trash. It was maddening and aggravating. Anyway, I wasn't fond of the quality or clarity from this, nor the hefty weight, so I've already packed it up and it's ready to be shipped back. I'll stick with my lighter cameras and lenses which give similar views and are much more enjoyable for me. Anyway, it was cool to at least try once in my life. Take care over there and clear skies to you. :)

@ironian24 3 года назад

I have been researching for some time about telescopes and very nearly bought an 8" casagrane computerised telescope but glad I didn't, I instead ordered a HD version 8" and apparently for planets the bigger the better because they need light and plenty of it.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Congrats on your soon-to-have scope, Ian! Mine is already boxed back up and ready to be sent back, along with all the doo-dads too. It's taken me hours just to get labels printed and boxes readied (lol). Anyway, best of luck to you. :)

@ironian24 3 года назад

@@Jayling I have ordered it but I don't have to buy it, I am not commited to buying as yet and in the UK it seems everyone has started astrophotography this year so all the astro gear has gone and hard to replenish, I think the scope I am going for seems to be a good one but until i get it and play I will not now. we are now in lockdown from Thursday for 1 month and I had a trip planned for next week in the lake district for the autumnal colours, hay ho, better start thinking what to vlog about lol. it looks to me like you got a better image from you camera lens combo, especially the 800mm and your external monitor...

@KarenMaria969 3 года назад

Happy Halloween Hunny😍💛✌😘

@Jayling 3 года назад

And the very same to you, Karen - Happy Halloweenie! :)

@dianagillen1362 3 года назад

Enjoy Ur Telescope. Thanks for all the Great shots . We have been watching Mars since 9/28/20 & nobody has filmed it yet. It's been fun. Take care Stay Well 🌟🌟

@Jayling 3 года назад

I'm glad you've been getting a view of Mars. We've had a week of nasty weather and now last night it snowed - oh joy! (lol)

@adrianko2001 3 года назад

everytime I hear you laughing I just get in a better mood.

@Jayling 3 года назад

lol! I'm glad to hear it, Zona. Hoping you have a lovely day ahead. :)

@f8Xtractor 3 года назад

Months and months late to the party on this vid and a recent subscriber, love your vids, keep 'em coming! So few channels are so personable. While you've sent the Celestron back and since gotten a brilliant 'lil Williams Optics refractor shown in other vids, I'd like to share some tips for anyone thinking of a Maksutov - Cassegrain of their own. The Mak-Cass is a first-class lunar and planetary scope once it has had time to cool down to ambient temperature. The long focal length and narrow field of view are well suited to the task. Pop in an eyepiece or eyepiece/barlow lens and go for it. For imaging, the design is also very forgiving for backfocus in the inward-travel of the focuser sense of the term. I have the same mount as you, a SkyWatcher AZ-GTi and opted for the smaller 102mm Skywatcher Mak. The AZ-GTi's max payload is rated at 11 lbs which is fine for visual (the SW 127 Mak similar to the Celestron is 9.7 lbs). However if imaging you'll have the weight of the scope, barlow (potentially), focuser adapter, T-ring and the camera. If using any external screens and mounting brackets, these need to be factored in as well and it all adds up. The SW 102mm Mak weighs in at 4.7 lbs - with my mirrorless camera, T-ring and adapter the total weight the mount has to move is just under 5.5 lbs. 50% of the mounts capacity allows less stress on the motors and fewer tracking errors and balance is easier. Same with any other small scope on the mount - fast 50-80mm refractors also do pretty well if you keep things simple. Hope this helps someone out!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you so much, this was very informative and I hope will help someone else along the way. Clear skies to you! :)

@TheHigherCraft 3 года назад

Woot woot!

@rajeshupadhyay8322 3 года назад

Jayling,, congratulate for new telescope...I like see Galaxy Andromeda from your telescope...

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. If you go to my channel video page and type in the search box in the top right, you should be able to find what you're looking for if I've captured it. ru-vid.comsearch?query=Andromeda

@ironian24 3 года назад

Great video Jayling, I think from what I have been revising the refractor telescope is the one for astrophotography , I have never really had any good results from a newtonian mirrored telescope personally speaking but maybe I am doing something wrong but then I viewed this video and it bought back memories of the image quality I used to get from a newtonian mirrored telescope, I had much higher quality coming from my camera and lens combo and still do, unless your will to pay thousand upon thousands on refractor telescopes and dedicated astro cameras as well as good trackers and goto tripods to hold that weight also filters to go with it all then I would stick to what you got because going down that rabbit hole is costly lol, and you already dipped your toes in the rabbit hole lol. at least you can get your money back and it is a good way to see what works for you and what does not, the nice thing here is you did a good video on this kind of telescope and reminded me why I should not go there as well, so thx for that.

@Jayling 3 года назад

You're welcome, Ian. Yeah, I wasn't thrilled with the quality of the images nor the weight of this thing. I think my camera/lens combo gets similar views so I'm going to stick with my old tried-and-true. Take care over there. :)

@arjayalquiros8037 3 года назад

didn't see the blue moon. it's been raining here in the philippines for 2 days. all i can see is flying debris we have a supertyphoon with a typhoon behind it. maybe next week the night sky will be clear.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Please stay safe over there, Arjay, and hunker down best ya can.

@khalilsara6787 3 года назад

Thank you my dear friend😍😍

@Jayling 3 года назад

You're very welcome, and thank you right back :)

@khalilsara6787 3 года назад

@@Jayling 😍😍🤩☺️

@derekwilcox2202 3 года назад

Just taken delivery of an Orion starseeker 4 it's still in the box till tomorrow,first one in 30 years I'm definitely going on a learning curve 👍🇬🇧

@Jayling 3 года назад

Congrats to you, Derek! I was looking at getting that mount also but it had been backordered for weeks so never did buy it. Have fun! :)

@ir8free 3 года назад

Great capture of the shadow on and "Cassini division" of Saturn's rings, as well as Jupiter's great spot.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Heed. I wish they would've come out better but with being so low in the sky and the optics not great, along with my editing skills, well, it was kinda passable (lol).

@HeartPumper 3 года назад

Send it back & try something else :) . Seems like they're cheaply made. And as we can see, it's a very poor quality control (if at all). No point being frustrated & forcing yourself, something you don't like :). Stay safe & wear lots of warm layers, during those night hunts :)(also sip something helping to stay warm, if you know what I mean, wink wink :D)!

@Jayling 3 года назад

I beat ya to it, everything is boxed back up and ready to be sent back (lol). Yeah, quality of mass produced stuff made nowadays sucks. Oh, nothing to sip here but coffee and pop, so a little kitty is sitting on my toes which are still frozen hours later (lol). :)

@GaryMCurran 3 года назад

I disagree with you. The scope itself is not 'poorly made', but when you are trying to do something that it's not designed to do, and pushing it way beyond it's capabilities, you're not going to get good results. I can put a $250 Mak-Cass or a $1,000 Mak-Cass on her setup, and I'd still get the same crappy results. As I said in my reply to her, if she had done things differently, and taken into account a number of factors, she could have had some really awesome shots of Saturn and Jupiter using that scope. Just not with her setup. Everything comes down the the weakest link in the chain, and she has several weak links. This isn't unusual for a new person into AP, and unfortunately, it's an expensive hobby and mistakes are costly, but don't blame the scope for being asked to do something in a set up that wasn't designed for what she wanted to do.

@HeartPumper 3 года назад

@@GaryMCurran Ok, I'm not arguing with your arguments. But that trapped dust inside, would be also a reason, I'd at least - return that exemplar.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Gary, you seem to be flooding my comment section after watching just 2 of my videos and have been making a lot of assumptions and presuming a great deal. I'm not new to filming the sky as my thousand videos over several years show. I do know this particular Celestron Mak-Cass is capable of getting great shots of the planets using barlows just by watching videos and doing tons of research on it through forums. Carolina Sky Astronomy has some fabulous shots of them, but yes, he does use a ccd camera whereas I use a mirrorless dslr, so of course there will be a difference. I've used many telephoto lenses throughout the years and do have a good idea if something is wrong with a lens or not. When testing this telescope during the daytime, like I do all my gear, using prime focus, there was something wrong with the optics - it didn't produce clear, sharp images like it should have. One of the inside boxes it was shipped in was literally crushed, so I don't know if that jostled the mirrors or not, but whatever it was, something was wrong with it. The new telescope, the William Optics GT71 is superior in build quality, in my opinion, and has been producing great shots in prime, and even decent ones when using 4x Kenko teleconverters. Yes, I do push the limits, sometimes extreme, but it's something that I enjoy doing.

@GaryMCurran 3 года назад

@@Jayling wasn't trying to flood your channel, and I apologize. I probably came across like some total jerk (or other word) and that wasn't my intent. But, having said that, there is so much you could 'upgrade' and have some seriously great stuff, even in Bortle 6/7 skies. I ran into some legal issues a few years ago, and I'm just now starting to recover from it, and astrophotography is one of my burgeoning hobbies. I've lost half my stuff, unfortunately, and I'm going to have to rebuild a lot of that, but I see others and I want to 'help.' I realize that I was way overboard, and that was no help at all. So, please accept my apologies, and we'll be done. Clear skies, great views and wonderful results to you.

@EYELEVELAwakening 3 года назад

stay warm....be safe

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, and hoping you have a lovely Sunday ahead. :)

@domc9026 3 года назад

I just want you to know that I've always watched your videos, how I wish i could afford to buy one of those.. I loved astronomy so much! Anyways, continue on your work and making people happy 🙂

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Dwight, I hope your desire comes true in the future - clear skies to ya :)

@Sk8erbaker 3 года назад

Hi Jayling! The telescope looks great, am sure you will get the hang of it soon. I also got some great footage of the Halloween Moon. But like you I was using the free tripod that came with the camera. Works to a limit, will have to invest in a better one later. Stay warm.

@Jayling 3 года назад

I'm glad you were able to get some footage of the Halloween moon, Mike. This thing has already been packed up and is ready to be shipped back - I'm not fond of the quality it produces nor the heft of it. Still, it was cool to try at least once in my life. :)

@sifawdocumentarychannel 3 года назад

Hello there !! Nice footage again

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you, and hello to you :)

@mamabearworries5555 3 года назад

We know You’ll do fine with it. Congratulations Jayling! Looks like you got a beauty there. Enjoy that! I know we will. We love our Ohio skywatcher! Blessings. 💫🌕✨🪐happy Halloween 🦹‍♀️🧙‍♀️🦸‍♀️👸🧝‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧞‍♀️🧜‍♀️

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, darlin! I'm about to pack it back up and ship away, but will leave that for the 'morrow. Hoping you had a fun Halloween! :)

@keeplookingup911 3 года назад

Wow this is awesome 🔭 Congrats 👍👍👍👍👍👍 However i would have recommended "Explore Scientific ED APO 165mm". This would have been a game changer. Deep space photography was possible and hence would have widen your channel's contents.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thank you. That scope is way out of my league and price range. This small Mak-Cass was about just right, though still too heavy for me. I'm not impressed with the quality of the optics (unacceptable in my book) or the cheap gizmos they throw in, so will be shipping it back. Ah well. :)

@TheKruxed 3 года назад

lol it's like 10 times the price my man, of course it's going to be a game changer

@PafMedic 3 года назад

I Cant Believe You Got One..Woohoo U,lol..Looks Great,Theres Definitely a Learning Curve,Good Luck With Your New Gear,Im Falling Asleep,lol..1 Good Thing Is Your Already Familiar With Astro and Cameras🌏🔭🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hi there, Paf! Yeah, but it's boxed back up and being sent back. I wasn't thrilled with the quality or clarity it produced so maybe the optics got damaged in production or shipping as the inner box was crushed when I got it. Anyway, still searching for something that suits and is good quality too. :)

@user-kh8co4ir7c 3 года назад

Уау!!! Поздравляю!!!👏👍

@Jayling 3 года назад

Спасибо! :) (Thank you :)

@davidbentley8848 3 года назад

Seasons Blessings from Manila. Enjoyed the vid again Jayling, guess the scope will be packed up ?? Take care on this All Souls Day.

@Jayling 3 года назад

You got it, over the last several hours I've been wrestling with boxes and tapes and labels, but they're all ready to be shipped back. Hoping you had a nice Halloween, David. :)

@davidbentley8848 3 года назад

@@Jayling Yes, very quiet this year, the Restrictions and Curfew put an end to any enjoyment this year sadly. Even the traditional candles are in short supply this year.

@hondorockz 3 года назад

I would be very happy if I get half the image you're getting on the celestron telescope, being I don't even own any kind of telescopes at all lol, love your videos nevertheless Jayling, have an awesome week! 🌞

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Hondo, here's hoping you have a lovely and carefree week also :)

@TheKruxed 3 года назад

It may be a fairly cheap telescope but you'd at least expect it to have a clean interior, not surprised you're returning it. I was lucky enough to look through a RVO Horizon 72ED recently, think that will be my first purchase of half decent equipment as it was great for clusters and nebulae and doesn't weigh a ton

@Jayling 3 года назад

I wish you great enjoyment and good viewing with it! Clear skies to you :)

@QG_GG Год назад

Trust me your equipment is great that is a great view a lot of the times people think telescope use will be as good as Telescopes like Hubble but it’s not you have to look through atmospheres and other things this will do great I promise

@gerardosuarez8505 3 года назад

Excelente video , la Luna luce brillante estos días, los planetas se miran espectaculares con su gran trabajo e impresionante su Telescopio, saludos.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Gracias, Gerardo. Espero que esté bien y que tenga una semana maravillosa por delante. Cuídate ahora. :) (Thanks, Gerardo. I hope you're doing well and you have a wonderful week ahead. Take care now. :)

@SpaceFactsWax 3 года назад

Thanks for uploading. I got the opportunity to view a rocket launch in 2018. Unbelievable experience. I shared a pretty fun montage of the trip to my channel.

@Jayling 3 года назад

That must've been an incredible sight to see in person, I'm glad you had the chance to witness it. :)

@scott_meyer 3 года назад

Any dust, or other foreign objects on the telescope meniscus or mirrors would be out of focus and not visible. The closer dust and lint are to "in focus", the closer they are to the image sensor. Check the tele-extender .

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Scott, but everything is already packed back up and is being sent back. I'm not fond of the quality or clarity it produced nor the cheap accessories they included. It was still cool to try though. :)

@KingsMom831 3 года назад

Good evening everyone🤗 Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🎃

@Jayling 3 года назад

Happy Hollow's Eve to you! :)

@horizonastronomiaargentina7593 3 года назад

Excelente mi amiga saludos ☺️

@Jayling 3 года назад

Gracias :)

@spc7163 2 года назад

At least it’s better than what I could do with my old celestron, but now I have a huge 10” dobsonian

@Jayling 2 года назад

Congrats on your 10" dobs :)

@balapanlari 8 месяцев назад

One of the disadvantages of catadioptric telescopes is the lack of light coming in. More light can be received by the telescope's refractor

@3888motoy 3 года назад

DJ: Interesting images of Jupiter and Saturn as the biggest I could record by a Sony video camera in 160x was pretty much close to what is shown here at 3:25; really tiny but could tell it is Saturn (lol). We also had clear 31st Oct. night sky and saw full moon rising. Pretty chilly over there so please keep yourself warm and thank you as always for sharing.

@Jayling 3 года назад

You're very welcome, Motoy. I'm glad you had a chance to see the full moon rising the other night. Take care over there. :)

@3888motoy 3 года назад

@@Jayling We have clear sky again so I took out my field scope and watched rising Moon and Mars. Borrowing your terminology my favorite Mesa is at the top part and shade is about to taking over. Craters on the right edge are just impressive. Then tried and watched Mars; boy it is really hard to have stable vision and again it reminded me of your skilled handling of all equipments to show us all the videos on your channel here. Thank you greatly.

@P900Coolpics 3 года назад

I’ve had a Celestron telescope for years it’s now a clothes horse. Hehe. Just about to buy a sky watcher Az-GTI would you recommend it.

@Jayling 3 года назад

LOL! Most definitely, that little Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi is pretty nice. It's very lightweight at 2.6 pounds and can handle a payload capacity of 11 pounds. Right now with my 2nd new telescope that's hooked up with adapters, 2 Kenko teleconverters and the Canon R camera weights 8 pounds 10 ounces, and works quite well with it. Trying to find one right now will be an issue though since most everything is backordered or out of stock. Good luck in your search! :)

@Angela-zz4zm 3 года назад

💘great video ☺️👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks Angela :)

2 года назад

Remember there is an atmosphere which can spoil the view. By the way, which eyepiece do you recomend to see planets with that telescope.

@Jayling 2 года назад

I no longer have that telescope as I sent it back due to quality concerns. I'm not very knowledgeable about telescopes and the eyepieces so can't really help you - sorry.

@eterenostalgia5088 2 года назад

I'm Antonio from Italy, your Maksutov 127 small telescope but high quality. I have the "Skywatcher heritage 130/650" Newton with parabolic mirror, from AMAZON for only 188 euros. in this summer in the sky Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, sharp images, fantastic visions

@dannyceledon3618 3 года назад

Wow that isn’t so bad. I want to buy one but will wait. It’s kind of difficult at first but everyone will get used to it.

@dannysastronomy6894 3 года назад

Aye, mate same names, lol.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hiya Danny. I wasn't fond of the quality nor the weight so it's going back. Still cool to have finally tried a telescope at least once in my life though. :)

@dannysastronomy6894 3 года назад

@@Jayling yea, maybe you should get one of those NexStar scopes?

@Jayling 3 года назад

Danny, this was a Celestron Nexstar telescope, the 5" mak-cass one. It's already been shipped back due to quality concerns. :)

@dannysastronomy6894 3 года назад

@@Jayling oh, I meant one of those www.bintel.com.au/product/celestron-nexstar-8se-telescope/?gclid=CjwKCAiA-f78BRBbEiwATKRRBP8gts7gDalL1jekj6fl6FV0cbmVuJSmDJrTBbqvF6jb70UW08TVIhoCI2kQAvD_BwE&v=322b26af01d5 Expensive though

@joesmo6962 3 года назад

Hi J! Celestron has been around for years. make sure the dust spots are not on the inside of the telescope, or your camera. I hate sending things back also. I have 1727 buys on ebay, and only sent back one item. I guess it doesn't matter how powerful a scope or camera is, the upper atmosphere is going to fool around with clarity and focus. I hope it works out for you, as usual, LOVE the Videos. See Ya, Joe.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Joe. One of the inside boxes was crushed when it arrived, so I don't know if that caused any damage to the optics or not. I wasn't happy with the quality and the cheapness of the items they include, nor the weight also, so back it's going. Still, it was cool to try though. :)

@colleenv5040 2 месяца назад

Oh, my. I’m a newbie too and I just bought the very same telescope. I’m already aggravated because I had settled on an AstroFi 130 only to find out I can’t use a star diagonal so everything will be upside down. Nor can I get a solar filter to view the eclipse on April 8th and I’m in the path of totality. Returning it and rushed to buy this. Hoping the sun and moon will be easy enough to find. LOL

@liveandletlive8264 3 года назад

My first and only CPC 1100 🙏❤

@bretz9276 3 года назад

Oh boy was my first thought 🙏

@Jayling 3 года назад

Mine was a groan from trying to lift all that stuff (lol)

@genefoster8936 3 года назад

I hope you haven't sent the telescope back. I have this from Orion. I bought the GoTo version which tracks the object once you find it. For the red dot finder to work you align it during the day. Sight the telescope on an object about a 1/4 mile away and center it. Then adjust the red dot find so the object is centered in it. Once you do that then whatever you point at will most likely bring the target into your field of view. The dust you get rid of by taking flats and the stacking software removes the dust and lint. I have been pleased by the optical quality so I think it was just the viewing conditions and the mount, not the scope. I was amazed that you are already adept with the post processing software.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hello Gene. I wasn't happy with the quality of the telescope which may have been damaged during shipping so did send it back. Later on I did get the William Optics GT71 triplet refractor telescope instead. Clear skies to you out your way. :)

@ehwestonful 3 года назад

Congrats Jay on acquiring the Nexstar. Give yourself a little time and I'm sure you'll turn out some gorgeous photos that you'll be satisfied with. BTW, do you ever view AstroBackyard's channel?

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Wes. There were quality problems with the Celestron so I ended up sending it back and instead got the William Optics GT71 triplet refractor. And yes, I've been subscribed to him for awhile now. :)

@ehwestonful 3 года назад

Williams Optics, outta my league :). Hope it works better for you. Clear Skies.

@artint.1519 3 года назад

I thought should be easier

@Jayling 3 года назад

It was definitely a foray into frustration - took all the joy and fun out of skywatching. It'll be going back. :)

@GaryMCurran 3 года назад

@@Jayling Frustration, as I've said, comes from lack of education. It IS frustrating if you don't have anyone to guide and teach you, which is why you want to find as many videos and channels here on RU-vid to help you learn. It's a long process, and one that will take some time to wrap your head around. You need the right equipment. You need the knowledge of WHY you need a certain piece of gear. You need to knowledge of how best to use that gear, and what it can, and can't do. You need to have knowledge of software, since you want to capture images. Not only software to process the images, which is the LAST thing you're worried about, but software on HOW to GET the images in the first place. You need to have knowledge about where and how to set up your gear and why. AP is NOT easy and anyone who tells you it is is an idiot, or has never tried it. Too many people like us, you and me, photographers, wanted to get into this, and bought stuff that we had no clue about, and it was all wrong for what we wanted to do. Like I said to someone else in this thread, go check out CloudyNights.com A great site with people who will teach you what you need to know to get great shots. There wasn't anything wrong with the scope you bought, it would have made a fine little addition to your collection, but as a first scope, it was a poor choice.

@razhua Год назад

Hi Jay, nice vid. I was thinking since you only used to tube on his telescope set up most of the money it cost it went to waste. as a photographer used to the clarity of the camera lenses you would probably appreciate the qualities of a good refractor much better and since the SLT set up is close to 600 dollars may be something like a SVBONY SV550 a triplet refractor would give you the images you might like at a decent price

@jeffreymore6799 3 года назад

Very nice telescope I’m happy for you and I’m sure once you dial it in you will enjoy it. Do h you think they called the moon blue because of the cold air?i don’t think the dust is on the inside of the telescope Celestron is generally a nice scope , get yourself an Italian made tripod can’t think of name right now but it starts with the letter “M”. Thanks for the Halloween share DJ.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Thanks, Jeff. I'm not happy with the quality of the optics nor the cheap stuff they throw in, so back it's going. It was still cool to use one at least once in my long life. :)

@wenderbresolin4037 9 месяцев назад

Good morning my friend! Do you know how long the 8 batteries last? I'm thinking about buying 8 rechargeable Duracell batteries, but I don't know how many hours they will last. And I need this idea to know whether to buy 8 batteries or 16 batteries (their price is high!)

3 года назад

Finally you have a telescope. You can compare the images by yourself which you don't permit to me!!!

@Jayling 3 года назад

Yeah, but it's going back, I'm not fond of the quality or clarity from it. At least I tried it which was cool. :)

@apscoinscurrenciesmore7599 3 года назад

Nice footage of Jupiter n the moons 🌷how did u do earlier videos without telescope 🤔

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hi there, I always used cameras with long telephoto lenses instead of telescopes. :)

@apscoinscurrenciesmore7599 3 года назад

@@Jayling that's nice. Which cameras did u use

@Jayling 3 года назад

I use various ones and always put the information in each video to help keep track of what was used. All the equipment used is listed down below in the description box of each video along with links too. :)

@GaryMCurran 3 года назад

Hi Jayling, this is the second video of yours I've watched, the first was with the WO 71GT. Let's think about what happened here. You have an f/12 telescope, and you put a 2.5X barlow on it? Congrats, you've just increased the f/ratio to f/30! On my previously mentioned Sony A77, Saturn and her moons are just a tiny dot in the center of the image, even using a 3x barlow/magnifier. By the way, does the RA allow you to actually capture at 3, 5, or 10X zoom? Obviously, it's just cropping to that portion of the sensor, but I'm curious. Mak-Cass's are nice for some stuff, but again, you need to match the scope to the target, and the sensor to the scope and the target. For instance, a QHY5III462, which is a Planetary/Guide camera would offer a great shot. www.highpointscientific.com/qhy-qhy5iii462-planetary-color-and-nir-cmos-imaging-camera-expansion-kit-qhy5iii462c-exp Okay, it's ONLY a 2.1MP camera, but it does it's designed job really well. You'll still get 1920x1080 resolution out of it. Not great for on the wall over your sofa, but on your computer screen it should look awesome. You can crop your RA camera down to that 2.1MP size, and you should be able to fill the screen pretty well had you kept the 127 SLT. The scope itself isn't bad. Couple of other things. Seeing. This is the condition of the sky, temperature, air mass, at what angle you're shooting at. For instance, I'm on the west coast, in Washington State, and at 6:30 p.m. here, Jupiter is only about 15º above the horizon and descending. So, that puts it into all the heat coming off the planet, winds, etc. Plus, on the mount (which I described in my first post to you), it's not a very solid mount (but, you're right, far better than the one that comes from Celestron). Still limited to 11 pounds, or about 6 pounds payload for AP. The scope is probably 3.5 pounds alone, and the camera and all the gear you have on it, is easily another 4 pounds, so you're probably over the 'best' weight for AP on that Sky-Watcher mount. I suspect that you might have been happy with the scope if: It was on a better mount, You used an appropriate Planetary Camera You waited until your target was at least 35-40º in elevation You didn't use a 2.5x PowerMate, which really isn't designed for this type of AP. See my other post for recommendations on mounts and telescopes, and why astrophotographers are like regular photographers, tons of telescopes like tons of lenses. Each for a specific task or duty. There is no 'zoom lens' for astrophotography, at least not if you want to do it correctly.

@astrolivechannel3124 3 года назад

Best starter telescope to get is the celestron nexstar 6 se or nexstar 8 se telescope. You might like the results.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hi there, Astro. I didn't want a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope nor a larger model, the 5" mak-cass was even too much for me to handle well. The quality was poor so I did ship it back, but may try something different soon, even smaller and lighter. We shall see. :)

@scott_meyer 3 года назад

The telescope native focal length is almost 60 inches. With the powermate, it's 150 inches. That's over 3800 MM focal length. I'm not surprised you had issues centering objects. You can get what is called a "flip mirror". It installs between the telescope and camera. It has a movable mirror that reflects up to an eyepiece that has a larger field of view. Once you center the object manually, you flip the mirror down.

@Jayling 3 года назад

When I had it in prime trying to center the planet it was only at 1500mm so that should've been doable but still it took a full 30 minutes to eventually find. With the camera/lens I use that's 1600mm, and with the cheap red dot finder on the camera I can still find the planets pretty quickly. I used both sights but it was a frustrating experience. Anyway, as I already mentioned, it's being sent back. I did expect better clarity but even during the daytime filming on distant objects, they didn't come out as clear as the camera/lenses do, so I don't know if the optics got screwed up during shipping or not, one of the inside boxes was crushed when I got it.

@scott_meyer 3 года назад

@@Jayling It's a trade off. Lager aperture gives better resolution, but worse atmospheric distortion. Planets usually come out best in medium sized long focal length refractors.

@WildPhotoShooter 3 года назад

Many years ago I made the same mistake with my first telescope. I didn't want to spend too much money so bought a cheap one to see if I liked the "hobby." I wasn't taking photographs ( pre digital ) just pure observation but I found out that quality costs money when it comes to telescope optics and sturdy tripods. Luckily the shop took it back on the understanding I bought the better, and vastly more expensive one from them. I was eating beans on toast for a while.

@Jayling 3 года назад

It sure is an expensive hobby, but so rewarding too. Take care of yourself and have a good meal :)

@WildPhotoShooter 3 года назад

@@Jayling LOL , I've had a few good meals since then but strangely I still have a soft spot for beans on toast. :-)

@trisnachristina8479 2 года назад

Can you move it manually? Without computerized.

@Jayling 2 года назад

Yes you can move the Skywatcher mount manually by loosening the knobs, but it's very difficult to find a target that way when zoomed in so far. It's just much easier to slowly find the object using either the free Synscan app or the optional hand controller.

@sky-watcher 3 года назад

Nice scope Jayling congrats! The dust is in camera sensor, not in telescope. Clear Skies.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hiya Dinos. The camera's sensor is clean and dust-free, there must be something on the optics/mirrors inside the enclosed scope. Anyway, it's going back, this was too frustrating and time-consuming. :)

@sky-watcher 3 года назад

@@Jayling The dust is visible only with big magnification if is close to sensor. The dust in telescope mirrors is not visible. When I have such a problem, I never clean the telescope but only the sensor from the camera. In dslr camera pass dust more easily because you change the lens constantly, so the sensor is more exposed to dust.

@mikethacker8558 Год назад

What did you replace this with?

@Jayling Год назад

The William Optics GT71 refractor telescope. I have 5 videos up of it from back in 2021: ru-vid.comsearch?query=William%20Optics

@NLDKub 3 года назад

Hi, I'm very interested if we're can with math and a telescope the distance to moon to calculate? My idea the has a width and zoom is a factor and if i zoom in i can calculate the distance. 🤔😁 best regards from Germany

@thomasthomas2073 3 года назад

awesome my friend.not sure if my camera can fit on the Telescope :-)

@Jayling 3 года назад

Hiya Thomas! I don't think the P1000 can since the adapter is for removable lenses, but then you already have a telescope in the zooming maniac of the P1000. :)

@thomasthomas2073 3 года назад

ok, you right jay I'm liking my I'm out take pics of wildlife too :-)

@ericka5370 3 года назад

What was the price

@Star_boy369 3 года назад

Finally. Congrats. You might need a finderscope and want to invest in an ASIAir Pro and go wireless it also does the auto-stacking. Just got one of those and still getting a handle of it but quite worth it. It’s sure an expensive hobby.

@Jayling 3 года назад

Yeah, this hobby is extremely expensive. I wasn't fond of the quality or clarity nor the weight, so back it's going. It was still cool to try though. Clear skies to you. :)

@Star_boy369 3 года назад

@@Jayling for telescopes, you at least want to go for an 8” minimum and a decent finderscope. The set up you had does not guarantee a quality shot or outstanding clarity. It’s like a canon EOS VS a canon power shot.

@Jayling 3 года назад

You may not realize this but I'm unable to handle anything bigger. This ota at 8 pounds was even too heavy for me so that's why I opted for the 5" models, but even I continue down this telescope route it'll end up being even smaller. I should probably just stick with what I know I can handle and that's a camera/lens combo. We'll see though as I'm checking out the smaller tubes right now.

@Star_boy369 3 года назад

@@Jayling gotcha. The telescope tech has not evolved in the past 10 years. Too many parts, unnecessarily expensive, lack of innovation. Auto guiding, polar alignment, better focus options should all be built in and set with a push of a button. That shouldn’t require extra parts and software. Only if a company like space x can get in the telescope business that would be great. Celestron and Meade are pretty outdated for my liking.