My NEW Scope! - Skymax 180 Pro - Planet Busting Power!

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Introducing my new (to me anyway) scope, the Skywatcher Skymax 180 Pro Maksutov!
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@CuivTheLazyGeek

Congrats on your new scope! I'm so surprised this is your first Maksutov! My first "real" telescope was a Mak, an ETX-125 (which was horrible to collimate since you don't have access to the collimation screws without unmounting the scope!). And YES, the jacket works great with a a Mak or Mak-Newt, it works with SCTs too - less effective with the Vixen Modified Cassegrains and other open designs (like classical cassegrains)

@GarnettLeary

Sweet scope. Love mine. Absolutely amazing scope. Excellent for galaxies despite misconceptions

@josephluciani5531

Luke, thanks for the Skymax tour. Always great to see your unflagging enthusiasm for this hobby.

@Astronurd

Just had my 180 delivered last week and just fitted an electric focuser, clicklock and two layers of reflectix. Fitted a dew heater strap under the insulation. If you intend using a 3x Barlow with a f15 scope then you will need a camera with huge pixels. For planetary you want 5 x pixel size to be the f ratio.

@deep_space_dave

Congrats! Enjoy the deep zoom 🙂

@PhilippeNoth

Cool, finally an astro-youtuber using the Skymax! 🙂

@Oamaruastro

Congratulations on the new scope! I acquired this same scope when I bought my used HEQ5-Pro mount, but never got to use it much and decided to sell it to allow me to get an 8” SCT (which I love). I look forward to seeing what you get with it!

@nikaxstrophotography

Looking forward to the results mate

@carvrodrigo

Congratz my friend. Maks are very nice telescopes, crisp views. About the collimation inner shadow shifts this is not normal. As a Mak user myself this is caused by mirror shift. The shaft that the primary moves when you focus is a little small then the metal glued to the primary causing the mirror a little tilt that you saw at 6.08min. What you can do is twist the mak focuser all way down where the mirror can rest on the beginning of the shaft, then lock the mirror there and use the crayford focuser. This can solve your issue. Another tip is to collimate after you do it.

@Mel-127

Ive looked at these scopes many times but never felt comfortable to own one. I kept going back to the idea of an esprite 160, so purchased the 160 instead. I will look out for your results on the Skymax. Love your videos, you come out with some amazing results. Clear sky's to you.

@ekalbkr

What fun! I'm interested in seeing what you can get out of it. Sending clear sky vibes your way...

@astromatt75

It's fantastic to see this scope getting some attention. I've been using the Skymax 180 for a couple of years now and absolutely love it. The optics are excellent, especially for lunar and planetary observation. I purchased a Powermate Barlow tube for mine, which works really well, although it requires excellent conditions. Like you, I went into it fully aware of the long cool-down times and mirror flop. I just plan ahead. For grab and go, I also bought a Skymax 127 which cools down far quicker and punches well above its weight. I didn't know about the silver jacket - thanks for that. You are going to love the 180!

@dougiesmart1623

Great video Luke. I have a 127 Mak and dew is a nightmare. Defo a dew shield or heater (or your insulation solution) is a must.

@SimonsAstro

Nice looking scope mate! Looking forward to seeing the results Luke👍

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@frackcenturion

its about time you caught up with the 180 😁👍

@darkrangersinc

Congrats and good luck with any reflector 😂. Looking forward to seeing what you get 💪🏼

@nathanbarnard5997

Congrats on the new scope! FYI, I’m processing some recent data and I have your videos playing on my second monitor. You’re an excellent teacher and my images have greatly improved from your content. Keep it up my friend!

@SpaceRocksandStardust

That is a “Big Mak”! Congrats!👏🏻🥳

@anthonyexmouth

I regret selling my 180. It's the only scope I've ever sold, usually a hoarder. Ditch the barlow and get a decent powermate, barlows suck on this scope.

@user-lt9py2pu6u

Thanks for the review Luke. I have been considering a long focal length scope for some time but your initial review of this has probably convinced me not to go down the Mak route. If I had an observatory where I could leave it set up I would probably be inclined to think differently, but I'm a bit lazy and don't like playing around with things like collimation or waiting for long periods for the temperature to stabilise. Also I have read somewhere that Maks are not so good on DSOs like galaxies and planetary nebulae which is what I'm more interested in ( even visually I was never that interested in the moon or planets ). I have to say though, that Maks are very competitively priced for there size, and lots of people seem very happy with them. Looking forward to seeing the images you capture with this all the same, might help me change my mind.