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Posts Made By: Jason Paoletti

September 18, 2003 09:06 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

How Much for a 9+" APO? Click and See!

Posted By Jason Paoletti
Big things come in small packages ;-)
Jason

December 30, 2003 06:52 AM Forum: Eyepieces

Worth the price?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
You could always try the 9mm UO ortho with your 2x barlow. That's what I did for Mars with great results. The eye relief isn't too bad on the 9mm either. Of coarse that's more glass in the picture, but I couldn't complain with the view.
Jason

January 12, 2004 12:07 AM Forum: Binoviewers

15mm Pans for binoviewing, any good?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
Can't comment on how they are in a binoviewer, but I think they are great mono. Yes ER is a bit tight. Some people have no problem in that area while others hate it. I found I was just able to take in the full FOV. The most important thing for me was I was able to blink without smearing up the lense. Pans as I belive you know are very sharp and should do a great job on the planets. I put my 24mm Pan in my TV 2x barlow and it blew away my TV 11mm plossl on Saturn at just 102x. If you can handle the ER you should be pleased.
Jason
Jason

January 29, 2004 04:59 AM Forum: Eyepieces

TV Plossls/Powermates: Poor Man's EP Set?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
For a common 1200mm focal length (10" f/5, 8" f/6, 6" f/8) this would give 38x, 48x, 60x, 94x, 120x, 150x, 188x, 240x, 300x.

I also have a 1219 fl scope. (8" f/6) I am currently debating upgrading to widefield ep's, but this is what I have used for a while and have been happy with. 24mm Panoptic. 15mm TV plossl, 11mm TV plossl, 9mm UO ortho, 2x TV barlow. I get 50x, 81x, 100x, 111x, 135x, 163x, 222x, 271x. I mainly look at open clusters and planets. Also enjoy globs and brighter nebulae. My most used powers are 50x, 135x, 163x, 222x, 271x.
Good luck,
Jason

March 2, 2004 06:02 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Is this the Vixen stamp?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
Yes.
Jason

March 17, 2004 06:51 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Yet *another* newbie eyepiece question....

Posted By Jason Paoletti
There won't be much of a difference in the quality of view you will get. Since you have a set of plossls already, I would consentrate on the fl's you use most often and then upgrade those. If you like plossls you certainly can't go wrong with TV's they run about $80.00 new and around $60.00 used. The Celestron/Orion/Antares Ultima/Ultrascopic/Plossls would be another good choice along with University Optics orthos.
Jason

April 7, 2004 08:44 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

TeleVue Radians or Pentax XW's?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
Don't know if you need the eye relief or not, but don't rule out the T6 Naglers. I just picked up the 7mm and it's as sharp as anything I've seen.
Jason

April 14, 2004 03:49 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Suggestions for a worry free, sub 400.00 scope?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
I'd go for an 8" dob. I went with Discovery myself and have been very pleased. Yes their delivery times can be long, but these are usually in the larger scopes. Don't forget you will want another eyepiece or two so you may want to go with the 6". Depending on what you like to look at will depend on the ep's you want. (high/med/low power) If planets are your main interest the 6" is plenty. If a little of everything you might want the 8".
Jason

April 29, 2005 09:14 PM Forum: Eyepieces

do mine! do mine!

Posted By Jason Paoletti
I was very happy with my TV plossls at 25mm,15mm,11mm and TV 2x barlow. I have an 8" f/6 which has pretty much the same fl as your 10".
This gave me 48x, 81x, 110x, 162x, and 220x. I didn't barlow the 25mm.

Now if you have some money to burn, which I didn't, but did any way, I got a 24mm Pan, 13mm, 9mm, 7mm, and 5mm T6 Naglers.
Jason

October 6, 2005 11:28 PM Forum: Refractors

Which would you get?

Posted By Jason Paoletti
Thanks all so the replies so far. I would like to get the 80ED however I keep hearing about the quality optically and mechanically on the Stellarvue being outstanding. The 80/9D Is supposed to used a higher quality abbe rating in its lens for even better color correction. I know it's no apo, but reports are very good for this scope. Having never looked through a refractor, but have looked through a 4.5" reflector will a 80mm scope be able to resolve say M35 in Gemini? how about the double cluster?

I will be keeping the 8" for better views, but as it is, I've only gotten the scope out maybe 4 times this year.
Jason

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