#Tasco telescope 9s upgrade#
#Tasco telescope 9s plus#

After basic collimation with a Cheshire eyepiece, the images in the unit that I purchased are as good as any 4.5' f/8 that I have ever used - far, far better than most of the shoddy, run of the mill 4.5' optic sets that have been coming out of China of late. 'A Tasco?' I said, 'well, maybe.'Īs it turns out, Bill was right, and this one does have great optics.

#Tasco telescope 9s upgrade#

I was looking for decent options for a freind who wanted to upgrade to something better and larger than his old 2.4' refractor, and Bill Vorce at Telescope Warehouse suggested that I look at this Tasco 4.5' Newtonian reflector. OK, you know that it's a Tasco because it promises '675 X' right there on the box and it has those clunky plastic end pieces, but there's a lot more to this scope than advertising hype and silly looking cosmetics.

#Tasco telescope 9s plus#

Purchased from the Telescope Warehouse, Price $75.00, plus $25.00 shipping. I can just imagine what it can show under dark sky! I'm amazed at what a scope too often derided as 'crap' can show even under heavy light pollution. Overall, the 114675 is a decent OTA on an inadequate mount. No substitute for what I call 'the astronomy equivalent of ground school.' No computer database can take the place of the knowledge of the sky gained through years of studying star charts and looking for objects. Anyone out there who uses this scope, especially on the Moon and planets? Please no GO-TO. I've thought a lot about the Skywatcher 130P with the EQ-3. I'd thought about getting a sturdier mount, but for what the mount alone costs, I can get a bigger scope with a better mount. What I do know is that it takes several seconds to damp out even minor vibrations, and even changing the focus can throw it off. CG-4, EQ-1, who knows the specific number. The mount, however, is not equal to the OTA. All this from a scope that is supposed to be 'crap.' Also, fine details within crater rims are easy to see, and the shadows of lunar mountains are sharp. Last night, at 300x with a Celestron yellow filter, I saw it quite clearly, and I have to wear glasses thicker than primary mirrors most of the time. Clusters such as M-45, M-44, M-35, all show up nicely with a blue filter, the sky looks darker, important with a low-power EP.Īnd the Moon? The rille running down the middle of Valles Alpes is supposed to be visible only with apertures of 6 inches or more. Epsilon Lyrae splits into its four constituent stars at 225X, even better at 300. Even at only 150X, Jupiter's bands are clearly visible, Cassini's is a neat dark line, and Venus's clouds show detail with a blue filter.Įven at 100X, M-42 is a pleasing sight: the Trapezium resolved into four sharp points of light with blue-and-green nebulosity clearly visible (this in urban light pollution). It takes up to 300 power quite well, especially in good seeing. Mine is definitely not (at least not the OTA).

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