truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Believe it or not I've been using my little 4.5 inch dob more lately. At times the 10 is just to heavy to bother and the EQ on the 6 is just to much trouble to take apart, transport, and put back together. I sacrifice resolution but I can still see most of what I want to see. Especially bright objects.

gaz52 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Which telescope do you use the most? Your 6" refractor or your 10" dob?

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I do not have any specific recommendations. To some extent I dont have enough experience with astrophotography to even think about recommending equipment for it. This is the edge of my current level of knowledge on the subject.

8YoungBuck8 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Put aside the weight and price of telescopes.Wich telescope would you recommend for higher quality images of planets,galaxies ect.A refractor or a reflector?

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I have no experience with Zhumell products so I can't give an opinion on the comparison.

liltd87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

in your opinion which is better orion dob or zhumell dob??

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Then you havnt been watching ALL my videos... especially the first one! ;-)

iHeartKT (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Awesome & very helpful videos, but how come you don't recommend binoculars at all :( I've been doing a lot of research on buying my first telescope & somewhere I read that a good pair of binoculars (Usually 10x50's)will work better for a beginner than a 10" telescope. I also read that due to the fact you use BOTH eyes when looking thru binoculars, gives you a better, sharper, & brigher image of the object you're looking at.

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

OK Mr SCT ;-) From one amateur to another... since you know more about them than I do (I've never owned one.) How about you make up for my shortcoming and do an instructional vid on the merits of SCTs. Or you can buy me one so I can learn about them and produce a vid. :D

CommunistHunter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hey refractor or reflector? you didnt even mention SCTs! Boo!!! Boo!!! :DSCTs RULE!