ENTER AND DOWNLOAD THE STELLARIUM PROGRAM FOR FREE Question : Can a DSLR be attached to this telescope? What accessories do I need for this?
Answer: Of course YES, you can connect a DSLR to this, as well as to any other telescope. For this you need: a projection adapter i and a T2 ring appropriate to your SLR (there are 5 standards of SLR bayonets: Canon EOS, Nikon, Olympus E, Petax K and Sony Alfa / Minolta AF). These connectors are available in our online store in the section of astronomy accessories.
Question : Can a compact camera be attached to this telescope? What accessories do I need for this?
Answer: Of course you can. A suitable shelf for compact cameras can be found in the astronomy accessories section of our online store ( universal adapter for compact digital cameras ).
Question : Can a HYBRID type camera (a large compact camera with SLR dimensions) be attached to this telescope? What accessories do I need for this?
Answer: You may try to do this, but it is not recommended. The so-called hybrids do not work well in astrophotography, because they do not have the ability to take the lens off like an SLR, they have large dimensions and large lenses, which makes the rack systems impossible to use , while the vignetting is high, as you cannot bring the lens very close to the last optical surface of the telescope's eyepiece. We recommend buying a SLR or a cheap compact.
Question : What else is worth buying for this telescope?
Answer: The presented telescope is a complete set ready to conduct astronomical observations on the first clear night. As an addition, we recommend educational publications in the first place, which will make both the use of the telescope and the observations themselves more conscious and easier. In addition, you should consider purchasing contrast planetary filters and solar filter foil (available from the Astronomical Accessories section).
Question : Can this telescope be used as a viewing telescope / nature spotting scope?
Answer: NO. This mirror telescope (Newtonian) is not suitable for observing terrestrial objects as it produces an upside down image ("green down") and there are no optically good ways to "restore" it. However, this does not interfere with astronomical observations, because for the terrestrial observer the concept of top and bottom makes sense on Earth, it does not exist in space.
On the other hand, Newton's telescopes perform quite well in the photography of ground-based objects and in observing airplanes at cruising altitudes.
Question : Can I observe both planets and nebulae with this telescope? Is it a telescope only for the city or just for the countryside?
Answer: All offered telescopes allow observation of the planets of the Solar System (all) and nebulae, that is, more precisely, galaxies, star clusters, emission nebulae, etc. A separate issue is the clarity of the details of the planets' surfaces and the number and brightness of nebulae objects. The smaller telescope has its sky, the big one - its own, but we can always count on wonderful observations of the surface structures of the Moon, the phases of Mercury and Venus, the Martian disc, Jupiter belts and the Galilean four moons of Jupiter, the ring of Saturn and the shields of Uranus and Neptune. The brightest nebulae, such as the Great Andromeda Nebula M31, the Great Orion Nebula M42 or the globular cluster in Hercules M13 always delight, even a small telescope will show several dozen of the most beautiful nebulae. Finally, the telescope, after equipping it with a sun filter, can be used to observe spots on the Sun's disc.
There is no division between city and country telescopes , there are rather recommendations: if the telescope is to be used mainly in the city, in conditions of urban light pollution and high atmospheric instability (buildings give warmth at night, warming the air and the image begins to "float" over a hot road on hot days!), then an achromatic refractor (lens telescope) or Maksutov (meniscus mirror) is recommended. Our target will be mainly planets and compact objects. On the other hand, under the tarry black, rural sky, it is worth using a Newton system telescope (mirror) with the largest possible mirror that we can afford, because we can count on a more stable and more transparent atmosphere and a large The possibility of observation of nebulae.
Question : Does this telescope come with a tripod / mount?
Answer: Of course YES, every telescope has a mount, unless it is described as an OTA ( Optical Tube Assembly ).
Question : You write that the telescope comes with an assembly, does it mean that you come and assemble the telescope for me?
Answer: Mounting does not mean mounting , but a telescope tube mounting system. It must be understood that we never conduct observations "by hand" with an astronomical telescope - we must mount the telescope on a system that enables its precise positioning in any region of the sky.
In the case of Dobson 's mount , the optical tube of the telescope is mounted on a type of box that plays the role of an azimuth mount, i.e. having two perpendicular axes: height ("up - down") and azimuth axis ("left right").
Question : I can see that this telescope is quite low. How / in what position is it observed?
Answer: Dobsonian mounted telescopes have an eyepiece view - so the place where we look / "put the eye" - often relatively low, especially when the diameter of the mirror does not exceed 35 centimeters. Nevertheless, observation is possible in a standing position, and the most comfortable position is sitting - for this purpose, it is worth getting a stool with an adjustable height or even a folding fishing chair. The recumbent position is rather not practiced: -)
