Re: New "Uncle Rod's Corner" is Online

RMOLLISE wrote:

Let me know what you think of the new one. While not about a
catadioptric
scope, my main "beat," it's about a little scope that many folks will
find very useful as a
piggyback imager, a guider, even as a superfine quicklook scope: the
Megrez 80
Flurorite. This is a "short tube" with a down-to-earth price, but
performance
like no other 80 in its range. Period. I guar-ron-tee.


Interesting articles, Rod. I have the ZS80FD (same optics, red tube) and agree 100% with your assessment. The issues of mounting it on an ASGT were interesting to read (not tried that yet, strictly Alt-Az so far).

Mine tends to be rear-heavy. But it's easy to reverse the L-bracket and compensate for some of that.

Next goal is to get it on an EQ mount and do some astrophotography with it.

Phil
.

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