This 61mm Doublet refractor has FPL-53 glass. It produces very nice images. I mainly use this scope with my Star Adventurer GTi as part of my portable setup. It is equiped with the Williams Optics flattener and a ZWO EAF.
This was my first 'serious' telescope. I started with this on my AVX mount. The wide-field makes learning the art of astrophotography much easier. I highly recommend anyone starting out to begin with a wide-field refractor. I still use it today for any wide-field images. I can pair it with the .8x reducer to increase the field even more. I use a Pegasus Astro focus cube with this scope. This carbon fiber triplet with ED glass is great small scope.
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This was my first step into longer focal lengths. The f3.9 speed makes imaging a wonderful experience. I added Bob's Knobs to aid in colimitation, which is a simple and easy process. I added a Baader 2" MPCC coma corrector and a ZWO EAF. I am not a fan of the diffraction spike created by newtonians, so I rarely use this scope.
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This 130mm refractor is my main and favorite imaging scope. It is APO triplet featuring ED glass. It is a f7 native scope, but when paired with the .8x reducer, comes down to f5.6. It produces crisp sharp images and is a really good scope. I have attached a ZWO EAF as well.
This inexpensive refractor features doublet design with FK-61 ED glass. It's f7, 560mm focal length pairs wonderfully with my Daystar Quark Chromosphere solar filter. This is my main scope for solar imaging in white-light as well as HA. I have also added a ZWO EAF.
This inexpensive refractor features doublet design with FPL-53 ED glass. It's f6, 360mm focal length pairs wonderfully with my Daystar Quark Chromosphere solar filter. This is my main scope for solar imaging. I have also added a ZWO EAF.
This wonder Schmit-Cassegrain telescope produces wonder images. At native f10, is a little slow for deep sky, however when paired with the .7x reducer does a fantastic job. I also use this scope in natve f10 for planetary imaging. I have added a ZWO EAF.
This scope is a Maksutov-Cassegrain that I use as my primary Planetary and Lunar scope. I normally pair it with either the ZWO ASI 462MC or the ZWO ASI 715MC.
My first dedicated H-Alpha solar telescope. I normally pair this with my ZWO 174MM camera and the Skywatcher SolarQuest mount.
This scope came as a combo when I purchased my Celestron AVX mount. It isn't a horrible scope, but the focuser leaves a lot to be desired. Today, I rarely use this scope.