Have you ever been able to see color in any of the nebula's you have viewed with the Orion XT10 series of telescopes? (given light to medium light pollution)
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No. I don't believe you can see color in ANY nebula unless you use a special filter that accounts for the various elements that are in some of the large clouds--like an oxygen filter, for instance, though I can't remember which nebula you use that one for. I think the color in all professional photography shots is ordinarily digitally manipulated.
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Hi David, I live near a major metro area, but with a twist: most of the city lights on the U.S. side of the border are blocked by a mountain, and the city of Juarez, Mexico, turns their lights down after midnight just for astronomers. Binoculars or even my 3.5" rarely show more than green before midnight, but after midnight you can see a hint of blue with the 3.5. With the 10" the color blue is visible even before midnight, and after it is much more pronounced, it is strikingly beautiful, and ghostly. I've never seen any other colors though, even when I've taken the 10" to some of the darkest skies in the U.S., such as Cloudcroft, New Mexico (a little over an hour from my house and over 9000' in elevation, so everything in a telescope is razor sharp.) I've also not been able to see any other colors with much larger scopes in the same locations, so I think the colors are only going to show up in photos.
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yes i have i can see some subtle hues of blue and whisps of others colors, granted there not hubble telescope quality but there very remarkable to me.
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Sorry, I don't know. I only have the basic Orion telescope, and that is the limit of my knowledge.JBK
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Stan, Sorry I don't have the quantitative data available such that I refer you to the manufacturer for it. Qualitatively, however, mine is doing a good job. Uncharacteristically we had a week of clouds and rain lately. As a result, the brightness and duration was impaired somewhat but at 0530 hours of the morning of the fifth day there was still a glow emitting from the 20-or-so LEDs. Now that we're past the autumnal equinox I expect some diminishment but we're more than likely to have clear than obscured skies at my altitude (~6700 ft) and latitude (~ 41degrees N) during the upcoming winter period. Happy trails, Barry - Cheyenne, WY Stan, Sorry I don't have the quantitative data available such that I refer you to the manufacturer for it. Qualitatively, however, mine is doing a good job. Uncharacteristically we had a week of clouds and rain lately. As a result, the brightness and duration was impaired somewhat but at 0530 hours of the morning of the fifth day there was still a glow emitting from the 20-or-so LEDs. Now that we're past the autumnal equinox I expect some diminishment but we're more than likely to have clear than obscured skies at my altitude (~6700 ft) and latitude (~ 41degrees N) during the upcoming... » Read More Stan, Sorry I don't have the quantitative data available such that I refer you to the manufacturer for it. Qualitatively, however, mine is doing a good job. Uncharacteristically we had a week of clouds and rain lately. As a result, the brightness and duration was impaired somewhat but at 0530 hours of the morning of the fifth day there was still a glow emitting from the 20-or-so LEDs. Now that we're past the autumnal equinox I expect some diminishment but we're more than likely to have clear than obscured skies at my altitude (~6700 ft) and latitude (~ 41degrees N) during the upcoming winter period. Happy trails, Barry - Cheyenne, WY « Show Less
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it may not be a issue of focus it could be an issue of filters, to view planets yes you will need good lenes and a barlow adapter but there are color filters that enhance what you are looking at, I suggest you search the web for Planetary filters to see which filter is best for the planet(s) you are trying to view. Clear Skies :-)
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Short answer = yes to both questions Long answer = you get the most out of this hobby by doing your research, having lots of patience, asking lots of questions, and most of all enjoying what you do. I own this scope and I love it. My daughter and I have photographed the Orion Nebula from our backyard with terrible light conditions. We used a Canon T5i mounted to the 2x Barlow. I did purchase the Canon T-Ring adaptor to connect my camera to the Barlow. Most nebulae require long exposures and that is the weakness of this telescope. This scope's motor will cause some small blur as it tracks the object in the sky but short exposures (~20sec) work great! Unless you modify the scope, you can not get "Prime Focus" with this scope. You'll need to modify the mirror screws or shorten the tube. (there's online forums about this). Visually, you can see the cloud shapes on Jupiter, detailed craters on the moon, Rings of Saturn, etc.
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Its a really fast wide field achromat refractor with lots of false color on bright objects like jupiter. Great for wide field deep space views. If you have scope and want to try astrophotography go ccd black and white on camera and LRGB filters. and a good processing and stacking software. that would be your best chance to get a decent image.
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If you want, I found this online, see if it helps?: http://www.telescope.com/Orion-StarShoot-USB-Eyepiece-Camera-II/p/102298.uts
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The only time I did terrestrial observing with a 10" dobsonian / newtonian telescope the image was upside down, but brilliant and crisp at 38x. I observed a fisherman in a boat across a lake. Without the scope I could hardly see the boat. Through the scope I could see flash of the monofilament fishing line in the sun!
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Yes, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, the Moon, Orion nebula (M42), Ring nebula (M57) -- all show up great! I haven't tried Pluto yet.
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I have recently purchased a NexStar SLT 130 with the hope of seeing a planet. Nowadays every evening Mars is visible but can not see any detail through the telescope. The planet looks like a small orange disk. I am new to using telescope so do not know if Mars can be visible with any other telescope. Not able to see any deep space object yet. May be from a city it is not possible, Overall NexStar 120 SLT seems to be ok. There is too much vibration sometime.
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Depends on what kind of light it is. If it's an unobstructed view of the sky there should be no lines or banding, with a possible opacity gradient (and supposedly no color temperature shift - that would be a hint of a cheap filter).
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Well with the light pollution in LA. I live in the valley. I'm pretty happy with what I get. Jupiter's clouds, Saturn's rings and even use it to see the Orion Nebula.
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I assume you are asking about the orion scope vs the celestron scope? I've no experience with the orion st, there's a comparison on cloudy nights' user forum. There is a lot of info there. I beive that is where I found a write up on what to expect from various size optics and focal lengths. I'm still happy with the astromaster. It has pretty good optics, but as many people have pointed out, the mount is a little flimsy.
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No. But there is a sheet of paper with the name of the color and its spectral transmission curve bound in the booklet next to each color for easy reference.
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I've looked at Saturn through the XT10i using a 7mm Televue eyepiece (resulting in 180x magnification). I think it's spectacular, but it depends a bit on your expectations. The Cassini Division is clearly visible in the rings. It's important to note that the XT10i does not have a tracking capability, so at high magnifications Saturn will drift out of view quite quickly. You don't really need the big aperture of the XT10i to see planets because most of them are very bright - the XT10i excels at gathering light for viewing faint (deep space) objects. If planetary viewing is your main objective, a smaller and more portable telescope with a tracking capability may be a better choice. If you're also interested in viewing galaxies, nebulae, etc, the XT10i is a fantastic choice.
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No, I haven't noticed any planets or constellations for that matter. It's a great effect...peaceful...and very romantic, dancing under the starlight in your own home, if you're looking for that. You can have both lights on or just the green laser star pattern or the blue nebula cloud. I think it's pretty awesome, myself.
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Yes, there is a very huge color shift for TN panel. I do not suggest it for photographic work.