Celestron G-9¼
I HAVE OTA ONLY WHICH IS MOUNTED ON VIXEN GP WITH OAK LEGS.
I HAVE HAD 15 TELESCOPES SINCE 1974 AND THE VIEWS THROUGH THE 9.25 ON
THE MOON AND PLANETS ARE THE BEST OF ANY SCOPE I HAVE OWNED.
HOWEVER STAR TEST ON SAME SCOPE HAS BEEN THE WORST OF ANY OF MY SCOPES
UNABLE TO GET A TIGHT AIRY DISK.I HAVE COLLOMATED SECONDARY MIRROR WHICH
DOES MAKE BETTER STAR IMAGES BUT STILL NO AIRY DISK, FLARE FLARE EVERY WHERE
SCOPE HAS BEEN USED SIX TIMES IN PAST TWO WEEKS.I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO
COMPLAIN BECAUSE I REALLY DO WANT TO LIKE THIS SCOPE IT IS VERY EASY TO USE
HAS OUTSTANDING CONTRAST,VIEWS OF M42 STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT DIAGONAL
AND WITH 35mm PANOPTIC IS FANTASTIC ONLY WISH STARS WOULD FOCUS DOWN TO
PINPOINTS THAT WOULD MAKE THIS SCOPE THE BEST OF THE SCT. I PLAN ON DOING
MORE OPTICAL TESTS IF OPTICS ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE I WILL SEND BACK TO
BE FIXED OR EXCHANGED FOR EXCELLENT OTA AND BE A HAPPY MAN.

Overall Rating: 8
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>I HAVE OTA ONLY WHICH IS MOUNTED ON VIXEN GP WITH OAK LEGS.
> I HAVE HAD 15 TELESCOPES SINCE 1974 AND THE VIEWS THROUGH THE 9.25 ON
> THE MOON AND PLANETS ARE THE BEST OF ANY SCOPE I HAVE OWNED.
> HOWEVER STAR TEST ON SAME SCOPE HAS BEEN THE WORST OF ANY OF MY SCOPES 
> UNABLE TO GET A TIGHT AIRY DISK.I HAVE COLLOMATED SECONDARY MIRROR WHICH 
> DOES MAKE BETTER STAR IMAGES BUT STILL NO AIRY DISK, FLARE FLARE EVERY WHERE
> SCOPE HAS BEEN USED SIX TIMES IN PAST TWO WEEKS.I HATE TO BE THE ONE TO  
> COMPLAIN BECAUSE I REALLY DO WANT TO LIKE THIS SCOPE IT IS VERY EASY TO USE
> HAS OUTSTANDING CONTRAST,VIEWS OF M42 STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT DIAGONAL
> AND WITH 35mm PANOPTIC IS FANTASTIC ONLY WISH STARS WOULD FOCUS DOWN TO 
> PINPOINTS THAT WOULD MAKE THIS SCOPE THE BEST OF THE SCT. I PLAN ON DOING
> MORE OPTICAL TESTS IF OPTICS ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE I WILL SEND BACK TO
> BE FIXED OR EXCHANGED FOR EXCELLENT OTA AND BE A HAPPY MAN.

If you are getting the planetary views your getting, the mushy star images are due to atmospheric turbulence, and not do to poor optics.

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