Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 6 (Veritable Vote) Date: 12/04/2000 05:46:55 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.47.117) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40736
Overall Rating: 8 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 12/04/2000 01:08:27 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.9.69) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40737
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 02/05/2001 04:16:41 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.69.34) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40738
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 02/26/2001 05:48:19 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.94.188) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40739
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 4 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 03/07/2001 06:06:59 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.44.248) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40740
Overall Rating: 10 Weight: 6 (Veritable Vote) Date: 03/11/2001 04:10:32 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.200.247) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40741
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 04/30/2001 02:05:10 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.47.144) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40742
Overall Rating: 10 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 08/15/2001 08:58:04 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.17.184) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40743
Overall Rating: 10 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 08/18/2001 03:29:59 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.171.93) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40744
Overall Rating: 10 Weight: 4 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 08/18/2001 04:18:59 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.215.80) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40745
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 6 (Veritable Vote) Date: 08/22/2001 02:45:03 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.99.206) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40746
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 08/23/2001 06:42:54 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.117.104) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40747
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 6 (Veritable Vote) Date: 09/25/2001 09:19:05 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.250.247) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40749
>I purchased mine a few weeks ago and I finally got a good night to check it out! > >First off assembly was simple and everything worked as described. Only problem I found was the objective lens in the 8x50 finder was loose. The threaded lock ring was undersized and unable to hold the lens in place. Orion replaced the defective finder quickly and cheerfully. > >The scope was suprisingly close to being collimated out of the box. I removed the primary mirror to center spot it and was impressed with the mirror mount. I did make the change to the mirror clip washer location as described in Sky and Telescope though. I had originally planned on RTVing the mirror in place but at this point I don't think I will. I also plan on adding a small fan at the rear of the mirror cell to speed mirror cooling. > >The focuser is top notch, especially for the price range. It looks like the JMI NGF-DX3 is a bolt on replacement for those inclined to upgrade but at this point I'm happy with the stock unit. I do plan on changing out the factory secondary spider for something like a Protostar unit. I'm also investigating the sizing of the secondary mirror, the 2.6" mirror may be a bit large for my uses but I can't say for sure this will be changed. The finder works well although it seems like the cross hairs are wider then need be. I also mounted a Rigel Quick Finder between the focuser and stock finder. The Telrad which I prefer was a bit too wide to fit in this place. I cannot comment on eyepiece quality since they are both still in the box. > >The views so far have been very good. The scope eaisly split the Double Double and the larger globulars are impressive. The other night I had some very good views of Jupiter and Saturn and M42 was an awesome sight at 75x with a UHC filter. Over all the optics appear to be decent although there does seem to be some diffraction scatting that I want to try to tune out. I also plan on doing some baffling and lining the tube with flocked paper to try to reduce light scattering. > >Over all it is a great scope, an easy 10+ for the low price. It is fairly portable, the OTA eaisly fits on the back seat of even a small car. With a few small tweeks I think it can be an excellent scope. You are right about the sizing of the secondary. I measured the distance from the primary to the secondary and it came to 37.25". This means that a secondary mirror of 54mm would maximize the 10" of aperture. Orion has a 52mm for $22.95 plus shipping which should serve well. I've heard that most distortion of mass produced mirrors come from the outer edges generally speaking. So the 2mm loss at the secondary would translate to about a 10mm loss at the primary...not too bad. The mirror which are quite large may also be an area of concern. Larry
Overall Rating: No Vote Weight: <none> Date: 10/11/2001 10:23:48 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.1.117) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40750
Overall Rating: 10 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 11/11/2001 08:57:20 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.33.103) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40752
Overall Rating: No Vote Weight: <none> Date: 11/14/2001 08:21:09 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.133.196) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40754
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 3 (Unreliable Vote) Date: 12/09/2001 04:55:40 am PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.195.154) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40755
Overall Rating: 9 Weight: 6 (Veritable Vote) Date: 12/19/2001 11:47:03 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.69.34) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=40756
Overall Rating: 9 Optics:9 Mount:9 Ease of Use:9 Value:10 Weight: 10 (Trustworthy Vote) Date: 01/01/2002 09:25:27 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.67.104) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=51435
Overall Rating: 10 Optics:8 Mount:10 Ease of Use:10 Value:10 Weight: 10 (Trustworthy Vote) Date: 01/07/2002 07:22:04 pm PST By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.67.104) Link to this vote: http://www.excelsis.com/1.0/displayvote.php?voteid=53367
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