Sep 2, 2020 · I love my AT80EDT. It was my first astrophotography scope and you know what they say about your first. The ZWO EAF works well with it and I did not change the dovetail from the one Astronomics provided with the scope. There are less expensive scopes and more expensive scopes but without regard for those, the AT80EDT is a great little telescope.

Jan 17, 2019 · Thoughts on Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 - posted in Beginning Deep Sky Imaging: I have been imaging with my celestron Omni XLT 150 reflector and am looking to pick up a wider field scope as I keep running into issues where the targets I want to image dont fit in my field of view. I am strongly considering the Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 and I wanted to see what peoples …

Aug 26, 2023 · A little AT80EDT test - posted in Refractors : A week ago I ordered an AT80EDT from Astronomics. When I got it and took it out of the box it seemed kind of heavy and well built for an inexpensive 80mm apo. The focuser seems to be pretty smooth, also. It isn’t quite as good as a Feather Touch focuser I had on another scope, but it is good enough that I don’t have …

Dec 18, 2022 · Page 1 of 2 - AT80EDT versus AT80EDL - posted in Refractors : Happy Holidays, all: Ive been kicking around the idea of getting a smaller 80mm refractor. I already have a Skywatcher ED100 that Im very fond of, but a smaller scope for both grab-and-go visual use and wider-field imaging sounds appealing. Having heard many good things about the Astro-Tech …

Oct 13, 2017 · Astro-Tech AT80EDT - Any reviews? - posted in Refractors : I am looking for recent reviews of the AT80EDT but can not seem to find any. I did find one review here on CN from 2008, but that one looks like an older version of the f/7 AT80EDT. The current scope is listed as an f/6 scope and has a different finish and a few upgrades compared to the early version …

Aug 19, 2023 · Astrotech AT80EDT? - posted in Refractors : I am have been searching for a good 80mm scope for imaging. A lot of the higher end 80mm scopes are around 2000 dollars. The Astrotech AT80EDT is 800. That is a big price difference. You usually get what you pay for in this hobby with maybe a few exceptions. I have an old Orion ED80 that was only 400 dollars when …

Jun 3, 2023 · Page 1 of 3 - Seeking Input: AT80ED vs. AT80EDT - posted in Refractors : I’ve had a Celestron Nexstar 8SE for a little over a year (and have loved it so far), but I was thinking about getting a small refractor with a shorter focal length to complement it. My goals for this refractor would be: - Be able to visually observe larger objects like open star clusters, the various …

Jun 7, 2022 · Page 1 of 5 - Astro Tech 80EDL or 80EDT? - posted in Refractors : Was wondering if anyone has experience between these two scopes. This is strictly for visual and Im trying to decide between the 2 of them. The EDL is an f/7 and the EDT is a triplet at f/6. The EDT triplet is surprisingly 2 lbs lighter and comes with a case. Focal lengths are 560 for EDL 480 for the …

Mar 27, 2020 · Page 1 of 6 - Choosing between Astro-tech AT80ED and AT92 - posted in Refractors : Greetings, Friends, I am planning to purchase a refractor in the coming weeks. It will be my first scope since I was a child, and it will mark my reentry into astronomy. Now that my living situation finally affords me access to dark skies, I am very, very excited about …

Aug 29, 2024 · Page 3 of 3 - Image Quality AT80EDT vs Televue TV-85 - posted in Refractors : Telescopes with lesser optical quality, light scattering optics and largish COs can more easily wash out those low contrast details because the bright white zones will bleed over the lower contrast details within those zones. Sure. But I was talking about APOs specifically. No normal …