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  1. 07-21-2011, 02:03 AM #11
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    Welcome!

    Sounds like you're in for a ton of fun with those two scopes.
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    Welcome, Pat! Nice to have you aboard!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anotheryahoo View Post
    Welcome ,im new also....here is a semi stupid question since you got that Celestron C8 do you use that Orion dob 8" much anymore? how do the views compare? Those are 2 nice scopes.
    I use the C8 more but that's more due to the goto functionality than the "view". They both have 8" mirrors but the orion is a 1200mm f/5.9 and the C8 is a 2032mm F/10 so it's tough to do a direct comparison. Both Scopes have sharp views but the view is different for a given eyepiece
    I personaly think the C8 is a better scope but.. at 5-6 times the cost of the XT8 it better be. I grabbed the XT8 last night had it loaded in the car in 30 seconds, went up to Bragdon Hill had the scope set up in 45 seconds and was looking for M51 before I would of had the tripod set up for the C8.
    So in the Bang for the buck catagorie-- Orion hands down
    Goto and tracking- C8
    focuser- C8 (I added a GSO 2" dual speed crayford style) to the C8 and I like it. The focuser on the XT8 is kinda crappy but functional.

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    Hi Pat and welcome aboard!
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    Hello Pat,
    Welcome. I almost got the Orion XT8 as my first scope but there was delivery restriction outside USA. End up with Advanced C8 SGT XLT as my first scope. It's a pity that there is not a single astronomy shop in my country. Like it so far with my first view of saturn.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jenniferchristine View Post
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    Is that an early Kramer you have pictured there??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oyster26 View Post
    Hello Pat,
    Welcome. I almost got the Orion XT8 as my first scope but there was delivery restriction outside USA. End up with Advanced C8 SGT XLT as my first scope. It's a pity that there is not a single astronomy shop in my country. Like it so far with my first view of saturn.
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    Hi Pat, welcome to the Forum. Love that Milky Way!
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