This is a very good telescope to pursue your interest in astronomy and astrophotography with. This is a setup and review of my new Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope. I wanted to add a wide field telescope to my astronomy / astrophotography equipment collection so I could image larger targets. I intend to use this telescope with my Celestron AVX mount and save the heavier loads for the CGX mount. The target today was the Orion (M42) and Running Man Nebula and I captured them in LRGB with my ZWO ASI1600mm-cool mono camera. Here are the telescope details:
Optical Design: Refractor - Apochromatic
Telescope Aperture: 3.15"
Telescope Focal Length: 480mm
Telescope Focal Ratio: f/6
Highest Useful Magnification: 160x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude:12.2
Optical Coating: Fully Multi-Coated
Tube Color or Finish: Carbon Fiber
OTA Mount Type: Vixen-Style Dovetail
Length of Optical Tube: 15"
Optical Tube Weight: 5.5 lbs.
Case Included?: Yes
Here is more info on how the Orion Nebula was captured:
Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Triplet (480mm focal length, f/6)
Mount: Celestron CGX
Polar Alignment: QHYCCD PoleMaster
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI 1600MM-Cool (mono)
Filters: Lum=80x20", R=40x20", G=40x20", B=40x20" (Gain 139, Offset 21)
Filters: Optolong L-Pro filter - 2" Mounted
Total exposure time: 60 minutes
Guide scope: Astromania 50mm Deluxe Finder & Guidescope
Guide Camera: Lodestar X2
Guide Software: PHD2
Darks: 50, Bias: 50, Flats: 20
Capture software: Sequence Generator Pro
Stacking software: PixInsight
Post Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop
Dew Shield, Dew Heater Strip
