Works great. I used it to clean some old gunk on my eyepiece lenses and the cloth tip did the job like magic, fantastic. It might be a little fragile for larger jobs, though, as I noticed some very light wear after just a few uses. Still, great if you want something in your kit that's quick, compact and dry to clean your lenses with. Much easier than using fluid.
Cheap eyepiece but still has solid performance.
The padded case for the C9.25 tube assembly, a scope I’ve had for quite a while, deserved a good home and the case is nicely padded and protects it well. It can be a little hard getting the OTA in and out of the case as it doesn’t open up fully along the complete length. You have to either lower the tube front first down one end of the cylinder (a zippered cap opens up for this). Or you slide it in from the other end with as much of the length unzippered and open as possible. A bit unwieldy with a heavy tube, but once it is in it is snug and protected. There was enough room to accommodate the added JMI focuser I had on the back end. And it fits in with the standard 6x30 finder but not with a larger finder or guidescope.
Great magnification. Eye relief is too high for me.
I use a ZWO ASI 294MC Pro camera and often switch between IR/UV Cut filters and HAOIII filters. Prior to buying this filter wheel I would manually change the filter which was a pain. This device works beautifully and adds more convenience to my astrophotography work flow. The quality of the filter wheel seems good, it was easy to insert filters, and works seamlessly with the ZWO ASIAir ecosystem. I would highly recommend,
The views in this eyepiece are bright and clear. It is an excellent wider field eyepiece that is very helpful in searching for specific objects or simply exploring the night sky. The price is very reasonable. Recommended!
Great product, but my c11 has a smaller shaft. This did not fit.
The light is great and a very handy portable lantern, especially for putting light where I need it during telescope setup and onto the ground. The on-off switch is easy to use with thick gloves and the lamp works well at cold temperatures (-16C in my case) and I haven’t needed to recharge it yet after several hours of use. While it may be far too bright for looking at charts or sketch pad while observing, it is easy to dim the brightness by simply covering the lamp head with a cloth.
This piece of kit streamlines the entire process from start to finish. Worth the price for the tracking and polar alignment options on its own, let alone finding the difficult stars and galaxies.
I had one of the first Skywatcher star adventurer mounts and I had nothing but problems with the polar alignment and the setup. I found the batteries would die regularly and I would have to replace the batteries every time I went out. I also found the extra eyepiece for the polar align to be difficult to use and always forget it after driving to get on location. I would have to keep spare batteries in my toolbox for the eyepiece as it was always switching on in the bags.
The GTi mount is a goto mount. It will align to the polar star on its own and requires minimal manual adjustment. I paired this mount with the ASIair Plus and used it with my Canon R5. The ASIair powers the GTi mount and handles all the x and y movements. The Camera is used for the polar alignment and you can zoom in. I would recommend getting the tripod to save time with setup and the tripod is rather good and stiff.
Love All Star. Prices are reasonable and the stones I received were beautiful and I can want to tumble them
I have only used my S30 for imaging the sun 🌞 as we have not had favorable nightskys .
As for the Sun I am very happy with the results so far. It seems well worth the cost and is very easy to use.
Bill
I have been standardizing my filter drawer collection so I can use the same filter set in multiple telescopes. These work great.
I ordered a planisphere that was out of stock. They suggested they replace it with another, larger one for the same price. Am very happy with the one they sent. Thank you.
If you don’t use glasses, put this 10mm puppy in the “No Brainer” category.
Pros:
* economical.
* lightweight — re: scope balance.
* crisp field stop.
* sufficient apparent field.
* very sharp planetary views.
* well made — good lens polish, good coatings.
* rubber “eye wing” can be used or not.
* parfocal with many Tele Vue eyepieces.
* at f/15, superb star images edge-to-edge.
* minimal scattered light; as good as a Tele Vue Plossl.
Cons:
* modest eye relief.
* apparent field of view is meagre.
Paired with a Takahashi 60mm f/15, nothing is lost.
The 90x it gives is workable during non-ideal seeing.
Being featherweight and not needing a PowerMate or Barlow, eyepiece does not upset my scope’s balance — the principal benefit to me.
PS: The 18mm version is superb and highly, highly recommended.
Makes the process much more satisfying either by laser or phone.
Exactly what we wanted. Looks good one week in the tumbler.
While I have not had time to use these 2 eyepieces yet I have used them many years ago, along with other Baader products and was completely happy with my purchases.
I have been looking for a vixen counter weight for my Newt and RC and this hard to find in stock item was in stock ! It arrived quickly and happily is now installed and ready to go ! Definitely an improvement and required piece of kit.
I own a104mm X2, other comments by people who don't have one, or have not e ven had the opportunity to try one, I ignore. Why they comment, can't figure that out yet.
This scope is all I would be looking for imaging! 2 FPL 51 AND 53. The colors POP. Absolutely no CA. The focuser is robust, it handles my whole image train, fieldflattner, Electric Focuser, Filter wheel, ASI2600MC Pro, and sometimes my .65 reducer without a problem. The build is good. This scope in my opinion is worth every cent. I own 5 Refractor scopes, the lowest quantity one is my first one. Explore Scientific 102mm Doublet. From that onward are all ED Triplets. My largest scope is an ES 127mm carbon fiber FCD100 Triplet. I own 4 mounts, ES exos 2, Celestron AVX, Celestron CGX-L, and ZWO AM5-N. I've been imaging for 16 years, after graduating from Observing.
I received this system in short time and perfect shape.
It fit my long obsolete meade lx10 telescope perfectly, and without any modification.
This is my second ZWO filter holder and works great. I haven't noticed any light leaks. The magnets hold the filter drawers securely. Highly recommended. The service from All-Star Telescope was excellent as always.
A must-have accessory for your ZWO EAF. Allows an autofocus routine to run based on pre-determined temperature changes.
