16 inch Dobsonian GOTO telescope will proceed PTC tonite

The sky seems ok. Anyone interested? I will do some optimizations tonight?
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David 寫:I join if there will be a 16"!
willis 寫:So will u use ur 5DII? if not, can I use ur 5DII tonight. It save me time to borrow 5DII from my friend tonight.
社長 寫:但你又唔落手搬,托上山好辛苦架!
David 寫:Just had a priviledge to attend the first light of the new Skywatcher 16 inch Dobsonian GOTO telescope. As an obsession 18"UC user, I admit that it is an absolute joy to use. If transportation and storage is not a problem, it is an amazing scope for serious visual observer. First trial of webcam photography seem to work well. As the collimation was off and seeing was poor, we have yet to test its optical performance seriously. Photos and more report will be posted later.
Okay, I'll wait for the 20 inch version....
社長 寫:我會想,若未來數月用這鏡拍得高水平行星月面照的話,C14或Meade 16可以告別行星月面拍攝的舞台了,畢竟Dob 16 GOTO連台架才HK$25000,比兩者的淨鏡筒還要平宜,而其短焦比大視野,裝個Ethos 21上去看一下星空,已無人有興趣再回頭用施密特卡式鏡以管窺天了。而且Dob 16的主鏡是彎月式,加上開放式鏡筒散熱比施密特卡式鏡遠快得多,台架可以手動及GOTO兼備,Push-To及GOTO同時進行,對於要求簡單高效的學校教育工作來說,有極大優勢。所以香港一下子便多了好一批Dob 16 GOTO的用戶,而這口徑已往來說一直是業餘愛好者的禁區。
David 寫:社長 寫:我會想,若未來數月用這鏡拍得高水平行星月面照的話,C14或Meade 16可以告別行星月面拍攝的舞台了,畢竟Dob 16 GOTO連台架才HK$25000,比兩者的淨鏡筒還要平宜,而其短焦比大視野,裝個Ethos 21上去看一下星空,已無人有興趣再回頭用施密特卡式鏡以管窺天了。而且Dob 16的主鏡是彎月式,加上開放式鏡筒散熱比施密特卡式鏡遠快得多,台架可以手動及GOTO兼備,Push-To及GOTO同時進行,對於要求簡單高效的學校教育工作來說,有極大優勢。所以香港一下子便多了好一批Dob 16 GOTO的用戶,而這口徑已往來說一直是業餘愛好者的禁區。
如果是目視派或進行大型活動 (而且搬運不是問題的話),這類的GOTO杜蘇氏鏡比其他選擇優良得多。
例如我以前用Celestron 8吋折反射鏡(C8)配赤道儀觀察,但自從有了12吋和18吋杜蘇氏鏡,已經數年沒有正式用C8了,一來不需用腳架,二來用laser collimator調校牛頓鏡的光軸較快和容易,三來可用廉價的價錢買到大口徑的鏡 (例如mwtse兄的Skywatcher8吋GOTO杜蘇氏鏡比C8+一般赤道儀組合便宜;Skywatcher16吋GOTO杜蘇氏鏡亦比16吋折反射鏡配合負重大的赤道儀便宜得多)。