I had this scope out a few nights ago looking at Jupiter from my balcony.
I am quite amazed on how it takes power. I had a 5.2mm XL and a 2.8X Klee Barlow on it and the image still remained pretty good. I can still see some clear bands on the planet although getting the snap focus was a bit difficult at that magnification.
Now working the sum backwards, that's about 80x per inch!
Not bad for a budget apo.
WO 66SD scope......quite amazing
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alvinsclee
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I've got the black one from Airconvent and the blue one from Yangchen... now only need the orange one to complete the family. Er... is there a red one?Tachyon wrote:Shucks... and mine haven't seen first light since I bought it more than a year ago!
Both my 66SD scopes have seen first light! Yeah, good scope for astronomy and birdwatching. I'm planning to sell my Vixen ED80Sf (the one shown on my avatar) and get into the WO fraternity
I feel these 66SD scopes are underated. They are actually very good.
But most probably people didn't think much of 66mm when all the 80 and 100mm are very cheap thesedays.
There were quite some fun with the 66mm. From my balcony (which is pretty tight), the 66mm scope is just nice and comfortable. A longer scope would have problem. Star clusters were cute in this scope and I hunted for a few around the Scorpius area. Look like I was training my eyes to see deep all over again.
Jupiter was amazing through this scope. One of its moon was very near the edge of the planet and the scope resolved the separation very well. And it takes humongous amount of power. The highest I could go is the 5.2mm XL with a 2.8X Klee and the image is still pretty bright and sharp. I thought it would turned blur or something. I didn't realise I was doing 80x/inch until I did the calculations later.
At the current price, it is really a steal. It is a nice cute scope with nice cute sharp pinpoint views but also with a super appetite for power. In 1992, I bought a 60mm f/11 Celestron for 700 bucks and it could not go beyond 150 x. Even that it gave me 4 years of star hunting experience. I think I can start my astro all over again with this 66mm. It's really not bad.
But most probably people didn't think much of 66mm when all the 80 and 100mm are very cheap thesedays.
There were quite some fun with the 66mm. From my balcony (which is pretty tight), the 66mm scope is just nice and comfortable. A longer scope would have problem. Star clusters were cute in this scope and I hunted for a few around the Scorpius area. Look like I was training my eyes to see deep all over again.
Jupiter was amazing through this scope. One of its moon was very near the edge of the planet and the scope resolved the separation very well. And it takes humongous amount of power. The highest I could go is the 5.2mm XL with a 2.8X Klee and the image is still pretty bright and sharp. I thought it would turned blur or something. I didn't realise I was doing 80x/inch until I did the calculations later.
At the current price, it is really a steal. It is a nice cute scope with nice cute sharp pinpoint views but also with a super appetite for power. In 1992, I bought a 60mm f/11 Celestron for 700 bucks and it could not go beyond 150 x. Even that it gave me 4 years of star hunting experience. I think I can start my astro all over again with this 66mm. It's really not bad.