Actual Astronomy - Affordable Wide Field with Brian Ventrudo

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur
astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com


Episode 483!


Today we have a returning Special Guest, though it’s been a 
while.


Dr. Brian Ventrudo is author the Cosmic Pursuits web page and a
contributing editor for S&T. He has a Ph.D in Laser
Spectroscopy and helped measure the fingerprints of the molecules
found in interstellar space and planetary atmosphere. 


 


In an email Brian mentioned the TV NP127 being a dream
scope…which is remaining just a dream for the time being. But why
is the NP 127 such a fantastic design?


- Fast, flat field, reasonably portable etc.


- What have you configured on the cheap? 120mm, mount eyepieces
etc.


- Wide field eyepieces and the TS Flat2? Field curvature.


- My love from 80mm f5 to apo to giant achromats.


- 80% or more of my observing is not the 5 objects that show
color, Moon, M, V, J, S


- Binoculars, budget 80mm/102mm ED refractors, lower-cost
eyepieces, mounts and so forth.


- Wide Field Objects to Observe: Multiple objects in the same
field, whether it’s just the Moon and a planet in binoculars or
the Sword of Orion in winter or the Lagoon & Trifid regions
and star clouds of summer, Kemble’s Cascade and NGC 1502.


 


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