Review of an Internet Budget Favorite - the Astro-Tech AT72 Refractor OTA!
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- Опубліковано 8 кві 2023
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....thanks Ed , I just now subscribed to your channel. I look forward to watching your videos about the the Celestron 8sct . I'm 49 years old and I'm diving into the world of astrophotography . I've wanted to do this since I was around 10 years old. I've had this telescope for several years now but I got terribly ill back in 2017 with neurosarcoidosis and have been fighting this and am finally getting my life back . It's hard to do anything when your brain feels like it's been in a blender and your cns is scrambled . I actually did have brain surgery. Anyhow thanks for giving us informative videos.
What are you talking about, Ed? The new version DOES come with a case. It's just a slightly cheaper cardboard case.😛
Let’s go I have been waiting for a review on this awesome. Thanks Ed
Thanks, Ed. Good review on a fairly popular scope and its applications.
Love your work ed and reviews I wish you were my astronomy teacher
Love my AT72EDII. Looking forward to getting into astrophotography with it.
another great review. Perfect
Great review Ed! I got myself a AT80EDT, which I guess is a cousin to the 72ED, and I am very happy with it.
Been using my AT72EDII for two years now! It was my first astrophotography scope and it’s awesome!
Thank you very much, Ed!
Another awesome video Ed. Love the reviews and especially the sense of humour 😊
Thanks for the Review! It seems like that Scope is basically the same as the WO Megrez 72, which I use with great pleasure.
I just picked up a used AT70ED for a visual grab-n-go kit, mainly for 2" wide field. Not as nice as the AT72EDII but I'm quite happy with it so far.
AT72EDII got me an APOD 3/10/23. Thanks for reviewing this !!🔭✨ With a reducer flattener, it’s an amazing astrophotography rig. I have an edgehd 9.25 and still have the AT72EDII out on most clear sky nights. 😃
A saying that was taught to me while learning auto mechanics, "nothing important is held in by only one bolt" I imagine that thought process can be used here.
I have owned the AT72ED version one for several years now and I like it. A nice compliment to my C8 as a grab and go scope. Good for wide field views of stars, moon and planets, and also birding and wildlife with a 45* diagonal. This is also my preferred camera lens for eclipse photography and documenting SpaceX launches during our current space race. A useful piece of kit for not too much $$.
I'm getting an AT 102mm ED and I can't wait. Looked through one at a star party and like it better than my 127 MCT. That 714 focal length is really nice for wide views.
I've had my 6" dob since I began astronomy a few years ago, and I really have to second your opinion that a simple inexpensive dob is a great way to start out. Later I bought an AT60ED and due to its aperture limitation (as you mentioned), I use it mainly for imaging. I've definitely outgrown my 6" dob now, but as a starter scope it was really great and was a tremendous aid in learning the night sky and learning about telescopes in general! So that's really good advice, Ed.
Thank you Ed, a great video. For me, the 26T5 works better than the 27Pan, I have owned 3 of the 27s and every one of them has been resold. I got the 26T5 in a package deal the included a 31T5 as well and the 26T5 won out, with the 26 remaining in the stable. It just seems to work better in suburban/rural skies for me. I agree with you concerning the wish for the model to come back into production, but then mine ( and yours ) would be less desirable!
The Astro-Tech AT72 was a game changer for me. I am a visual observer and really enjoy the views I see with only a 72mm refractor. I am a Tele Vue eyepiece devotee, especially with the Panoptics. They deliver a hazy white background field of stars that is breath taking. You can spend a whole night viewing the Cynus area with no disappointments. Plus, I have learned as you have said in the past, that there is no need to go to those higher powers. You miss so much when you do. The Tele Vue 15mm and 19mm are awesome but I am looking forward to a 24mm and especially the 27mm. I will say a 13mm Nagler is also on my list! Anyway, I enjoy your videos very much and very instructive so keep doing what you do. Clear skies!