Altair Astro Starwave 102ED telescope overview, and why I bought it :)

The Starwave 102ED is a good compliment to my 250mm Newtonian...this video explains why, and looks at the scope in some detail. I also show Astronomy.tools calculators, a really useful resource for astronomy and Astrophotography.

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Looks nice! Congratulations!

[@stormingbarney4498]

Now that is a nice bit of kit

[@LAshotts]

Awesome bit of kit 👍

[@ryanhogg6556]

I love this tube

[@ryanhogg6556]

Think I may buy the 80ED

[@SpaceFactsWax]

Thank you for sharing. I had the opportunity to witness a rocket launch in 2018. Incredible experience. I posted a pretty fun video of the trip to my page.

[@peter7624]

Certainly looks like a well made scope. I was hoping to hear about this 'scopes actual optical performance on astronomical objects as I'm thinking of buying one.

[@lornaz1975]

Same as the Astro Tech. Kunming United Optics.

[@christineoconnor7849]

Hi...have you added an zwo auto focus unit, if so was it straight forward to put on

[@woldsweather]

I am mainly interested in astrophotography. Having used a canon 700D with flip screen then buying a 5D Mk 2 and finding no flip screen I feel I made a huge error. I find it a real pain in the neck literally to not be able to rotate the image so I can just look down on it.

[@MikeyJ]

Nice camera but I see your issue. Theoretically you could connect to a diagonal with the camera, but the better option would be to use a computer to control the 5d - have a look at APT or SGPro

[@javieriracheta322]

Is this a better telescope than the CELESTRON NEXSTAR 8SE? I am new to all this so I am looking for any recommendations.

[@gelolac4992]

Did you end up mounting it on a skywatcher AZ GTi?

[@MikeyJ]

gelolac yes! Works great

[@alalal1979]

@@MikeyJ really? I just got the same scope as you.... should I sell my HEQ5?! if it site on AZGTI?

[@MikeyJ]

hmmmmm ...well I don’t recall writing that response honestly! No of course you shouldn’t sell the heq5.. v nice mount. Actually I use the smaller 61mm not the 102, on the gti so I might have misspoke on that previous comment ...soz!

[@MikeyJ]

I’ve just acquired a C8 Schmitt cas, which I might try out on the gti with the counterweight bar fitted. It will only be for visual though.. camera and accessories too much added weight

[@alalal1979]

@@MikeyJ ok cool! as we were :)

[@billhaleyrock2471]

Ein schönes Teleskop mit einen guten 3 zoll Auszug,was will man mehr.

[@MikeyJ]

thanks, yes it works Sehr Gut!

[@woldsweather]

Is there a way of adding a camera so you view at 990 deg to the scope? (have a bad neck).

[@MikeyJ]

Trevor, if it’s for visual, then you could add a diagonal very easily, most astronomy shops Sell them. I’ve used mine with various cameras, either a DSLR with the till screen, all the camera connected to a computer

[@ismayilarifoglu6226]

Beauty

[@pascalduquenne5947]

😎😍😎

[@lanceblack888]

Any purple fringing or similar issues for visual use?

[@MikeyJ]

Yes there is some chromatic shift, not much, but compared to my reflector , noticeable. the new one has FPL53 glass, but I am not unhappy enough to need to change it..it's easy to correct in post processing, and the excellent focuser and framing controls (the built in rotator) make it a very useable scope.

[@StargazerFS128]

Beautiful scope! what does it weigh?

[@MikeyJ]

Thanks :) with the finder about 4.5kg - only problem is with a camera its above the weight limit on the Star Adventurer or AZ-GTi....but i might still give it a go!