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Summary: Great all-around astronomical performer
Review: This 6-inch scope and the 8-inch XT model, are some of the best bargains for amateur astronomers. The XT6 is a terrific all-around performer: large enough to reveal a good bit of deep-sky objects as well as give impressive planetary detail (when my local atmospheric conditions are steady enough). The scope is easy to set up and use, and rock-steady even at high powers (although hand tracking gets a little tricky above about 200x; I rarely need to go that high, however).I've invested a bit in improving my 6XT. I've bought the 9x50 right angle correct image finder and added a straight-through zero-mag finder. This combination make finding objects a breeze. I've made some minor modifications to make the motions smoother (easily found on various websites) and I've bought a variety of eyepieces. Still, the basic package you get is plenty usable as-is. A little big and heavy for younger folk, and not useful as a spotting scope. If buying for a young one or if astronomy is not your primary interest, a smaller refractor telescope might be a better idea.
Rating:
Summary: Great all-around astronomical performer
Review: This 6-inch scope and the 8-inch XT model, are some of the best bargains for amateur astronomers. The XT6 is a terrific all-around performer: large enough to reveal a good bit of deep-sky objects as well as give impressive planetary detail (when my local atmospheric conditions are steady enough). The scope is easy to set up and use, and rock-steady even at high powers (although hand tracking gets a little tricky above about 200x; I rarely need to go that high, however). I've invested a bit in improving my 6XT. I've bought the 9x50 right angle correct image finder and added a straight-through zero-mag finder. This combination make finding objects a breeze. I've made some minor modifications to make the motions smoother (easily found on various websites) and I've bought a variety of eyepieces. Still, the basic package you get is plenty usable as-is. A little big and heavy for younger folk, and not useful as a spotting scope. If buying for a young one or if astronomy is not your primary interest, a smaller refractor telescope might be a better idea.
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