NGC 6894
Use your telescope rigs to see how this object appears.
Telescope setups ranked by optical compatibility with this target.
Galaxy Hunter
A long-focal-length one-shot-color imaging rig built around the Celestron EdgeHD 9.25. The flat, edge-corrected field and a 0.7x reducer bring galaxies and compact planetary nebulae within reach, while the EQ6-R Pro carries the tube steadily through long exposures.
7 components
Small Scope, Big Magnification
A 105mm Maksutov folds 1365mm of focal length into a tube barely longer than a wine bottle, which is why it reaches high magnification without the bulk or the price of an 8-inch SCT. At 114x and 195x it shows lunar craters in relief, Jupiter's cloud belts and moons, Saturn's rings with the gap, and Venus going through its phases. The Twilight I underneath is deliberately over-specified — at nearly 200x, mount stiffness matters more than anything else you can buy.
4 components
White-Light Sun Watcher
Solar observing in white light. A full-aperture filter fits over the front of the C8 and rejects all but a whisper of the sunlight before it enters the telescope, leaving a crisp white disc with sunspot groups, granulation and the darker limb. It is the only target that is up when you are, and the only one that changes visibly from day to day.
4 components
Smart Scope, Serious Results
The Odyssey is what a smart telescope looks like once you stop optimising for price. You pick a target in the app and it slews, focuses, tracks and stacks while you watch the image build on your phone — but with enough aperture and a good enough sensor that the result stands up next to a conventional rig that took an hour of setup and a night of learning.
1 component