A bargain 4' apo! The Sky-Watcher Evostar 100ED refractor.

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[MegaGaggu]

I love this old-school style of presentation. Unfortunately it's rare to find people using this style on YouTube

[samwoo]

The last 10 seconds of this video is priceless! Can be used for any hobby toys. Thanks.

[wesleydonnelly]

ahahaha loved the ending there Ed!! Mrs Ting - "No more Telescopes!!" ... Mr Ting "These aren't mine!!" ( He says as his nose starts to grow...haha! ) Ace! Thanks Ed! ( and Mrs Ting! ) Wes, Liverpool, UK.

[ITProjectManagerMan]

i owned this scope in Agua Dulce, CA in early 2015 and the 5mm included eyepiece at 180x was perfect on Saturn. So I think it depends on your seeing conditions. This scope is the one I wish I had never sold. Perfect for moon and planetary! Inky black background and awesome with binoviewers, an amazing 3D experience on moon and planets.

[dmb]

"No more telescopes!" LOL. Ed I'm so glad you have started making videos. I've been a big fan of yours ever since a I read your review of a TeleVue Ranger about 18 years ago.

[StargazerFS]

I don’t know why I laughed so much at the site of the scope outside with a dovetail bar almost the length of the scope lol, I have never seen a two foot long dovetail. Great review as always, Ed.

[RKClements]

I found this scope two years ago on B&H for $695 and jumped on it. The focuser was wonky (had a stiff “hitch” in it - the bar connecting the knobs was not perfectly straight), but thanks to some guidance from Cloudy Nights I got it sorted. Love this scope - beautiful sharp views, easy to handle, and compliments the 12-inch DOB nicely.

[wesleydonnelly]

hey Ed! My friend, impo your channel is by far the best for getting reliable, quality info on what telescopes are good, what are not so good, and what ones are best avoided! Also, i really identified with you when you shared that story about the perfect seeing on top of hill viewing Jupiter etc! I remember a couple years back, i had a very similar experience, i was viewing Moon with my 130/900 Newt. Reflector, and the seeing was that stable and perfect, i was able to "over-Max out" the mag to something like 400x mag and the view was insanely close and beautiful!! ( bearing in mind the theoretical practical max mag for that particular 'scope was 260x ). I actually still have folks asking me was i lying, or was i absolutely certain of the magnifications etc!!?? But i kid you not, that was the mag/views!! I'll never forget that better than perfect night my friend!! Wes, Liverpool, UK.

[bowrudder]

Thank you for the wife at the end, Ed! That's the one element of the hobby that no one talks about.

[KingLoopie]

Thanks for the hint on the focuser! I needed that for my Sky Watcher 80 semi apo. It was creeping out and I was trying to use the lock to add friction. Thanks again!

[ronboe]

Several years ago I was in Tucson for the Science & Astronomy Expo (turns out it was the last year Alan did it) and Scott Losmandy had a prototype Alt-AZ mount that held two scopes. He had borrowed the Sky Watcher 100mm just to have something to show on it. I ended up taking home that that mount; and some fond memories of that 100mm scope. Fast forward to this year and I was able to score on a used one that was a parts special. Optical tube, rings and bar - nothing else.

Well I had a Moonlite focuser with 4" tube adaptor from a previous scope and it slotted right in. Still could use a dust cap. Made a nice little plywood case for it, scrounged some more spare bits to make it "complete" (I use a Lumicon diagonal - they work very good and I like the looks of them). For ease of use it fights with the C8. Just need the blood to thicken a bit; our summer was way too hot and long. A buddy has the Astro Tech 115mm and Covid scrapped our usual plans to get together in Tucson this fall (the Expo is long gone, but some of us still meet up), but every time I look through his I'm tempted to get one (or one slightly

For the money, a better first scope than a Pronto (my experience) and light enough to put on a push type alt-az. A great little scope to have along side your dob or SCT.

[johnlysic]

I love the end where the Boss puts her foot down - ha! Excellent review - thank you

[tomcaron]

My focuser was loose also, must be typical. A lot of people will sell it or replace the focuser but Ed showed us that it can be fixed with adjustments. I love this scope. My Nagler 31 mm now works great, no creep.
Btw - I also want more telescopes and guitars

[IvanProsper]

so glad I watched all the way to the end

[martynh]

Another fine review Ed! Very clear and without and bs. I think you mentioned it’s an F/9 scope so I’m quite surprised that you were able to capture such nice wide FOV photos of DSO’s.

[togray]

I have this scope and really enjoy it! Nice review Mr. Ting.

[hosephanerothe]

Appreciate Ed’s hard work he puts Into his content

[meninomichael]

What an incredible review. Thank you very much for the information.

[RaysAstrophotography]

No more telescopes - I heard that before!! LOL. Excellent review Ed!

[joeimbesi]

Ed..I have the TS115 truly Excellent.
The TS 130mm with FPL53 Glass I recently sold on Ice in space in Sydney is EXTRAORDINARY on anything I looked at. Has remarkable CLARITY!
And not just with my Naglers and Tak Abbes but a 5mm Starguider or ordinary Ortho!!