The Apertura CarbonStar REDEFINES budget Newtonian Astrographs - FINALLY!

My Patreon: www.patreon.com/cuivlazygeek Apertura CarbonStar with coma corrector: bit.ly/3W7ZFiA Apertura CarbonStar standalone: bit.ly/3UB9kNg Modernizing the Apertura Imaging Newtonian Telescopes: bit.ly/3UhczZ3 Apertura Cheshire Eyepiece: bit.ly/3WenNjA Apertura Collimation Laser: bit.ly/3y5Sr4p Camera used for testing: bit.ly/3Jti7KQ (HPS) or bit.ly/3M8IkPS (Agena) or tinyurl.com/2227k637 (FLO) Amazon affiliate: amzn.to/49XTx01 Agena affiliate: bit.ly/3Om0hNG High Point Scientific affiliate: bit.ly/3lReu8R First Light Optics Affiliate: tinyurl.com/yxd2jkr2 All-Star Telescope affiliate: bit.ly/3SCgVbV astroshop.eu/ Affiliate: tinyurl.com/2vafkax8

Cuiv, love your channel. Some great product reviews. Thank you.

Thanks for the comprehensive review. I received my CarbonStar last week and it brought rain and cloudy skies with it. I am hopeful for a clear night in the next few days. I checked the collimation on mine with laser and Cheshire collimators and collimation was perfect out of the box. Your review helps me feel confident I made a wise choice with the CarbonStar.

I've been looking forward to this. Thanks for the thorough review!

50 minutes of Cuiv! That's not lazy! Let's start watching.

I have to admit that I have a bond with my Quattro 10". I've gone through basically everything you've gone through with your Quattro 150P, but I did end up with the slightly better version of the focuser so I'm still using the stock focuser. It's probably Stockholm Syndrome, but even if Apertura made a 10" version of the CarbonStar I wouldn't consider it. And, honestly, depending on the personality of who I was talking to I would even recommend the Quattro over it because, like I said, there is a bond that forms when you have to modify so much of a telescope and learn exactly how everything works.

Excellent review. Appreciate all you do for the Hobby!

I also absolutely love that it looks like the front ring and the spider are a single machined part so no more worrying about centering the spider and also I suspect itll hold collimation heaps better

Thanks for sharing this. I’ve always wanted to try a Newt but was nervous about the extra complexity. Your video gave me faith I could figure it out. I ordered one from HighPoint this morning!!

Thanks Cuiv for another excellent video. 50 minutes packed with little gems of information. When you explain it it all seems so straight forward. Keep up the good work. I currently have a SW 72ED, and this galaxy season I have been considering where my astrophotography journey will develop. I think the Carbonstar is a serious option for 2025.

I share your excitement Cuiv! What a beautiful, near perfect "out the box" newt! Thank You for such a comprehensive, very informative review! I look forward to seeing your future images using this beautiful 'scope!

Great info. Thanks for taking the time to review this properly. I’m in the market for reflector and I’ve been on the fence on what to do. I hate that sky watcher has made theirs so difficult to work with.

Fantastic video, Cuiv! I especially enjoyed your final thoughts. The mischievous glee on your face was phenomenal. 😁 Hopefully, what you found in the Carbon Star is somewhat applicable to Apertura's other reflectors. My 10" F4 reflector arrived this week... 🤓

Thanks for the comprehensive review ! My thoughts, 1) a 6 inch reflector is light to begin with, and while I like the carbon fiber, in my opinion, that is not a major advantage on that size scope. On a 10 inch its a game changer. 2) The pinched optics bothers me, that points to a build -quality control issue, you shouldn't have to remove a primary and adjust it on a NEW scope. (I own three Orion reflectors never had a quality build issue of that magnitude. 3) question the quality of the included flat field coma corrector based on your results. I own a Badder MPCC mark III and it has nearly eliminated all coma in the all four corners on my F3.9. Conclusion: There are similar scopes in the same price range : Thanks again Cuiv ! appreciate the effort and time you put into making this video, cheers !

I hope they will release an 8" version. I can't see such model

Perfect timing for my lunch break! 🎉

Hi Cuiv. I live in NY about 80 mins from High Point Scientific. Wednesday I decided to drive over to visit not knowing they no longer have a showroom. Luckily the folks at the warehouse were super friendly. In my conversation with the staff I mentioned I might be interested in a CarbonStar 150 in the future and that I learned about it from a guy on YouTube. They immediately knew it was you and seemed very excited and had nice things to say about you. Just thought you’d like to know.

Hey we love the long videos brotha. I have been waiting for a review of this telescope for a while. I grew up with reflectors and have wanted to get one for astrophotography! Also as someone who has a built evo 9 and love of all things jdm i love love carbon fiber anything

Been waiting for this for sooooo long

Awesome review!! Appreciate it, Cuiv! 1 question: Can I attach a dew heater to this scope's primary mirror to avoid condensation on my primary mirror?