Celestron Regal M2 or Vanguard Endeavour HD (1 Viewer)

I have compared the Celestron Regal M2 80ED with the Vanguard Endeavor HD 82A. The performance of the Celestron is much better. I couldn't see a big difference to a Pentax PF-80EDa but the Vanguard could not compete. A great advantage regarding the Celestron Regal Me 80ED is it's compatibility to 1,25" eyepieces which offers nice alternatives for those who have astro-equipment. I think that the Celestron Regal M2 80ED is the best choice for those who can't spend much for a spotting scope even though they need high performance. From 20 - 40x it is almost a good as much pricier upper middleclass spotting scopes.

http://www.photoinfos.com/Spektiv/Celestron-Regal-M2-80ED.htm

Hi when using a 17mm fixed eyepiece in the regal m2 80mm
How do you work out the magnification
Neil

Divide body focal length (480mm for the M2 80) by the EP focal length...

Joachim

I had the old Regal 65 ...very good scope...

It's the same as Astros scopes then,but I didn't know the focal length
Of the regal m2 80mm

Yes, they're all telescopes... unfortunately sports optics companies prefer their customers not to know the exact data and don't publish it - Celestron does, they're probably used to it fromtheir astro scopes.

Joachim