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Old 21-02-2018, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisV View Post
Nice comparison!

Ah come one, the difference is just the larger f-ratio on the refractor. Unless aperture is king?
That 12" F3 sounds good though.
Aperture is king.

"Another important function of the telescope is resolving power. This measures how well you can separate two objects, and of course this is related to how sharp the image looks. Both of these functions, light gathering power and resolving power, depend only on the size of the telescope (called the aperture)."

Of course bad seeing stuffs all that up.

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