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Old 11-11-2009, 11:13 PM
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Lets not compare the ST10 with the 8300 in real life use, they are for different purposes. Just now Im imaging an object at 2250mm FL (0.6 arcsec/pix) with a 3nm Ha filter at 30min exposure subs with max of just 350 ADUs in the neb, I get no blooming, even on stars, it would need 1 hr exposures at least on a 8300 for the same flux.

The 8300 is a killer for hi res, wide field, wide FOV, bright objects in RGB/wider NB, the ST10 couldnt touch it. Long FL very NB and narrow FOV, is where the ST10 lives.

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