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Old 11-05-2018, 04:49 PM
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Focal Length

I used to put four holes in what you could call the cover on my little reflector and take pictures of the Moon in the belief I could better photos will the longer focal length.I am pretty sure I actually took photos this way and they were great but that nay be a dream..
I dont trust memories I I dont have the notes and photos what I did and how I thought or what I thought...no notes rares it as possibly imagination.

Now we all know the longer the fl the more you restrict light and need to lengthen exposure times...but is there any advantage to try for a long focal length.
Say I did the four hole thing on the eight inch ...still get a lot of light ...Maybe it gets more detail but you would think not....anyways any thoughts.

Alex
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