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Originally Posted by Joves
Looks great, Jonathan... I also particularly like that you’ve labeled the mask the way you have.
Can I ask, was there a specific reason or calculation that had you make the mask to 6”? That’s a lot of stopping down, which makes sense if the seeing is poor or the object too bright, but is there a reason you didn’t choose, say, 8” or even 10”? 8 inches seems to be a pretty well performing aperture for a lot of scopes under most conditions.
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Very little thought went into it.
I have a mate who swears by his 6" refractor - I thought I'd look at Saturn without all those pesky moons getting in the way, just like him
