Quote:
Originally Posted by AstroJunk
Fortunately for me I have two telescopes that I can compare directly. One is a 14" SCT using Hyperstar and has a focal length of 711mm. The second is a 4" Refractor with a focal length of 714mm so they are both effectively the same.
I happen to know that one of the scopes requires much less of an exposure to get a high signal shot of a 14th mag asteroid than the other using the same camera. That's simple physics, photons per pixel. I even had a paper published in the Journal for Occultation Astronomy on the subject  |
Sooo... a C14 gathers more light than a 4" ?
I'd really like to hear from any Ceravolo dual FL owners on whether they see better S/N in the "fast" configuration.