A Mak Cass for DSOs? Has anyone used with success?
So the common Mak Cass telescope - say the Skywatcher 127 mm - is reputed to hold collimation a lot better than an SCT, are easier on the budget, and don’t have the hassles and additional costs (such as replacement focuser etc) required to get a GSO RC to work satisfactorily
However, the received wisdom is that the 127 MakCass is great on the moon, fine for planets but too slow and too narrow a FOV for DSOs.
While that may be true for nebulae, would a Mak Cass be any good for imaging planetary nebs and galaxies ?
Has anyone actually tried?
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