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Old 12-11-2013, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bassnut View Post
cam is way ahead of scope imo. Put a hi qe astro cam (smallish chip) on an ed80 and you can make magic. An unmoded dslr on a 12" wonder tube, world of pain. Assuming a reasonable mount, in all cases. If you really want to go cheap , and have the time, megadata and decon just about buries any gear deficiencies.
+1

also, much of the time, the atmosphere is the ultimate limiting factor - for example, if the seeing is 3 arc secs, that's the best resolution you get with a 6inch Newt, a 20inch RC or the 3.9m AAT.

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