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Originally Posted by OneCosmos
Anyone ever looked through a refractor larger than 6"?
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Hi Chris,
I had the opportunity to spend a couple of nights observing with
a privately-owned 15" F12 D&G achromat housed in a magnificent
28' Ash-Dome observatory in the north of Texas.
At the same site there was also a 30" Obsession reflector in a roll-off
roof observatory which I also spent time on.
The 15" refractor was breathtaking to look at, but as expected, the 30"
reflector delivered far more impressive views of everything.
You think a 30" Dob is big until you see the size of a 15" F12 refractor.
In terms of real-estate occupied by the two, certainly the 30" Dob was the
more economical.