Thanks everyone for the comments.
Peter, I reckon at altitude it would improve the detail sharpness, but probably not worth the cost differential, especially the cost in Chile. Tweaking out the system has been a little challenging as every little error shows up as a big error at that focal length.
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Originally Posted by Startrek
Spectacular Centaurus A
The resolution is astonishing but then again what a piece of kit $$$. As PW mentioned you have to know how to tune this monster to maximise its capabilities regardless of atmospheric conditions
Thanks for posting
Martin
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Actually the cost was not so bad, a mere fraction of what this scope would have cost when new. I am the third or fourth owner and it does have a chip on the primary but it's abilities have been barely diminished from what I can tell. When the seeing is on, the detail is pretty sharp on each sub. When the seeing is off, it looks quite soft, as I would expect from a system of this calibre.
In regard to the tuning I have drawn on my many years of experience and advice from those who own or have owned these scopes to get it to perform well in an automated way. Like I said though there are few more issues that need to be resolved prior to it being put up for rent. I imagine it will be quite popular when we do rent it.
