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Originally Posted by eyeye
Thanks skysurfer - I am going to use it primarily for visual viewing, as an RFT - I already have a Stellervue 80mm refractor for planets etc. I was under the impression that refractors provide equivalent viewing to a reflector about 2-3 inches bigger - but that being said, I have never owned a reflector...
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I have had an 8" f5 reflector and the 6" f8 Frac I now have is about the same. The only difference is no colour on the reflector but secondary mirror spikes which I found more annoying on Planets than a tiny bit of blue/purple on bright objects....so go for it.
Matt