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Old 08-11-2013, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MortonH View Post
I guess reflectors will always be softer than a good refractor due to the central obstruction. Then there's always the possibility that collimaton isn't perfect. And larger apertures are more susceptible to seeing conditions due to their greater resolution.
Yes, I wasn't meaning to dish the idea of a reflector full stop, it's just the 8" orange tube didn't work. I think it's a combination of age (attributing to the focuser being tricky to use and collimation being less smoothly adjustable) and it's collimation at the time and being more susceptible to viewing conditions.
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