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Old 06-12-2013, 12:44 PM
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f4, or f/4, is the focal ratio of the telescope, in the same way of a camera lens. It is the ratio between the focal length divided by the diameter of the scope. A fast scope is one with a focal ratio of f/5 or less. A slow scope is one of f/6 or greater.

Your scope is close enough to f/4, which is a very fast ratio.
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