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Originally Posted by -George-
Thank you. I was just at Andrews optics. Spoke with Luke. The GSO actually has a better mirror than the saxon. 0.36 arc resolving vs saxons 0.56. And i get 4 eyepieces with the GSO while saxon only 2.
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What?
No really. What?
This thread (through no fault of George) is becoming one big mind****!
The problem is retails are making up numbers. You should ignore the figures any retailer gives and refer to the manufacturers specifications directly. The Saxon's which I understand are Skywatcher/Synta scopes with said optics are actually 305mm diameter a little bit larger than the GSO 12" mirrors. If anything. Resolution, although a tiny and unappreciative edge goes to the Skywatcher.
Choosing between 12" scopes in limiting magnitude and resolution is a completely pointless. They're sensibly identical and you can't tell the difference in the eyepiece. Poor collimation, poor mirror ventilation, atmospheric conditions, local seeing and observing conditions will limit resolution and limiting magnitude long before a 12" scope hits top gear.
If you're going to choose between 12" scopes. Look at price, features and included accessories instead.
That being said. The 12" you ordered from Andrews is a great scope. Congratulations.