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Originally Posted by Amaranthus
Nice report Alan. Is the main purpose for rich field viewing then? It would make a wonderful astrograph too!
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I decided to buy the refractor because I wanted to do more observing. My 12" is pretty easy to setup, but still takes 10 to 15 minutes by the time I finish aligning it. Then there is the pack up as well. Some nights I don't feel like going through that, especially if there's cloud around. I can carry the refractor outside and be up and running in a minute. Plus it is nice to have an imaging scope up my sleeve if that time comes.
I almost bought a TSA102, but in the end the appeal of the wide field viewing was the reason I settled on the NP101.