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Originally Posted by icytailmark
hi guys. I have had a celesron c14 for a few years now and i have noticed the optics are no where near as good as skywatcher optics. I had a Skywatcher 12" Dob and i think the 12" Dob showed more fine details with planets.(Observing)
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I'll take the bait, Mark.
I agree with you.
I had a CPC1100 and I found my Skywatcher 10"DOB provided a better viewing experience for me too.
(The optics on my CPC1100 were excellent, attributed by various people who know a lot more than I).
I too was surprised, better contrast, brighter image, more detail.
But I did read that his is the accepted norm. For example:
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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
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I have looked through well in excess of 30 different Schmidt cassegrain telescopes over the years and I am yet to look through one that can even remotely get close to the visual image quality of a 1/2 decent newtonian of equal aperture.
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In addition a SCT will always provide slightly dimmer and less contrasty images for a given aperture due to the larger central obstruction and the additional air to glass surfaces (corrector plate and a star diagonal at a minimum, plus in some cases a focal reducer)
Cheers,
John B
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