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hi
are Mak-Cas's any good for visual? main attraction would be the compact size and smaller obstruction than an RC.
Newt is the way to go but if you want compact, the 6inch F5 newt is also decent for wide views. less light gathering, but if you have dark skies it might be ok. not sure though.
I've used an 8inchF4 for visual with an mpcc and eyepiece and although the mpcc is not designed for visual, it did reduce coma with an average eyepiece and 60 to 70% of the FOV was acceptable. nice wide field though.
the Paracorr type 1 is supposedly very good for coma correction with visual use. I had a view through an 18inch F4.5 SDM with a paracorr and nagler and was blown away with the stars, pinpoint right to the edge.
Cheers
Alistair
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