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Old 03-09-2014, 09:10 PM
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Well I have both. Honestly. I don't use either these days. I don't point my AR102 at planets and mag 2 and brighter stars. I know that's not particularly helpful. But... if I had to give some advice. I would say, get the Semi Apo and use it on bright stuff. Moon, Planets etc. Then take it out for everything else.

Then again your 6" f5 will give a much brighter image then my 4" f6.5. Your 6" probably gathers enough light to negate the dimming effect of the semi apo filter. Alternatively, if you don't want to sacrifice any brightness at all and don't mind a yellow tinge on white objects. I.E moon, planets and bright stars get the fringe killer.

Option 3. Sell the 6" refractor and get this. Posted its $843 US. Sure you lose some aperture but you gain a seriously sharp image with no visible false color. It comes with a ton of extra's and you wont need any filters.
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