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Originally Posted by glend
I can also recommend having a look at the Skywatcher MN190 Mak-Newt, a seriously good scope with ( I kid you not) large ED APO type performance at a faster f ratio. It is in my opinion the equivalent of a 6" APO at one-third the price. I woukd not go above 10" of aperture on a NEQ6, and the MN190 weighs about the same as the 10" newt. Don't be put off my the low entry price for newts, they are the best value aperture tgat you can buy - and refractors are the most expensive at comparative f and focal length. You can have a lot of fun with a budget newt and not worry so much about it.
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Ooooo, that looks good!
Just reading Lewis's thread here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=111471
And it's not that much more expensive than adding the cost of a CC/flattener to a Skywatcher newt - plus I don't have to worry about backfocus with my AO...
As with everything in this hobby what started off as "oh I can get an 8" imaging newt for $500 from Bintel", becomes a multi thousand dollar shopping spree...
