Using Ritchey-Chrétien for Visual and Imaging Planets/Moon
For all those RC owners out there I bought an RC OTA quite some time ago and have not had much time to take it out to use it.
I own the GSO 6" RC f9 Astrograph OTA. Bought it primary for the price as has a large aperture at a good price.
I will definitely imaging but wanted to ask if it's an acceptable OTA to do some visual as well. There are those nights where you just want to observe the night sky. Been reading around and people do say it is fine for visual but the contrast of the objects won't be as bright as other OTA types.
I plan to image deep sky objects with it as well but also would like to image the Moon and Planets. Is it suitable for this type of work as well?
Currently I am unsure about the OTA and keep thinking I may have bought the wrong type for what I want to use it for! I am hoping someone can bury my doubts about it.
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