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Old 17-05-2016, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MortonH View Post
There are lots of people on CloudyNights that rave about the Orion (Synta) 127mm Mak-Cass. I've always fancied trying one since they're so compact. Central obstruction is only 30% so contrast should be reasonably good, certainly better than a typical SCT.

If anyone reading this has a 127mm they want to sell , send me a PM!
I used to have one...it got replaced by an orange C6

The C6 cooled quicker and has almost 2x the light gathering for fuzzies, giving up nothing when it came to planetary.
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