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Originally Posted by pgc hunter
...but the small fov might be an issue for manually tracking at these powers.
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I use an XO2.5 in my 8" f/6 dob occasionally, notably on Saturn and for splitting Antares and other doubles. It's beyond highest practical power for that scope, but such theoretical considerations become just that when enjoying what this unit delivers. Saturn takes about 25 seconds to march arcross the Abbe like AFOV of the XO (if I remember correctly), so the 2.4 HR in your 8" would give similar results, except with better eye relief. The XOs are outstanding eyepieces, so I'm confident the HR2.0 will be a keeper for me as well, though will be used even less than anything else, obviously.
So not surprisingly, I haven't been able to test it in the field yet.