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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Oooh that is exciting. This is really hoping my scope is as good as the one you have. I am sure it is, but those stars are tight and round to the edge of the field. I am sitting and waiting at home right now for the cloud to clear at Clayton and just salivating on this high res image. They look almost like refractor stars.  |
I must admit I was very surprised at the quality of the image especially at the edges. Compared to my last GSO, the 10" f4, this seems to be in another league. Whether I just struck it lucky remains to be seen. Im sure the conical mirror helps. No micky mouse GSO mirror cell to worry about.
The other bonus is that telescope held focus for over two hours and collimation was still good after a meridian flip. There maybe benefit from strengthening the the top section of the scope when using heavy imaging trains. I already have purchased carbon fibre tubes and end connectors from Dragonplate.com in the States. However I will wait a while before I do any surgery based on what I have seen so far.