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Originally Posted by DRCORTEX
Thanks everyone for all the good advice. Seriously considering the Hyperstar as an alternative to a RASA. I really like the idea of switching from a visual F/10, to a F/2 by replacing the secondary. If I wanted to two scopes, then the money really piles up.
Not that keen though on adding a wedge based on things I have read.
My thoughts are, I should be able to get say 20 second exposures, and stack them, then post process.
Has anyone here used the GSTAR-EX3 with Hyperstar ? If this works out, then I will look at a better quality one shot colour CMOS camera.
I realize that without guiding and a wedge, I won't get those very dim fuzzies, but it should increase my range of targets quite appreciably.
The Hyperstar sounds good also, as I simply don't have that time to take heaps of long exposures. Have to work as well 
Could people give me feedback I what I propose - have saved the money, and a burning desire to spend it 
Cheers
Lance |
To be quite blunt no you won't change the hyperstar setup because of how difficult it is to collimate in its hyperstar format and when you change it back to f10.
You're never going to have the perfect scope setup. There are always trade-offs. Best all-round scope would be a large refractor with a reducer flattener or buy a Barlow to use for planets.
Everything has a cost.