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Old 03-11-2020, 01:12 PM
Startrek (Martin)
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Originally Posted by Rod1448 View Post
Thanks Martin,
I was planning on a 10" f5 Newt and was told that the setup would be 17-18kg but still getting to the top end of capacity. I might have to look at what else is available or go back to an 8".
Cheers
Rod
Rod
Nothing wrong with an 8” f5 newt for Astrophotography
Plenty of aperture and focal length
I’d recommend the Bintel GSO over the Skywatcher black diamond series
GSO is a better build and a much better dual speed focuser ( I have both GSso and Skywatcher telescopes )
Here’s some images captured over the past 4 months with the 8” f5 newt on my EQ6-R mount


Cheers
Martin
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