[pkinchington (Peter (Kanga))]

I have been using my telephoto camera lenses for astrophotography. However they did have some aberration issues. So I bit the bullet and bought an apo refractor. It was meant to be a triplet design but I was sent an apo doublet. I arranged for a reduction in price and was keen to see what this 80mm f7 refractor could do (I also bought a matched 1x flattener). The combination almost covers my unmodified full (35mm) frame sensor camera with some vignetting at the very corners. The telescope lived up to my expectations and I have attached an image from only 6mins of 5s subs from my backyard in Melbourne with no filter - but I can see the potential of my new rig.
Cheers Kanga