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Old 09-10-2006, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sejanus
hey guys out of curiousity, does a dobsonian of equal size to a SCT absolutely kill it optically? is the difference in brightness really big?
No. They will be similar in performance.

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i.e. is the SCT's only advantage compactness?
Yes, probably. And once you figure the mount and tripod into it the advantage might not be not that great (esp. if you opt for an EQ mount).
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