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The best views I have seen have always been APO refractors. TEC 180mm
140mm AP, 130mm AP, CFF 105 F6, Tak FS152, FSQ106N and ED, Tak FS102 F8.
Reflectors in similar size have been Vixen RS200 (very widefield and not engaging visually).
Visually and for imaging nothing beats an APO of high quality, hence the high prices and huge demand for them. Reflectors generally speaking, have large star sizes. A good APO shows stars as tiny pinpoints.
I find my AP130 GT F6 to be a mesmerising visual instrument, especially on open clusters where the stars are pinpoints and often have different coloured stars.
But APOs are not that great for galaxies as they need aperture. A good SCT is better for them.
A 6 inch APO is probably at least $10,000 and up from there depending on the maker.
But for imaging there is a considerable gap between APOs and reflectors.
The reflectors that come closest that comes to mind are the Tak Epsilon 130 and 160ED Newts.
Greg.
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