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Originally Posted by OzEclipse
Greg,
This is a smaller aperture than the 260:
Vixen VC200L 8" f9 f6.4 (1280mm FL) with dedicated reducer.
Mechanically very sound, holds collimation well
No front corrector plate so optics resistant to dew/fog
Corrected image circle just clips the corners of a full frame sensor
Joe
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Thanks Joe. There is also a 260mm version of it. Often seen this one over the years.
I'll check on Astrobin to see what images others have managed to get out of it.
Although I think I will concentrate on wider field objects using an AP130 and AP110 and QHY600 and a CFF 105 F6 and Proline 16803.
I plan on spending more time at my dark site.
At home I will image using my CDK17 and reducer at F4.5. That will be the galaxy machine.
Surprisingly I do not see a great deal of difference between images taken from my home and those taken from my dark site. There are differences but not as much as I thought. My home is also pretty dark though just not as dark as my dark site. Seeing at home is just as good often if not better.
I wonder how much of how important the darkness of a site is. Still plenty important but good scope design with lots of baffles and a long dewshield and flocking goes a long way.
Greg.