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Old 15-01-2007, 11:33 AM
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WO-66ED tests

Hi All,
Bought a secondhand WO Petzval 66mm ED scope to see what FOV one can get (looking for a wider FOV than the ED80) wanted a Fluorite Scope as this would have also given me an idea of the difference between Ed and Fluorite, however I couldent get one (at my price).

The first Pix. was of the M42 area using the WO66 on its own, then with a MEADE f-6.3 focal reducer (its not very useful as theres too much Coma Etc.), the WO66 has a very flat field, sharp round stars right out to the edges, so it looks like it will be a useful scope on its own for imaging this size FOV.

Pix. were 6 x 6 Min. at ISO-800 ED removed, guided.

cheers.......Jim
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