I've been wondering lately whether it's time to move on to a new scope. You know how it is with us planetary imagers
I've been quite happy with the C9.25 and I've become something of a SCT fan, even though I don't believe that visually/optically an SCT delivers quite the quality of image as, say, a newt. Photographically, it's great.
I'm going to stick with planetary imaging for a while and that means I don't mind sticking with an SCT. I'd prefer something around the 10" aperture OTA for the sake of portability.
I'm just wondering whether I'd see a marked improvement if I traded to something like a 10" Meade LX200R?
Obviously, the tiny bit of extra aperture is not going to set my world on fire, but what about the so-called 'Advanced Ritchey Cretien' optics? Would they be worth the switch?
I suspect not. I've yet to see planetary pics out of a Meade R or RCX series which would convince me the plunge would be worthwhile.
Not really thinking about other brands or types of scopes (newt, refractor etc) at this stage. Just this 9.25/10" LX200R comparo?
Just tossing the question out there to see what you guys think.
