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Old 11-02-2008, 11:12 PM
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Sorry, but this is simply not correct.

With point sources an 11 inch F10 scope is identical to a F1.8

Only aperture counts with point sources (eg stars).

You might also want to have a look at Greg Bradley's recent effort....

http://upload.pbase.com/gregbradley/...06659/original

[quote=gerry aarts;295898] (8 minutes at f1.8 is the equivalent of around 120 minutes at f10)
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