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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Frankly I think people are kidding themselves if they seriously think getting a great image is only about the equipment. You don't need super expensive gear to get a great image, but I'd suggest you do need to be careful, so whatever you use, will not be pushed beyond its limits and render the subject in a technically poor way.
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I agree, the other factor is that most astroimagers start off with modest optical equipment and make the transistion to the more expensive stuff. The imaging and processing skills are usually aquired during the modest equipment phase. The aquisition of an RC for example might represent a fine tuning process in image quality.
I have seen many excellent SCT images which rival or are superior to RCs of the same aperture.
Here is an example by Alex Sanz
http://www.astrosurf.com:80/asanz/GNGC4216.htm
Steven
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/small