[quote=Astromelb;311244]If you want to do astrophotography a good quality fluorite refractor is going to be the best selection that you can get, and will provide sharp images on visual work as well which a SCT is incapable of achieving.
Bash the SCT again
, my LX200R 12 inch would has some of the nicest views, sharp, pin point stars all the way out tothe edge of view, planet killer and compared to my mates 12 inch dob there is nothing like standing confortable behind it or sitting in a chair having a beer while it tracks the object for hours if you want. No coma and almost like looking through a nice 12 inch refractor, I have 8 inch Dob, and like it but love my big Cat. Especially now that my Mallincam hyper colour video camera has just arrived in customs today. Time to blow those deep sky objects out of the sky.
My 2 cents worth
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Matt.