Doug, the VC200L is certainly a great buy, i could only wish they also made a 10" version. But what i have read about them indicate that there performance on planets is not as good. But for DSO work its great. Another thing to consider is how flat the field stays when you focal reduce it and when you barlow it up. I also wonder how this would perform in comparison to the upcoming GSO RC 8" scopes which are likely to be 2-3times as much. I have not been able to find any Optical quality measurements on the Vixen's.
Regards
Fahim
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