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Hi to save bandwidth one reply for all your answers.
The 8 comes with a 2" focuser. And you are right the TeleVeu solution is nice but expensive. We would like to keep the cost in the $150-250 US per ep range. We do have the Meade 26 QX Wide Angle that came with the LB and the 7 and 15 mm 1 1/4 ep's that came with the Orion 4.5.
Once we looked through the 26 we realized just how much coma we had grown accustomed to and how much we enjoy the wider FOV. Admittedly the 8 is F/6 while the 4.5 is F/3.9 so there is naturally less coma but there is a definite qualitative difference between the Orion ep's and the Meade. Then again there is a major price difference as well.
We will keep the 26 so we are looking for the 7 and 13.
Beginners question, what would be the difference in the viewing experience between equal quality 1 1/4 and 2" ep's? Regrettably we are the only amateurs on our island so there is no chance to visually compare.
And finally, Scott you are right our dark back yard does make it all work really nicely.
Brian
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