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Unless your SCT is farstar compatible (Some C8's and C14's are) you also need the $350USD Hyperstar conversion kit.
~$1100USD on top of a $4000AUD SCT doesnt spell cheap in my opinion... Also, the conversion kit is the part that voids the warranty on said $4000AUD SCT. $5700 AUD would buy you a very nice 2nd hand Tak FSQ106, (maybe even new when the dollar rises) Or a 2nd hand Tak Epsilon 180...
Im not discounting the Hyperstar, Im just saying that for the money, there are better options... Yes if you already have the SCT and its out of warranty, then ~1100USD is a good price for a fast astrograph (that is incredibly hard to focus)
They did consider the stress on the Corrector, hence why there are warnings on the hyperstarimaging forums and the starizona site reguarding how careful you must be not to scratch the corrector during fitting the hyperstar unit, and how carefully you need to manage your cables so as to avoid any possible snags that may shatter the corrector, they recommend a rigid dew sheild to prevent walking past it and knocking the hyperstar unit, thus breaking the corrector...
Its a lot of risk... (but as I said, I've been in contact with starizona a few times and would defintitely be interested once the warranty on my C11 runs out... )
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