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A good 114 mm with a parabolic mirror does give reasonably bright images.
Personally I think you need to a go to a 150mm / 6in. size scope to see any significant increase in light grasp from your 114 mm. The other option besides the smaller Mak's. is a 6 in. G.S.O. or S.W. classic Newt. The GSO F/5 150mm parabolic version comes on a solid Skyview / EQ3 mount. It also now has a 2x speed Crayford focuser as standard.
They make good planatary and DSO scopes and remain reasonably portable. They are easy to collimate. They cool off reasonably quickly. They are well made. They are about $600.
With the money left over you could get a RA drive and some decent Plossls.
Just some thoughts.
Chris
Last edited by chris lewis; 08-03-2009 at 03:09 PM.
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