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Hijack!
Interesting discussion folks...but off topic now and belongs in the ATM forum. Original idea was to find the niche for the new 8" MAK given the low cost of this OTA. I gather that consensus is that a MAK is good for planetary vs a same appature SCT but has cool down issues and is not so good for DSOs. An SCT is a better general purpose instrument and if you want the best visual/photography SCT (for a reasonable $$$) you are best going for the Celestron 9.25. Alternatives to this are NEWT and MAK_NEWT but these are not so portable. However this OTA is <<<< $ than the celestron so for $1000 or so and a desire to do visual and photographic work on DSO and planets from a suburban back yard where would your money go (must be portable too!)?
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