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Originally Posted by andrew2008
Wondering if it would be possilbe for you to expand on which applications work better for newts and which for SCT's.
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Rods pretty much nailed it except I can see dim objects well in my 10" LX200R
. Must have good eyes or dark skys not that I do much visual except when running astronomy nights at school. A CCD camera will always show more then visual. Newts give a sharper image with more contrast and a wider field of view. If you want to look at something big they are great as they have a wider field of view so you can take it all in in one hit. The object will appear brighter through any given EP because of the faster optics but will be smaller. I would use a SCT over a newt for photography as they are more stable on the mount although the long focal length can be a hassle at first. Best to add a reducer and take them down to about F6 - 7.
Michael, the ETX and LX200 have their own mounts. I bolt the refractors on top of the LX and have a HEQ5 pro to which I mount an old 6" newt. It works well on astronomy nights at school as I set the diagonals of the refractors so the EP's point out both left and right which means I can keep 3 kids busy using the same mount.
Mark