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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
I much prefer the wide field Greg and it is here that the BRC shines. The star images produced by the BRC just don't hold up under enlargement. The scope it is designed for big film sheets or big chips. The thick diffraction spikes, square stars and reflection halos around brighter stars are just too over powering in my opinion if you try and crop and enlarge.
Nice job, making the stars les massive would be good although I don't like what Marcus did to it  sorry Marcus 
The set-up is to die for too
Mike |
Hi Mike,
Yes I think you are right. This is the big edge refractors have or larger aperture mirrored scopes. Getting the stars right. The BRC is very practical at F5 getting a bright image quickly and its quite compact and stays out of the wind. Handy when imaging out in the field when you travel you need to get that image before clouds or heavy wind starts up.
I picked up a Paramount ME recently but that is for a new observatory yet to be built once I move in Nov. The NJP stays at the dark site though.
Greg.