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Old 30-09-2009, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro View Post
That's a fine image Tom.

On the subject of optics, there was a recent thread that dispelled the myth that reducing the f/ratio of a telescope by reducing the focal length resulted in faster optics.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=50007

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Steven
Yes but in this case we're talking about an 11" SCT with an F/2 primary. The secondary (F/5) is taken out. So it's not like you're correcting an F/10 primary on a newtonian.
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