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Old 09-11-2009, 10:45 PM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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Originally Posted by avandonk View Post
It is all good stuff Mike. Here is an animated gif of your image with one of mine done with a 6" or 150mm achro in NB. As you can see your image has far better resolution. It is not just the fact your Starfire has nearly twice the focal length but the inherent quality of the optics.

Large animated gif 1.8MB

http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.co..._11/ms2070.gif

I am just pleased with the results I can get with a $1000 achro. The superb resolution you are getting with the same aperture just goes to show you gets what you pay for.

Bert
Cool stuff you come up with Bert It's great to also have the wide field of view too though huh?
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