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Originally Posted by Kal
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Their popularity is not driven by their performance. That does not mean that they can't perform well, but I still question why these 300 on the boat to the US will likely sell like hotcakes when the only astrophotography I have seen by them shows bloated stars.
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I have bloated stars?
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=52898
Show me a sharper image taken at the same image scale with an amateur scope, then I'll believe you.
The FWHM of the stars in the image was around 2.5" from memory, which is pretty much what the seeing is typically at my place. Like Paul has mentioned the star size is a combination of factors, optical quality of the scope being about third most important as long as its a reasonably good scope.
Cheers
Stuart