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Old 08-11-2010, 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
I meant...no doubt the AP is a beautifull piece of work for sure but what is the difference between the two OTA's in real terms..?

Mike
Not a lot real difference, I think. No collimation issues with the RHA, No mirror degradation with the RHA, no star spikes with the RHA. Bigger corrected FOV with the RHA for use with bigger CCD chips. The ASA is much lighter. The ASA causes star spikes and sometimes spikes are needed to "bling" up an image.

However, it is really cool to have an Astro-Physics scope with serial number 001!!!!!!!! What a collectors item!

-Tom
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