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Old 08-11-2010, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Davis View Post
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
Kind of a more tricked up and stable version then really - yep excellent. You can always stretch string across the objective for diff spikes

Serial No 1....Ooooh yeh!!!
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