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Originally Posted by Poita
Latin is still second nature for some of us old farts that were force-fed it at school, nothing to do with my intellect though, psuedo or otherwise.
Pretty sure my family crest would have something like caput tuum in ano est under a banner featuring a confused looking lion 
I can see a collector paying almost anything for whatever they want, but I reckon if I had the cash, I'd get a TEC180 over an AP160, and keep the change |
I wouldn't sell my TEC180FL for an AP160 but I would sell my AP140 for an upgrade to an AP160. I think it would be a wonderful scope.
I wonder though how it performs really away from all the brand hype.
Basically an oiled triplet should perform better than an airspaced triplet as its only 2 air to glass surfaces compared to 6? But then I read the air spaced triplet has greater potential for colour correction.
Who knows? There aren't a lot of high quality astro images on the net with AP160's. Most are black and white quick shots rather than a 20 hour Cent A for example.
I also wonder how it compares with an AP155. Which is better? An AP155 owner would probably say the AP160 is on the basis of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill". But is it really? Numerous superb AP155 images on the net versus virtually nothing with an AP160 leaves the question unanswered and uncertain. One I know prefers the AP155.
Here are some examples of AP160 images:
http://creatorsview.com/pages/gallery.html
They seem very similar to what I get from my AP140 with the difference of just a bit more resolution. Much like the comparison I posted between my AP140 and TEC180. The main thing I see in the AP160 images is the stars seem very pinpoint in some of the images. It may be very good at this aspect of an image. Otherwise the detail, resolution etc are consistent with a 6 inch APO and would vary of course with seeing and processing skill. I see Marcus Davies TOA150 images are the equal if not better than a lot of these in terms of resolution and detail.
The bottom line is its an excellent telescope. Personal preference would dictate whether it is worth that sort of money. Certainly some of the competition is not far away.
Greg.