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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
You can't go past the trusty ED80, it's a real work horse.
There's enough big bright targets up there to keep you busy with it for a couple of years.
Don't forget you'll need to buy a field flattener to suit, otherwise you won't be able to take advantage of the full field of view because you'll be cropping the coma from around the edges.
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Yeah, I have considered the ED80 and it's certainly on the shortlist. I was perhaps hoping to get something with a little more aperature. However, accessories (flatterner) certainly will play a role in deciding on what to get.
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Originally Posted by dannat
Dan what r you wanting to use the refractor for? just DSO photography? ed80 would be the most popular choice people start with
achro is OK for visual or if you are just shooting mono
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Yeah, I will mainly use the refractor for imaging DSO. I will stick with the Newt + toucam for planets.
I was also informed about the
William Optics Gran Taurismo 80mm or the
William Optics 90mm Megrez.
I plan to stick with the 60mm f/11.6 refractor as a guidescope for now. I don't know if this will have an impact on what options I have.