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Old 26-01-2012, 01:08 PM
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A refractor will also gather slightly more light than the same sized reflector because it does not have a secondary mirror sitting in the middle of it, the difference, however, would only be a tenth or so of a magnitude...not particularly important.

The quality of the scope may also make small differences, more expensive ones having better coatings or mirror finish, which may add a fraction of a magnitude.
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