The guys have gone home now so ,,,,
,,,, I am more and more impressed with the optics of Tony's Tasco 11T than ever , we had a good night tonight , Tony ,3 of his mate and me , the moon was awsome as usual , we could even
make out Mars as a tiny disc at 56x using my Zeiss 16mm ortho , cool as .
I could not help my self , so I grabbed my Takahashi FS60C and with a 6mm Vixen Lanthium giving 59x we had a little comparo test , 60mm fl/355 flourite refractor vrs 114mm fl/900mm newt reflector ,, $90 vrs $1300 , Not counting eyepieces , Hmmmm .
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it was a close race the 114mm had a slight advantage
sometimes , but the 60mm did at times as well . Me , I was personally most impressed as to how the Tasco stood up against the best in the world 60mm Tak Flourite , very close indeed .
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I will say the Tak had the edge on contrast , and a little on sharpness but thats about all ,
Judge for your selves , the 1st photo is both scopes together cooling down
10 miniutes , max .
The second is the Takahashi FR60C at 59x using my 6mm Viven LV .
The third is the Tasco 11T at 56x using the best 16mm Zeiss Ortho.
So there is no worries on the eyepieces , seeing is excellent here tonight .
The only vairable is my holding the HTC smart phone " Just Right ? "
Remember 2nd photo Tak , 3rd photo Tasco .
Judge for yourselves . have fun .
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Brian.