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Originally Posted by ving
go the mights 200mm GSO steve!! 
theres nothing quite like a well collimated 8"er is there |
Yes there is. Almost forgot to include: 12" GS Dob! I spent a few hours with Ken's 12" Dob while he was mucking around with his 8" EQ imaging setup. The difference on galaxies was quite astounding. On the brighter showpiece objects it is not a huge difference, but on galaxies it is very obvious. Detail I can just make out with averted vision in the 8" is clearly visible in the 12". E.g., spiral arms of the Southern Pinwheel, structure in dust lane in 5128 ("Hamburger), shape of Sombrero, fainter galaxies and galaxy clusters.
But, on the downside, I could not sit down at a 12" and got a sore back (maybe a tall stool would work), and I could not move it by myself. That would be very inconvenient for backyard observing where I constantly move my 8" around with ease, following planets and dodging trees.
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sounds like the vixen EP is a hit. you getting one now? 
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Not for a while, but maybe one day, when I have a bigger faster scope where the Panos would not be so good.