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Old 13-07-2013, 07:22 AM
TheFacelessMen (Rob)
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Originally Posted by Wavytone View Post
And an 8" SCT or 7" f/15 Mak will easily slay the 120mm apo's - all of them - on all scores. Even a close match for weight, and for lower cost.

There's a lot to be said for a 7-8" cassegrain over a refractor of smaller aperture. In many ways it is a shame that Celestron and Meade are being killed by the Chinese clones, and unable to come up with any significant innovation to survive.
I can think of at least one score where the APO is ahead .....

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