I tend to agree with you Mike. 1200mm focal length doing double duty with a small chip high QE for galaxy work is very practical.
I would add to that if possible a small wind profile to make it useable on more nights if windy. AP RHA 305 may well be the ideal telescope for the average imager.
Greg.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Yeh..? Not sure I completely agree. While I certainly wouldn't give one back should I be handed one  these long FL scopes can't fit in the bigger objects so a time starved imager on a realistic budget is often looking for the holy grail compromise, so 1200mm FL with as much apperture as practicable and in average levels of seeing experienced in Oz, can be pretty much the sweet spot for most IMO  .
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