[Terry B]

Originally Posted by aphelion

Thanks Chris,


Also, I assume the 90mm refractor would give me more clarity than the 90mm Maksutov, due to it having fewer mirrors... But then I can't take it with me hiking as easily..

This is not necesarily true. The Mak has a mirror and is essentially not subject to chromatic aberation (purple fringeing around bright objects) that cheaper refractors will have but can have slightly less contrast than a similar size refractor due to the central obstruction in the mak design.