Was that you in there today when I was there Brent? (Chris with the G11)
Big mistake , visiting the telescope shop . Too many expensive and very tempting goodies and there are salespeople there too who want you to walk out with something and smaller bank account.
Keep in mind that a dedicated CCD camera is not going to be useable for happy snaps and you'll pay a lot of money to get a dedicated CCD device with the same number of pixcels as you will get relatively cheaply with a 40D , which can be used in your day to day photography too.
Wouldn't a quality apo refractor give you better results compared to any reflectors? If everything else was the same including the mount & the imager's skills
Wouldn't a quality apo refractor give you better results compared to any reflectors? If everything else was the same including the mount & the imager's skills
Sure - I'd love a 10" f4.7 high quality ED APO .... .... I don't think anyone here will ever be able to afford one , I certainly wont (unless I inherit or win a very large amount of money) so , a 10" f4.7 Newtonian with a comma corrector/ field flattener will suffice.
I can go deeper than any APO's I'll ever be able to buy in the forseeable future can go and resolve more.
Sure - I'd love a 10" f4.7 high quality ED APO .... .... I don't think anyone here will ever be able to afford one , I certainly wont (unless I inherit or win a very large amount of money) so , a 10" f4.7 Newtonian with a comma corrector/ field flattener will suffice.
I can go deeper than any APO's I'll ever be able to buy in the forseeable future can go and resolve more.
What about a 6" Takahashi TOA-150 compared to a 12" Newtonian/SCT with a reducer for imaging on G11?
I thought aperture was not as critical in imaging. Resolving power aside, what about the overall quality of the images? I have a 12" dob, a 12" Meade SCT LX200GPS, two 6" refractors, etc2. My 12"'s do have more resolving power especially the 12" LX200 (I can't be bothered to modify my dob), but my 6" refractors smoke my bigger reflectors in terms of image quality, visually. I'm not so sure how this will apply in imaging.
Big mistake , visiting the telescope shop . Too many expensive and very tempting goodies and there are salespeople there too who want you to walk out with something and smaller bank account.
Keep in mind that a dedicated CCD camera is not going to be useable for happy snaps and you'll pay a lot of money to get a dedicated CCD device with the same number of pixcels as you will get relatively cheaply with a 40D , which can be used in your day to day photography too.
Yes that was one the pros and cons I looked at Ian. While it would be handy to have another everyday camera, its going to cost abit to get it modded with a cooler which would put the price about on par with the Orion CCD I mentioned.....but on the other hand what kind of difference will I see between the two different pixel amounts?
Sure - I'd love a 10" f4.7 high quality ED APO .... .... I don't think anyone here will ever be able to afford one , I certainly wont (unless I inherit or win a very large amount of money) so , a 10" f4.7 Newtonian with a comma corrector/ field flattener will suffice.
I can go deeper than any APO's I'll ever be able to buy in the forseeable future can go and resolve more.
We can get 10" - 14" Apo's for USD$45k-140k http://www.tetontelescope.com/index...._12_27&&page=3 Now I guess for some it may not be so much about affordability, but probably more about how much we are prepared to spend on this hobby. I'm sure quite a few people here have spent that much (or more) for their cars.
Well Toyos, How bout you go buy a 10" APO and let us all know how it goes Ps. Have fun finding a mount to hold it, let alone accurately track something for photography
Yes it is true that its not unobtainable, More so, Uneconomical. 45.9k US is a lot of coin. and to then compare that to a $2000 - $4000 AUD SCT/MAK or Newtonian is perhaps a bit ridiculous..
Well Toyos, How bout you go buy a 10" APO and let us all know how it goes Ps. Have fun finding a mount to hold it, let alone accurately track something for photography
Yes it is true that its not unobtainable, More so, Uneconomical. 45.9k US is a lot of coin. and to then compare that to a $2000 - $4000 AUD SCT/MAK or Newtonian is perhaps a bit ridiculous..
Paramount ME can easily handle the 10" one (99lbs) . I was just pointing out that many of us could afford it if we really wanted to.
Being uneconomical is relative, some say it's unthinkable to spend 200k+ for a car even though they can afford it, and they buy a 14k car instead. Will still get you from A to B even though it doesn't feel the same.
.... I don't think anyone here will ever be able to afford one , I certainly wont (unless I inherit or win a very large amount of money) so , a 10" f4.7 Newtonian with a comma corrector/ field flattener will suffice.
