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Originally Posted by matt
I'm going to stick with planetary imaging for a while and that means I don't mind sticking with an SCT. I'd prefer something around the 10" aperture OTA for the sake of portability.
I'm just wondering whether I'd see a marked improvement if I traded to something like a 10" Meade LX200R?
Obviously, the tiny bit of extra aperture is not going to set my world on fire, but what about the so-called 'Advanced Ritchey Cretien' optics? Would they be worth the switch?
I suspect not. I've yet to see planetary pics out of a Meade R or RCX series which would convince me the plunge would be worthwhile.
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The thing about RC scopes is that they are designed to take wide field star images, with no distortion of stars at the corners of the frame. This is not an issue with planetary photography, where you're only interested in a centre field image, so for planetary work an RC is a waste of money.
Geoff