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Old 30-08-2021, 08:49 PM
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Coma corrector for Meade 10" SCT (non ACF)

Hello all,
I am planning to start with deep space imaging with the 10" non ACF sct on EQ6R. Can someone advise a coma corrector/reducer that actually works with it? I haven't heard many good reviews about Celestron and Meade 6.3.

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Old 31-08-2021, 10:36 AM
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Hi Shar,

You’re not after a coma corrector. The front glass on the SCT is a corrector plate. What you’re talking about is a focal reducer. I use the Meade 6.3 and I haven’t had any issues with it on my 9.25. Hope that clears things up.

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Old 31-08-2021, 11:48 AM
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Lots of opinions out there- but here’s my experience with a 10” Meade LX50 (non-ACF). I use the celestron 0.63x reducer and as long as the spacing is correct you can get a pretty decent result.
Attached is an unprocessed live stack with the above setup with an asi294mc (4/3 sensor) at 105.3mm spacing (integrated darks and flats). Just few elongated stars in corners as I have approx 0.2mm tilt in my setup that I’m still trying to sort out but that’s another issue! It’s fairly easy to crop or process-out these flaws but the raw image shows the real result.

Focal reducers/correctors greater than 0.63x will cause more and more issues with distortions in the edges of a larger sensor so it becomes a bit of a balancing act and depends on what kind of result you’re after.

Hope that helps
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Old 31-08-2021, 01:00 PM
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...Attached is an unprocessed live stack with the above setup with an asi294mc (4/3 sensor) at 105.3mm spacing (integrated darks and flats). Just few elongated stars in corners...

Dave,

this is a very decent result.
I have other way around situation (C11 and Meade 0.63 reducer).. still trying to figure out the optimal distance (apparently my problem is field curvature).
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Old 31-08-2021, 01:25 PM
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Yeah can be quite tricky to get the right spacing. I think most people probably get “close enough” and then get on with things.

Here’s a helpful diagram you may well have come across already that was posted on here a bit ago…

So many variables in play.
This was nothing compared to trying to get the Hyperstar spacing right!!
Vernier calipers are my friend…
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