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Old 15-10-2021, 01:11 PM
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Telescope ratings on planets by the well regarded Mr Yoshida

Does your blood boil at the low tak sky 90 rating etc other Taks near the top..
The humble ?? C11 fares extremely well !
Not my list Blame him.

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/1.../#entry1995182
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Old 15-10-2021, 01:51 PM
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Does your blood boil at the low tak sky 90 rating etc other Taks near the top..
The humble ?? C11 fares extremely well !
Not my list Blame him.

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/1.../#entry1995182
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The SKY 90 reportedly had optical issues .. maybe that is reflected in the low score.

Ok .. this list has convinced me to buy the Takahashi μ-300. I had a μ-250 and it was a great scope ... but like a moron I sold it. The collimation procedure scared me off.
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Old 15-10-2021, 02:04 PM
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Sky90 is way over - criticised, but at its short focal length, a planetary scope it isn’t.

Best planet killer I’ve yet used is a Tak FOA60Q. Absolutely razor sharp (highest strehl of any Tak ever made at over 0.99 and near perfect colour correction) - the detail it showed on Jupiter I've never even seen in a Mewlon 300 or a Mak. Maybe not as large an image scale but the fidelity and crispness of detail even with a plossl is astonishing. From my white zone, banding and festoons easily discernible using a Vixen 26 plossl.

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Old 15-10-2021, 04:03 PM
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The CN-212 didn't even make the list?
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Old 15-10-2021, 04:21 PM
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The CN-212 didn't even make the list?

Its there with the FS-128 on 72points... not bad company! If there was a flexibility component to the rating it would surely improve its standing
Edit, I just saw that both of these beat a pair of FS-102s as binocs in this review... that surprises me.
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The CN-212 didn't even make the list?
(72 points)Takahashi CN212
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Old 15-10-2021, 05:38 PM
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Ah I see it now... I thought it was taking ok images. Bit of a let down. Might have to renew that Topaz AI subscription hey?
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Old 15-10-2021, 05:53 PM
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They needed to use green font colouring
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Old 15-10-2021, 06:34 PM
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My ( high end ) WO TMB 80mm FD didn't even get a mention ..... that can't be right

Where's my blood pressure pills ....

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Old 15-10-2021, 09:24 PM
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They needed to use green font colouring
TV green, Vixen green or Tak green?

I agree though, astronomy d**k waving contests tend to evoke 50 Shades of Green…
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Old 15-10-2021, 09:51 PM
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Scores without corresponding comments makes the list invalid IMO. I also noticed none of that Takahashi FCT's make it on this list ... odd.

Regarding the Sky 90 and its position on the list one might refer to Ed Ting's reviews.

https://scopereviews.com/page1aq.html
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Old 16-10-2021, 08:38 AM
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Ah I see it now... I thought it was taking ok images. Bit of a let down. Might have to renew that Topaz AI subscription hey?
Looks like the M210 and M180 appear higher up the list than the CN212?

Don't worry Marc, your CN212 is belting out some wonderful images and that's what matters.

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Old 16-10-2021, 08:52 AM
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Looks like the M210 and M180 appear higher up the list than the CN212?

Don't worry Marc, your CN212 is belting out some wonderful images and that's what matters.

Cheers

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Yeah I saw that too. I wonder if the Dall Kirkham design has a tighter spot diagram on axis compared to a classical cassegrain because everything else is the same.
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Old 16-10-2021, 02:42 PM
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I dunno…could’ve been off collimating but never been awed by any Mewlon yet. Very good, but…

CN212 is superb
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Does your blood boil at the low tak sky 90 rating etc other Taks near the top..
The humble ?? C11 fares extremely well !
Not my list Blame him.

https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/1.../#entry1995182
Bigjoe



An expert once told me that a large oil spaced refractor
gave the best views of planets.
That is due to less dispersion of the light and of course
a non obstructed refractor gives the greatest contrast.
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