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Started by vct, 03/18/2008 11:59PM
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victor truglio
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hey guys
how much difference is there in a celestron c8 with
starbright coatings and one with starbright xlt coatings.
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victor truglio said:

hey guys
how much difference is there in a celestron c8 with
starbright coatings and one with starbright xlt coatings.

The difference is detectable visually. Also, always buying the top coatings is important if the scope ever needs to be sold. Ask the folks who scrimped on Starbright back in the 80s...

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