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The 6" f/5 like rich field telescope

Started by paulsky, 01/12/2007 09:16PM
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Paulo martin
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Hello,

I am interested in wide field observation with a refractor(not top model)like the Synta 6" f/5 refractor or similar model, for rich field, nebulas, milky way, star clusters..and I like readyour opinion on this particular telescope, optical quality for this purpose, mechanical..

paulo
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Try the reviews over at Cloudy Nights. I think I saw a review on that scope over there.

At f/5, eyepieces become critical. Personally, I would get the 150mm f/8 Celestron and use a 50mm Axiom or 55mm TV Plossl. That gets you down to 24X. EP's that are even cheaper work at f/8. At f/5, you are locked into Panoptics and such pricey EP's.

Phil
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