Imagine a 30" f/7... "Pass me that pressure suit willya?" "Sure thing; oh, and watch out for those satellites, they come a little close. By the way, did you remember your parachute?" "Naw, I'd just burn up if I fell anyhow..." Cave made some sweet mirrors, so I've been told. You can probably get some nice high power views with it too. Agreeing with what Chuck said, my 10 f/5.6 does a better job than it would if it were f/4.5, being mass produced and all. On a rare night of perfect seeing last summer (very far from here), I was able to push it to 580x without image degradation. I saw detail on Uranus! (Boy that dob driver comes in handy at those high magnifications) --- David L Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote:
Don't forget considerations of field of view! My 10" f/5 Cave with a 40mm Tele Vue Wide Field gives some very impressive Milky Way shots ;)
On Friday, February 21, 2003, at 09:58 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Everyone should, unless there is a specific reason for going "short". Of course, legitimate reasons include transportation and ergonomics.
Brent's always been right-on in that department! :)
C.
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