Re: [APML] Scope Question

[Rob Miracle <rwm@photo-miracles.com>]

At 02:20 PM 3/7/2002 -0500, you wrote:
 > If you think the 8" is too bulky to pack up, the 11 inch is only going 
to be much worse.

Exactly.   Except I felt the fork would have better support than the one 
armed fork on the 8".  Also the camera to scope weight ratio makes the 
camera less of an impact on the motor.

>Keep in mind that to use the 11" for long exposure deep-sky 
>astrophotography, you'll be using the wedge. All of that stability you get 
>using the 11" GPS with the fork vertical as an altazimuth mount is gone 
>when you put it on a wedge.
>
>As for the 11" GPS being more simple to set up, that's gone too with it on 
>a wedge.

Is there a better scope choice for taking nice shots of nebulas, clusters 
like Pleides, tracking a comet here or there?  I'm willing to sell the 
Nextar 8 and put that money towards a different scope since I don't have a 
lot invested in "parts" yet.

Thanks,
Rob
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Rob Miracle
Photographic Miracles
203 Carpenter Brook Dr.
Apex, NC 27502
http://www.photo-miracles.com


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