Re: [APML] Which Focal Reducuer? (newbie)

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

Hi Mike. The Meade and Celestron will be bad in regards to vignetting. The
Lumicon; I'm not so sure about what's availiable for 8" scts. If you had a
10" sct then I could tell you that the Lumicon reducer that comes with the
giant easy guider will work pretty well with a little vignetting, but
nothing like you will get with Meade's or Celestron's.
Bobby Middleton

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael C. Sugarman <msugarma@ea.oac.uci.edu>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 3:56 PM
Subject: [APML] Which Focal Reducuer? (newbie)


> I'm a newbie and this is my first post attempt...
> I'm looking to buy a focal reducer for my Meade 8" f/10 SCT LX200 to
> shorten exposure times of deep sky objects.  Anyone have a preference for
> either the Meade, Celestron or Lumicon reducers?  Is there a noticeable
> difference in vignetting in any of the brands?
> Thanks in advance,
> Mike Sugarman
>
>
> Michael C. Sugarman
> Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
> 1216 Gillespie Neuroscience Bldg.
> University of California, Irvine
> Irvine, CA 92697-4545
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