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Fumesucker

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11. A Mak Cass has a long focal length and a high f #

Reply to BlueJazz (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 10:00 PM

Nov 2013

That's a frustrating combo for anything other than lunar and planetary astrophotography at prime focus, you'll need an extremely solid mount and accurate drive for deep sky shots.

I have a 6" f5 Newtonian on a German Equatorial and deep sky shots are a real challenge with it, my best shots have been piggyback with a fixed focal length camera lens on the camera.

Good luck.

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A Mak Cass has a long focal length and a high f # Fumesucker Nov 2013 #11