C-6s baffle effects

I was reading in the Celestron forum that because the center baffle is 27mm on this scope, that purchasing 2" EP's would be a waste since this scope will never be a wide-field. I'm no expert, but I think the author was saying that the center baffle would have the same effect as a 27mm field stop.

I'm thinking of buying a C-6s for a quick grab & go scope. I already have a stable of 2" EP's for my 10" dob so that's not the issue. My question is would this size baffle have a similar effect on a SCT focal reducer so that in essence there is no way to get larger than the 1 deg. FOV?

This is important because I like galaxies & nebulas more than clusters. Consequently I would probably go with a 4" refractor, med-short FL. (I'm leaning toward the 6" SCT because of the aperture.)

>I was reading in the Celestron forum that because the center baffle is 27mm on this scope, that purchasing 2" EP's would be a waste since this scope will never be a wide-field. I'm no expert, but I think the author was saying that the center baffle would have the same effect as a 27mm field stop.<

Not quite. Size of illuminated field is determined by the rear baffle opening, not the front. Since the C6 is of similar proportions as the 8", only 25% smaller, its 50% illuminated field will be also about 25% smaller, or ~34mm in diameter. That corresponds to angular field diameter of ~1.3 degrees.

So some 2" eyepieces would work, but it wouldn't make it wide-field. For that, Antares 6" f/6.5 refractor would do much better.

Vlad