Hello, all:
I posted this in Refractors, and I thought I would ask for opinions from this part of the forum.
After following the recent thread regarding the new Meade Triplet APO's, I began wondering what my fellow Astromarters considered to be the best small quality refractor for CCD astrophotography.
My constraints:
Must be piggybackable on my 14" LX200
Optimum price range is $400-$700
For an exceptional scope value, I could go up to about $800
Basically, I am looking for something with reasonable optics, and good quality mechanics.
I currently use a $109 Apogee Short Tube 80mm refractor. As you might imagine, it just barely gets the job done. My biggest gripes with it is the false color and that problem is exacerbated when I try to focus the R, G and B channels for my LRGB CCD imaging using the ridiculous stock focuser.
All comments are appreciated!
Keith
I posted this in Refractors, and I thought I would ask for opinions from this part of the forum.
After following the recent thread regarding the new Meade Triplet APO's, I began wondering what my fellow Astromarters considered to be the best small quality refractor for CCD astrophotography.
My constraints:
Must be piggybackable on my 14" LX200
Optimum price range is $400-$700
For an exceptional scope value, I could go up to about $800
Basically, I am looking for something with reasonable optics, and good quality mechanics.
I currently use a $109 Apogee Short Tube 80mm refractor. As you might imagine, it just barely gets the job done. My biggest gripes with it is the false color and that problem is exacerbated when I try to focus the R, G and B channels for my LRGB CCD imaging using the ridiculous stock focuser.
All comments are appreciated!
Keith
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