Apeture & "f " stops

I have a new 8" Celestron Advanced Series Newtonian. It's an f5 scope. I'm lusting for a Meade SN 10". That's Meade's corrected, f4, 10" Newtonian.

Would I see any significant difference in photos taken with one or the other?

Bob

Hi,

Do you mean prime-focus photography? If yes, and if you don't have a coma corrector for your Newtonian, the Schmidt Newtonian should give you better image quality because of its less coma. And, of course, the extra 2" of aperture helps too.

Cheers,
Wei-Hao