Posts Made By: Ralph Encarnacion

That's a pretty nice Orion Ivan. You gotta love H-Alpha. The rusults look fantastic, and the processing couldn't be easier, just stack and stretch.
Ralph

The Astro-Tech sounds like an expensive gamble. I would wait until the reviews come out first and see what kind of pictures that thing takes. Imaging at 2000 focal length is not the easiest thing to do. The NP-101 is a proven performer. I had one for a short time and never noticed any focus problems. I would go that route if I wanted a 4" scope.

If I was you, I would sell every thing that I own and just buy the first AP-130 F/6 that shows up on Astromart and you will be done buying scopes. That is what I ended up doing. Just keep your mount, your camera, and a cross hair eyepiece. Sell everything else and put your money on a 5" refractor. The TV .8 reducer works perfect with it as long as you don't have a full size chip.
Ralph