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<STRONG>Fred,</STRONG><BR>
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You did tell me that you had the complete set of Q70 eyepieces from Orion...correct? <BR>
Is the field flat...what about the stars at the edge? An f/4.5 telescope will really tax any wide field eyepiece. <BR>
<BR>At a dark site all nine galaxies of the Virgo cluster should be easily framed and seen with your 16-inch Lightbridge. Most should be fairly bright...<BR>
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I would like to observe this cluster with your 16-inch...sketching again and compare the difference versus my 10-inch.<BR>
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When I used to look at those big robust Cave reflectors during the 60's and early 70's I thought that a 10-inch scope was the "biggest" scope an amateur could ever have. <BR>
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<STRONG>John</STRONG>, what kind of 10-inch Maksutov do you have, brand, etc? Maksutov-Cassegrain? I presume it is equatorially mounted? What was the Tele-vue eyepiece that you was using?<BR>
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Roger<BR>
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