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RAKing
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Re: Least happy with the C6
08/06/08 09:01 PM
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I think you are trying to compare apples to oranges with the 66 versus the C6. Even if both scopes are perfect specimens, their strengths are so different I'm not sure we could make a valid comparison.
I owned a WO ZS66SD, very similar to your AT66. It was a great little wide field scope, but you didn't push it much beyond 100x or the image would go dark. I own a C6 and it is just the opposite. First of all, the field stop on the back of the scope limits you to just under one degree FOV (0.99) and the C6 is perfectly happy above 100x.
If I pushed my WO66 to 111x with a 3.5mmT6 Nagler, I got a miniscule 0.60mm exit pupil and an incredibly dark view. My C6 with a 13mm Ethos would put me at 115x and give me a wonderful 1.30mm exit pupil. On the other hand, the 66 could show me something at low power with a whopping 4 degree FOV, something the C6 couldn't do without a hacksaw.  BTW - both scopes showed nice, pinpoint stars in their "happy" zones.
We should also consider your eyes and what you like to see through a telescope. If we all liked the same views, telescope manufacturers would have an easy time. Some of us like wide field, low power views, others want to go high power, and so forth. In my case, the WO66 was a great little scope, but the picture was not what I was looking for. Maybe the C6 is simply not your cup of tea.
Just more food for thought,
Ron
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