Refractor Astrophotography

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guy enters with tiny rc51

https://tenor.com/view/quite-small-blowfish-jerry-seinfeld23hours-to-kill-tiny-really-small-gif-17054250

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Guy enters without any refractor in his possession

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imposter 😛

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What do you guys think of the AT72EDII

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I have one. Great scope for the price point

Some folks don’t like Astro tech stuff cuz they tend to use lower grade glass but they’re very well corrected and I freaking love mine. Took my profile pic with that scope

[flat pebble]

Yeah I know it has fpl53 glass I heard that’s pretty good also is there any chromatic aberration?

[lone token]

Not that I’ve seen. If there is it’s extremely minimal

For the price you will not find a better 71mm

[flat pebble]

I think I will go with that then

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Are you using a flattener and which one?

[lone token]

Yes I am. I’m using the ATRF72 that’s for the scope

[flat pebble]

Ok I have heard some things about issues with the flattener how does it work with you? Also do you think the reducer flattener would be worth it?

[lone token]

That’s what this is. It’s the 0.8x reducer and field flattener

Mine works fine with the proper backfocus

[flat pebble]

Ok yeah I will get that the

Then

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camera lens counts as refractor....?

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The pic i got of Orion Nebula using 5 inch refractor and iPhone 11 adapted

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Single sub looking pretty good