On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:57:43 +0000 (UTC), (Brian Tung)
wrote:

One thing to consider is that the PST is not so much optimized for
prominences as it is pessimized for surface detail. It won't show the
prominences any better, I don't think, than the MS40 will. The surface
detail, incidentally, may be why the PST doesn't come with the T-Max
tuner; it wouldn't do enough good to warrant including it. Still, if
I were on a limited budget, the PST would look like a very attractive
option.

I went with the SM40/10 in part because I think there's a chance that I
will want to use it with other telescopes. If that's a possibility with
you, too, you might consider it.

Brian Tung

Good points all, Brian. The PST is at a nice pricepoint. I do think
that the SM40/10 may in the long run be a better option, as is the
MS40. I think that (given that I'm renovating two bathrooms, painting
two rooms, installing a new window and putting up new gutters) the PST
is a good "toe in the water". I'll probably pick up another filter to
drop it down to about .06 angsteom as well. Here's a link to an
unretouched prime-focus shot from a PST:
http://www.astronomike.net/photos/p/...adet_15910.jpg.

Sure is pretty!

Cheers,

- Craig