(Bill Kocken) wrote in message . com...
Sorry, I'm laughing.. I hope you'll tell us why you're asking.
The 10" by far. Only possible reasons to choose the 127mm are
portability or ability to put it on an equatorial mount.
Bill Kocken

I'd like to hear your opinions on whether a 127mm Orion
Maksutov-Cassegrain is a better deep-sky telescope than a 10" Orion or
Hardin Dob that is now on sale for about the same price. Don't laugh I
have a very good reason for collecting this information.

Dave Mitsky

I asked to prove a point to someone who has insulted me repeatedly on
another forum when I informed him that his newly purchased Orion 127mm
f/12.1 MCT was perhaps not the best choice as a deep-sky telescope.
This was in response to a query that he himself posted. This fellow
seemed to think because he could see some of the showcase Messier
objects with the Mak that aperture was irrelevant. He's got very
strong opinions for someone who's only been observing for a few months
and didn't know how to locate M31.

Dave Mitsky