I talked to Astronomics and they said that the flashlight test in a
dark
room was a very difficult test for any SCT and even their Questar MCTs
usually have dust and swirl marks visible under a flashlight.

Whatever. What SCT's are there, Celestron and Meade? Both being lowest
common denominator manufacturers, of course the flashlight test is
going to be difficult for them, their products are flat out mass
produced at the lowest possible cost to squeak by on customer
satisfaction, so they can sell them as cheap as possible in order to
compete with each other. Sorry to sound so jaded, but IMHO Televue has
a totally different business model, and it shows in the superior
quality of their merchandise. Your problem is that it is too late, you
have already become discriminating enough to notice. I for one don't
think there is any going back.


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