Comparison on C5

I'm just wondering what is the difference between a standard C5 astro scope
OTA and that of their spotting scope version? Are they exactly the same? I
deduced that since the spotting scope was used in the day, perhaps the
coating my be less stringent a

Hi:

No. They are the same optically. Major difference is that the spotting scope
comes with a 45 degree diagonal, I beleive.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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FWIW -- My manual says that all C5 versions (when mine was built, at
least) have Starbright coatings. Mine was purchased new in Aug 1995

Phil

Rod Mollise wrote:
I'm just wondering what is the difference between a standard C5 astro scope
OTA and that of their spotting scope version? Are they exactly the same? I
deduced that since the spotting scope was used in the day, perhaps the
coating my be less stringent a


Hi:

No. They are the same optically. Major difference is that the spotting scope
comes with a 45 degree diagonal, I beleive.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
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Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html