Re: Celestron versus Orion SCTs


"David Nakamoto" <res07oeg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I would argue based on my experience and those of more than half a dozen
others, that the Orion 127mm and 150mm Mak are better telescopes compared
to any SCT up to 8 inches.

I'd lend more credibility to those results if just two folks compared a half
dozen samples of American SCTs to a half dozen samples of Chinese Maks.


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