A Mak at F15 will perform well on planets but generally you're limited to 7" maximum aperture whereas you can go all the way to 16" with an SCT(if you want to spend the money). With observing overhead either telescope will benefit from a pier extension on the mount.
In an alt-az configuration an SCT's shorter tube vs focal length puts the binoviewer in an easier position. Remember too that larger aperture means more light gathering potential so even though a binoviewer is splitting the light coming from the system, using a 10" SCT is actual greater than having two 5" refractors. Resolution is the key vs the whole 'reduced contrast' argument of refractors over SCT debate and with binoviewers you can opt for as much aperture as you can afford and find portable. I'm not sure why people always think refractors are the goto recommendation for everything when in reality their lack of aperture reduces the possible resolving of detail in a system and limits the actual light gathering potential. Possibly a mak next to a sct or a refractor?Īperture is your friend for binoviewing the targets in question and given your targets are less than 1 degree an SCT is more ideal than most refractors. I want to be able to observe seated, with a skywatcher eq6 AZ with two telescopes next to each other as a montage. My interest goes to open star clusters, globular clusters and planets and the moon.
Hello, which type of telescope can you buy best if you absolutely want to observe with a binoviewer.