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M51 with Epsilon 160, Tony Blakesley
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M51 with Epsilon 160

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M51 with Epsilon 160

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Got a Takahashi Epsilon 160 and have been playing around with CCD spacing. I think my spacing is still not quite right but its close. Also collimation is a tad off. This scope seems to have a much better field than my 6" F/5. The Tak Epsilon is native F/3.3 with a 49mm image circle.

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M51 with Epsilon 160, Tony Blakesley