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You'd obviously have to compare them on a night with ideal conditions to really know. My guess so far is: not much. I'll wait a while, if indeed I ever do.

...and I just don't get 'very very good' anywhere near home.

It's been here for a while now, but I'm still not sure what to think. It hasn't done anything more for me than the 6" f/6 - yet. I wasn't expecting a world of difference, but, well, it puts the added value of a 'better' mirror in perspective. Stanley stays.

Every scope should own one. This specimen arrived safely thanks to the care and attention of @DRT I've issued it a sleeping bag and it will be assigned to a scope in due course. Thanks Derek!

That video says it all. What a result!

It's not quite what you think...

Right! Absolutely. Besides, who needs another comparison? Who honestly has the slightest bit of interest in a Newt-out between a 6" f/6 and a 6" f/8? What possible good can be served by a first-hand account of how they perform side-by-side on Luna?

I noticed this as well. Not that I was tempted. No sir. Not at all. Full stop.

Just saying, as an owner of some very nice fracs, that the view through a Newt is surprisingly familiar. And good. Just saying.

I'll admit I was surprised to find out for myself just how subtle the spikes are...

I haven't forgotten that you have the other six bristles from That Man's moustache...we need to get together and get rich.

That's profoundly true, and well said.

Oh, shush and behave.

Hey, there's never going to be The One True Scope. There's room for a pantheon in my particular philosophy. Besides, I haven't named the Newt yet...

I do appreciate what you're saying. But the reactions of people reflect (...) their attitudes, not only towards the article's message, but also the way in which the message is presented. Apparently, the article doesn't succeed in engaging those people in such a way that they take it seriously (whether they agree or not). So they don't. It's Monty Python all around. Use a title like that, and you've lost that part of your audience which needs the most convincing. So in that sense, the article gets the reaction it deserves.

Let's face it though - What have the Refractors Ever Done For Us? Apart from...etc.

"After you tire of examining those five bodies in our solar system, what's next?" Well Mr. Fleck, I'll cross that bridge when I find it.

Yes, I read about that. As for me, I'm enjoying this newt so much that I'm sure I'll want another, perhaps a 200mm f/6, in due course. Keeping this one a bit longer will fit in well with that. Just waiting for the Moon to return...

Still looking forward to trying a 150 f/6?

Show you my what? Ah, I see... I only have the one. TS/GSO 150mm f/6. Losmandy AZ8 on Berlebach Planet.

Another very nice bit of Japanese glass, this time safely delivered thanks to the excellent care of @Tonynexevo925 Thanks, Tony!

Nice to see them in their own case; they deserve it. Did you replace the bottom caps? Mine came with black ones.

Got mine directly from Baader. They're friendly enough - a smaller scale operation than it might seem, methinks. Definitely easier not to have to go via a retailer if you're planning to return a few of them until you're satisfied.

Just drop the Borg out there and enjoy!