A good focal reducer for an edge SCt

[jeffmar]

A few nights ago I had my c11 edge out using eyepieces and my camera. I took some photos of the Orion nebula using an f/6.3 focal reducer. The stars at the center were perfectly round but off to the sides they were elongated. Compared to my Meade 8" f/6.3 SCT the distortion was much less. The elongation was small by comparison but It seems that the f/6.3 focal reducer may not be the best accessory for photography in an edge SCT. Are there focal reducer out there that work better with these newer scopes?

[The_Sarge]

Jeffmar,

There is a 0.7X reducer specifically for the Edge HD tubes.

They are not cheap but seem to give very good results.

http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/astronomy/astroimaging-accessories/reducers/reducer-lens-7x-edgehd-1100

[jeffmar]

Nebula,

Thank you for the tip. You are certainly right about that focal reducer not being cheap. It will be yet another item for which I need to save my money. Taking good photos of the sky is not necessarily inexpensive is it? I might have to live with some less than perfect images for a while until my rich uncle leaves me his fortune