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Best EdgeHD 8" Reducer?

Celestron EdgeHD 8" Reducer Buying Advice
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Derek Vasselin avatar
Derek Vasselin avatar
Bought a new 8" EdgeHD and trying to decide on reducers. 

Seems a lot of people use the Celestron brand 0.7x reducer, but I've heard some have trouble with image quality. 

I know the Starizona 0.63x is an option as well, and looks like the newest version is f/7.1, so it's basically the same end result?

From reading around. It sounds like the Starizona is the better option?
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The Starizona .63 is not an option. It is not compatable with the EdgeHD series, as the Edge HD is natively corrected, and simply requires a specific type of reducer that has no field correcting characteristics. The Optec Lepus HD is a good alternative, it's F/6.2, no clue about the performance of that one though personally.

I don't even use a reducer, the scope is extremely sharp without it.
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