Hi everyone,
I’ve been looking into the Celestron RASA telescopes.
Recently, I came across a V1 offered for about half the price of a new V2, which made me curious about the practical differences between the two versions.
From what I’ve read, the V2 mainly introduced the Ultra-Stable Focus System, designed to reduce mirror shift and mirror flop during focusing.
For those who have experience with these scopes, I’d really appreciate your thoughts:
• Are there any optical differences between V1 and V2?
• Does the V2 focusing system make a noticeable difference in practice?
• Are there easy visual ways to distinguish V1 from V2?
• If the price difference is large, would V1 still be a reasonable option today?
If anyone has images from both versions, that would also be very helpful.
Thank you very much, and clear skies!