4 Telescopes Tested: Doublet vs. Triplet vs. Quadruplet vs Quintuplet
Channel: Nebula Photos
Date: 2023-03-10

FOUR popular astrophotography telescopes scopes tested to see how the number of glass elements affects your deep sky photos! To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/NebulaPhotos/. The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription.

Telescope Purchase Links
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William Optics ZS61ii: https://tinyurl.com/wozs61 and Flat 61A: https://tinyurl.com/flat61a
Sharpstar 61EDPHii: https://tinyurl.com/61ephii and 0.8x Reducer/flattener: https://tinyurl.com/61edph-reducer
Meade 70 APO: discontinued - check used markets
Askar 65PHQ: https://tinyurl.com/askar65phq

Data Downloads
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IEz6V9MB0644KvEog6e4-dTfiL7kFXun?usp=sharing

Contents
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0:00 Intro
0:53 Disclosures
1:41 History / Background
4:30 Cost
5:33 William Optics ZS61ii overview
9:18 Sharpstar 61EDPHii overview
13:04 Meade 70 APO overview
15:40 Askar 65PHQ overview
19:18 Brilliant (sponsor)
20:07 Image Comparisons (OSC)
27:02 Image Comparisons (Mono)

Patreon
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Channel Disclosures
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I am a member of the All-Star Telescope, High Point Scientific, Astrobin, OPT, Agena Astroproducts, eBay, Astrogear.net, and Amazon affiliate programs. Product links in my video descriptions are typically affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will make a commission if you click them and purchase something. I also have working relationships with the following companies/brands to receive products to test: Askar, Svbony, High Point Scientific, Agena Astroproducts QHYCCD, WOBoyz, SmallRig, Venus Optics, Astrogear.net, Night Sky Camera, Hunt's Photo & Video. I do not review products for money and any brand deals will be fully disclosed. If you have any questions about any of this, please get in touch.

Video Disclosures
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This video was sponsored by Brilliant. I received a free loan of the William Optics 61 Zenithstar 61 and Flat 61A from All-star Telescope. I was sent the Askar 65PHQ for free from Askar, but will either return it or purchase it from them after the video is published.