The ETX Telescope has a 90 mm Aperture with a focal ratio of 13.8 An excellent guide scope to be sure, but to our surprise, when married to a sensitive CCD camera is capable of images almost as good as larger aperture and (faster) telescopes.

M-33 10 Min Exposure	NGC-891 10 Min Exposure

M-1 10 Min Exposure

M-42 2 Min ETX Exposure

December 4,  M27 Taken with the Meade ETX Guide Scope! RGB 2, 5, 5 Min. Using the Meade Pictor 1616 Camera

December 4,  M57 taken with the Meade ETX Guide Scope! RGB 5, 15, 15 min, using the Meade Pictor 1616 camera.

Not to shabby for a Guide scope!

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