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 The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Telescope Purchase Links ============================= William Optics ZS61ii: and Flat 61A: Sharpstar 61EDPHii: and Reducer/flattener: Meade 70 APO: discontinued - check used markets Askar 65PHQ: Data Downloads ============================= Contents ============================= 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 ============================= This video was made possible with the generous support of my members on Patreon. If you would like to join, it starts at just $1/month, and there are many perks! Channel Disclosures ============================= I am a member of the All-Star Telescope, High Point Scientific, Astrobin, OPT, Agena Astroproducts, eBay, , 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, , 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 ============================= 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.