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Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P vs Tele Vue NP101is

Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
Sky-Watcher

Quattro 200P

Best suited for intermediate imagers building a versatile kit running a backyard imaging setup.

Tele Vue NP101is
Tele Vue

NP101is

Best suited for intermediate imagers building a versatile kit running a portable travel rig.

Key differences

+48% focal length
+98% aperture
Faster by 1.4 f-stops

Specifications

SpecificationSky-Watcher Quattro 200PTele Vue NP101is
Optics
TypeNewtonianRefractor
Optical designImaging NewtonianPetzval
Aperture200mm101mm
Focal length800mm540mm
Native f/ratiof/4.0f/5.4
Image circle32mm40mm
Full-frame supportNoYes
Physical
Weight10.5kg4.5kg
Advantages of Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
  • Tighter framing — 800mm vs 540mm focal length
  • 98% more light-gathering aperture
  • Faster optics at f/4 vs f/5.4
Advantages of Tele Vue NP101is
  • Wider field — 540mm vs 800mm focal length
  • Larger image circle (40mm) — supports bigger sensors
  • Lighter (4.5kg vs 10.5kg) — easier to travel with
Best for — Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
  • Medium-sized galaxies and planetary nebulae
  • Fast imaging — short exposures per sub
  • Faint-object imaging under dark skies
Best for — Tele Vue NP101is
  • Large emission nebulae and star clusters
  • Full-frame astro cameras and DSLRs
Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P — typical FOV & scale
  • With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 2.58° × 1.72°Scale: 0.97"/px
  • With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 1.68° × 1.12°Scale: 0.97"/px
  • With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 0.81° × 0.81°Scale: 0.97"/px
Tele Vue NP101is — typical FOV & scale
  • With Full-frame (36×24mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 3.82° × 2.55°Scale: 1.44"/px
  • With APS-C (23.5×15.7mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 2.49° × 1.67°Scale: 1.44"/px
  • With IMX533 square (11.3×11.3mm, 3.76µm)
    FOV: 1.20° × 1.20°Scale: 1.44"/px
Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P — recommended user

Best suited for intermediate imagers building a versatile kit running a backyard imaging setup.

Tele Vue NP101is — recommended user

Best suited for intermediate imagers building a versatile kit running a portable travel rig.

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