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Originally Posted by Filippo
I’m in Melbourne metro, on a balcony, with a 4SE.
I bought it because I figured it was easily portable and storage at my place is fairly limited. I also thought it’s a pretty beautiful scope to look at...which is probably the stupidest reason to buy a telescope.
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When I saw the 4SE at my nearest Australian Geographic shop, I also reckoned it looked absolutely cool.
Thankfully I was able to resist the temptation to impulse buy.
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The light pollution here is absolutely terrible and, to be honest, I’ve been a bit disappointed. I know I need to get in the car and go to dark sites...but I’d hoped for a bit of a better experience on my balcony.
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Same hassle I'm having in summer here in Brisbane. Severe light pollution, to the point where I only see 3 stars with my naked eyes, between about 6:30pm and 11pm.
When I bought my telescope back in late July, I was spoilt for how much I could see. With summer, that has dropped off chronically.
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Seeing Saturn through my new 12mm Saxon Cielo was just incredible though. That really blew my socks off.
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I also use the Saxon Cielo HD eyepieces. I've got the 12mm and the 6.5mm, and they're a great step up from the supplied stock eyepieces.
For me, the highlight was Jupiter. The amount of detail I could see was brilliant.