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Originally Posted by Wavytone
What is totally beyond small lenses - and small scopes - is serious lunar & planetary stuff.
This is where you need scopes with resolution better than 0.5 arc second (aperture > 25 cm) and focal length > 4 metres. And the mount to track precisely during an exposure; this is far from trivial.
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Crikey I didn't know the line between futile amateurism and serious (planetary) astronomy was that well defined, so thanks for clearing that up. Seriously
