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Old 02-07-2020, 08:26 PM
LucasB (Lucas)
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Originally Posted by Placidus View Post
Oh what a lovely shot.

I think, if I were starting again, knowing what I know now, I'd get a much smaller scope, say a 4 to 6 inch refractor. The twenty inch is good for extremely faint detail, for example the outer chevrons of the helix, or details in very faint tidal tails like in the clubs on the antennae, or getting shape in squillions of background galaxies, but for the Caldwell One Hundred, for everyone's favourites, your approach is far, far superior, and involves the loss of much less hair.

Only now, at the end, do I understand the True Power of the Small Scope.

Best,
Mike
Thanks for the feedback Mike, I really appreciate it.
I'm glad that you enjoyed viewing the image and that is of a level that could make you feel this way. I do enjoy the rarities your large scope brings to the table that smaller scopes can't.
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