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Old 26-09-2011, 12:12 PM
Rob_K
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Thanks all.

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Originally Posted by Paddy View Post
Impressive also the detail that you could get in M27.
Probably a small scope thing Patrick. I'd imagine that at 43x in a 10" or 12" (or 16"!) M27 would burn your eyes out, and you'd need some serious magnification to see any detail. With my scope at 43x, the delicate ring pops out easily in averted vision - direct vision is a tiny pale disk.

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