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Originally Posted by §AB
NGC 247 WILL be a challenge, it's faint in my 10", and this scope is fully flocked and was sporting a flocked dewshield! My suggestion is stare long and hard, use averted vision, block external straylight. Doug, what size scope do you use for your DSO hunting?
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4" refractor - downsized from the 12" dob and have absolutely no regrets. I love seeing how far I can push it, plus I can chuck it (carefully) in the car.
I saw a guy on the train a few days back reading Sky and Telescope. I spoke to him for a couple of minutes - he runs 8 scopes!
