comparison study

[PSALM19.1]

Hi...I borrowed my old 60mm refractor off a friend of mine to compare views of Jupiter with my 8" dob...on low power they both were quite similar, but through a 6mm ep, the Dob was a clear first...! And as for ease of use...a lightyear in front is Mr Dob...don't know how useful this post was...bye! :)

[SimmoW]

Pretty good comparo! Depends on the quality of the refractor too I suppose

[cometcatcher]

A more betterer comparison would be with DSO's. ;)

[Wavytone]

DSO's - and galaxies in particular - will be the discriminator for these two scopes.

Basically a 20cm aperture puts galaxies in reach. A 60 cm has no chance apart from the Magellanic clouds and a few bright ones like NGC 5128.

And for galaxies, a 30-40cm aperture is really where the fun starts. Beyond that the next significant increment is 60-90 cm.

[SimmoW]

I dream of having a 60cm!!!

[PSALM19.1]

Yes, I didn't even look at DSO's through the refractor...there would be no comparison! Isn't Jupiter great at the moment! :thumbsup:

[Amaranthus]

Pretty sure he meant 60mm :)

[torana68]

Jupiter always is :)

[nebulosity.]

Especially though a 60cm :thumbsup: