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Old 25-07-2013, 02:10 PM
tomski (Tom)
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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from 80mm achro to 127mm apo

Hi All,

I have a Vixen Custom 80M refractor and from what I understand it is a decent telescope for its size. Most of my observing is done from my backyard in light polluted South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The Vixen gives me beautiful views of the moon and the planets, however trying to see even the brightest DSOs like Omega Centauri is disappointing (can see a light grey cloud with no stars).

My question is whether upgrading to Explore Scientific ED127 Apo would give me significantly better views over the 80mm Vixen?

Looking forward to hear you opinion/advice. Thanks.
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