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Old 07-04-2006, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiney
I'm saving for a 12" premium Dob (I'm 2/3rds of the way there) but would be interested as to what size aperture can you expect to see colour in DSO's, Nebulae etc? Can you see any in a 12" or do you have to go much larger say 16" or larger?
Opinions anyone.
I have a 300mm premium Dob and you can make out colour on some deep sky objects (orion neb, some planeteries etc).
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