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Old 26-05-2014, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by barx1963 View Post
James
When I had my 12" I found that pushing the power beyond the 115x that I could get with a 13mm EP was only rarely possible and even a 10mm ethos giving 150x was viable only on those rare good nights.
Power is not always your friend as it magnifies any atmospheric disturbance.
Malcolm
Really? Was that 12" properly cooled and collimated? Because even on the worst nights (short of gail force winds) I can get to 150x with room to spare.

On a side note regarding this thread in general:

*facepalm* at people telling someone with their first scope to buy a Televue eyepiece immediately.

Otherwise good advice here.
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