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Old 14-08-2014, 06:28 PM
Frostyricho (Stephen)
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Originally Posted by barx1963 View Post
Frosty. Sorry if you thought I was saying your scope wouldn't see much but you asked about planets, and there are only 7 of them (apart from Earth!) and only 3 are really worth looking at with a small scope (Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) IMHO.
As others have said there are 1000's of objects within grasp of an 8". The reason I highlighted M42 is that in my opinion it is the single best object to get with an 8", although Omega Cent and 47Tuc run it a close race!!

Malcolm
Ok. Would investing into some eyepieces make viewing better for me.
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