Thanks very much. I'll keep that in mind.
I just wanted to ask what the Lagoon Nebula looks like in a scope? I've got a 10" GSO. Using a 30mm eyepiece, I saw the Lagoon Nebula last night but not the red haze that it shows on Stellarium but a faint grey. I also saw the Triffid Nebula close by, smaller. 90% of the sky was thick cloud last night and the neighbours lights were very bright but I thought I'd see that reddish smear. Thanks again.
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Originally Posted by MortonH
Sounds like a good plan.
By the way, the reason so many eyepieces are expensive is the wide field of view. But in many cases a good Plossl lets more light through because it has fewer glass elements. So for deep sky stuff at lower magnifications a Plossl may be all you need  . |