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Old 03-01-2015, 10:40 AM
Hoges (John)
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Fear not!! Lots of color to be seen in the brighter objects like stars and planets. Jupiter and Saturn are always 'wow' in a scope on a good night and I get far more of a thrill looking at them through a scope than seeing them on a picture. On a really good night, when Mars is close, you can sometimes see the polar cap. And yes, Mars is definitely orange/red! Even Uranus has a greenish tint to it's tiny disk. The stars, even to the naked eye, definitely reveal their colors too.

Nebulas, galaxies and similar things with low surface brightness, I'm afraid will be mostly black and white - regardless of scope. Unless you get into a bit of astrophotography......
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