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Originally Posted by creeksky
Thanks Ian and Malcolm,
You are all very keen and helpful and very dedicated to this hobby.
Its certainly a learning curve thanks for being patient, with me.
The stars were like diamonds, but no colour ones yet?
So many that it was hard to know where I was looking.
I tried adverting my vision but no DSOs popped out that may have been hidden?
But I probably wasn't near any 
It was frustrating trying not to lose EP caps, putting reading glasses on and off to read star maps on tablet and mobile with sky eye and running around the Dob, back to the EP.
Then dodging the gathering clouds, fearing a rain shower and packing up...quickly after so short a time.
But I will keep trying, just incedible was the view up there and being a tiny bit closer!  |
The vast majority of stars do not display strong colours. A lot of doubles do simply because their closeness emphasises the colour contrast. One obvious coloured star visible now is Betelguese in Orion, but you don't need a scope to see that colour.
With glasses, I find it much simpler to simply leave them on when observing unless the eyepiece demands it. Having said that, some faint objects are easier with them off so I have a "granny cord> so I can hang my glasses round my neck when observing glasses free. Another solution is keep them on while finding the target, then only take them of while observing it.
Malcolm