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Originally Posted by creeksky
Can I actually then see DSOs? With an 8 inch Dob?
Maybe I am being
too hopeful and it is beyond my capability with this equipment?I have only had 2 nights worth of observing, now it is rain.Probably for next four days.
All I can see is stars and they seem just as far away as ever, mere pinpoints?
Maybe more than naked eye, I don't want to have too high expectations,but I thought just maybe some nebulae and a couple of DSOs, was I wrong?  |
Absolutely you can see DSO's, what you saw was a DSO, it is simply a matter of which one, and the description of where you saw it makes it unlikely to be NGC1300 (unless I am misunderstanding your description)
Remember a DSO is a Deep Sky Object which simply means anything beyond the Solar System, so every star is a DSO along with every cluster, bright nebula, dark nebula, planetary nebula, galaxy, galaxy cluster, multiple star and anything else.
An 8" dob is capable of easily seeing thousands of objects and an experienced user will be able to detect probably tens of thousands.
Malcolm