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Old 24-01-2015, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Steffen View Post
Emma, I'm telling you, your scope is right smack bang in the middle of the zone of seeing nothing.

As popular opinion in the prevailing visual astronomy camps goes, your scope is either:
  • Too small: Nothing short of 14" of aperture is even worthy of putting an eyepiece into, because aperture rules;
  • Too large: Nothing seen in a scope larger than 70mm is worth looking at, because it looks just plain ugly. Especially if none of the optical elements are made from unobtanium-tetrafluoride.

All those six-inch weenies are just having you on.

Just saying...


Cheers
Steffen.
Oh ....... we are such a bunch of aperture snobs aren't we
In my experience, most people want a telescope that is
*Easy to use, set up pack up
*Does not take up too much space at home
*They don't need a 2nd Mortgage to buy it
*It does not need its own seat in the car

Then there are us AA's (Astronomers Anonymous)
Hi... My names Bill and I am ashamed to say I only have a 10" Dob
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