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Old 29-04-2015, 05:47 AM
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Off and rolling ! The bigger nebulae will work in that and fill the fov, M42, Eta Carina, globs, 47 Tuc, Omega Cent etc etc. Plenty of sizeable targets that are also bright enough to be a good workout for that combo.
Also if you get a cheap webcam and a 2 x or 3 x barlow planets become an option, possibly some brighter galaxies, Sombrero or Sthn Pinwheel are acheivable.

My current EQ6 load is the Lunt 102 ED f7 as imaging, an 80 f5 achro for guiding and an 80 f11 achro for viewing and checking the target. Long term an 120 f8.3 is workable for those options and will always be a great grab and go regardless.

Now the hardware collection really begins ... . You'll need a guide scope setup soon and then a .....
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