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Old 06-08-2015, 01:04 PM
N1 (Mirko)
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Originally Posted by ab1963 View Post
Hi
I would suggest for planets a good Orthoscopic 7mm ,that would give you 171x in the scope you have as a 6mm would be at its limit,I have the KK fujiyama hd's and they are razor sharp and affordable ,neutral colour and very good contrast,you would have to spend a lot of coin to better them IMO ,I think give or take $110,that is my take
There is some discussion around the usefulness of orthos in a dob. Detractors don't like the short eye relief of the shorter FLs and especially the narrow field. Keep that in mind. However, anatomy permitting, the reward for using them anyway is huge. Raw performance at a very good price. I have a set of KKs and Hutechs and use them all the time (incl. the 4mm), and in the exact same telescope as the OP's (well, the GSO version). Interestingly, I've used the 7mm KK on Saturn in outreach several times now and never did anyone complain. It worked fine and people loved the sharp views.
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