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Old 16-09-2015, 02:52 PM
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Edit: Speaking of light pollution - while the 32 is great for finding stuff even under less than ideal skies and unbelievably good under dark skies, you may find galaxies and nebulae look a bit better from home using higher power. Try an exit pupil between 2 and 3mm for those. Exit pupil = Eyepiece length / f number of telescope. This will darken the background sky a little bit, which is said to improve contrast.
So if I've worked it out correctly then a 10mm would be ok once I find the object that I'm looking for?
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