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Originally Posted by N1
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On topic, I agree with others that it's the convenience factor that makes smaller scopes so attractive to many, both physical and temporal in nature. I just love the ability to observe instantly, i.e. less than a minute to get started. Partly thanks to club membership, I now have everything from 2" through to 18" at my disposal (2" increments) and there is a time for each of these. Combination is key perhaps, and I'm fairly certain the OP (Hi Matt!) still feels that way too. My standard setup for out-of town observing is a dob and a small refractor mounted separately.
There also are areas of visual observation that rely less heavily on aperture than deep sky.
Also agree on the LP thing. That one is less a matter of aperture than exit pupil, I think.
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Absolutely! My TOA130 and Binovues with Tak LE eyepieces or a pair of 14mm Delos are still my weapon of choice for lunar viewing as well as the 3 bright planets.
