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Old 31-03-2020, 03:35 PM
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Thanks for the kind words everyone

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Originally Posted by raymo View Post
Don't forget that Alex was using a super dooper planetary scope. That's what
produced the image, not the phone.
raymo


Yes, but there is another aspect to this!

By using the phone adapter (like the one in the pic below), I focused the scope according to what the CAMERA saw, not focused to my eyes. I have noticed a difference in the focus clarity between what works for my eyes vs the smartphone. Only by using an adapter can you spend the time to focus as needed. So yes, the quality of the scope is one part. Being able to focus to the phone is the other.
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