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Old 08-08-2021, 03:09 PM
Zuts
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Originally Posted by I.C.D View Post
Hi all I have a Orion shorttube 80mm is it any good for taking imagers of the planets.I was using it as a guide scope as it is still on the scope I though I mite use it for something
Hi, you won't get enough magnification for the planets, even with a barlow. For example see attached for your scope with your atik420 on jupiter.

You can try various other combinations using this FOV calculator https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/a...ew-calculator/
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