[OzEclipse (Joe Cali)]

Originally Posted by DebinOz

Thanks Joe, this is a fantastic explanation. Sounds like I may be better saving for a separate scope for viewing.

Hi Deb
A 60mm scope still has 100x the light gathering of the naked eye. But you won’t see a lot of details on planets. But an 8in scope has more than 1000x the light gathering of the naked eye and 4 times the optical resolution of a 60mm scope.

Eyepieces, particularly quality eyepieces are a long term investment that can be used on future telescopes. I still use a couple of the eyepieces I bought in 1979 for my first telescope.

Joe