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Old 09-01-2007, 11:14 AM
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Hey Mystikal

I purchased a 10” GSO DOB from Andrews just before Christmas. Being my first scope I can’t really compare performance to anything other than my trusty old 10x50 binocs. It did fit comfortably in the Corolla hatchback with plenty of room to spare for a trip down to the Hawksberry River, where it spent a week on a jetty before and after New Year. Views of Saturn wear amazing through the 6mm (it also came with 9mm, 15mm and 25mm) eyepiece with the Cassini Division clearly defined with at least 5 of its moons. Probably the least bright object I positively identified with my untrained eye, was the galaxy M77. I’ve only just caught up on sleep thanks to unfavorable conditions of the last week or so.
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