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Old 18-05-2005, 08:01 AM
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Great report Dan, i'd love you to combine it with some pictures into a review for the IceInSpace Reviews page!? It might be better after you've had it out a few more times too, to be able to tell if there are any defects, or whether it was just conditions etc.

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Teaming this up with barlow to give x155 has generally been a fraction too much magnification except in moments of good seeing. There is noticible softening of the image at this magnification but i suspect the poor coditions have also had something to do with this
I'm sure the softening has more to do with the seeing than anything else. What's the focal length of that scope?
150-200x magnification is pretty normal for a high power eyepiece.. In my 10" (FL 1250mm), some nights the planets can be soft with my 9mm GSO plossl (139x). Other times I can barlow my 14mm to get 178x and still be sharp, but unless the seeing is really good, I rarely get the chance to barlow my 9mm (277x) because the image just goes soft and very unfocused looking - not sharp at all.

Thanks for the report, sounds like a nice scope with some nice accessories.
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