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Originally Posted by GazzMeister
Ken, that image will still knock my socks off when I see it for the first time through a large(er) telescope. For years I thought that the pics you see in books and stuff were exactly what you'd see through the eyepiece, but after seeing the few things I've seen, the real view still isn't dissapointing, it's AMAZING!
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Yep, the photos on telescope boxes are a real scam to sell scopes to the un-initiated, but whenever I show the general public a Galaxy or Nebula thru my 12" (and even the clubs 8") they are awe struck! Some say they expected to see the 'Picture' quality but are still amazed with the telescope view. They are excited that they can see things they thought were impossible to see.
I still get amazed at some of the faint distant tiny Fuzzy Blobs I find.