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Originally Posted by fragchamp
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I wouldn't get too worried about the complaints in the second thread. From the comments that were made it seems to me that the purchaser of the so-called faulty scope had unrealistic expectations of what it could do. Or he didn't take the full-aperture cap off, just the smaller one that can be used for solar or full moon viewing (hey, it happens, and to intelligent people too!). And I've seen enough GSO mirrors now to know that you'd have to be really unlucky to get a 'dog' mirror (eg a totally bad bad one) that couldn't outdo an 8". Yes, there is probably better quality around for more $$, but as a beginner I doubt you'll be able to tell the difference. Takes a while and looking through a lot of different scope to educate you eye as to what is good and what is not. And some people are just ultra fussy...
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Originally Posted by fragchamp
The last thing I want to know is whether I will see anything coloured through it (other than coloured stars, which I can already see). comments?
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Ditto to what Rodstar says about colour. Added to that is that you will likely see a blue-green colour in bright planetary nebulae. I've seen a dark red around the fringes of M42 in a 16", worms of pink in the Trifid Nebula at high power in an immaculately kept 17.5" but generally colour is not seen in nebs. The planets of our solar system will definitely be in colour.