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Old 05-03-2008, 05:48 PM
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What's best for light poluted skies?

I currently have an 8 inch Dob, and am pleased with its performance. However, I'm not happy with the performance of the skies around here, being in suburban Sydney and all. Ideally I'd like better performance on DSO's and star clusters.
Does bigger aperture give better performance in light polluted skies, or do you just get more light pollution? Is money spent on aperture better off spent in other places under such conditions? Like maybe filters, an equatorial mount, or some other kit?

Cheers,
Jason.
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