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Hi Phil,
Terrific report.
You wrote:
"- NGC 3766, 3532 and assorted other open clusters in Carina: these were all beautiful objects. 3532 is arguably more effective in this scope than a larger one, because it can all be fitted within the 2.3 degree field"
Yep, too true. The picture is always better with a nice frame around it and this is what a wide field does on these sorts of O.Cs. I think my favourite view of NGC 3532 was with a friend's Takahashi 106FSQ with a 35mm panoptic at x17 (I think) and a 4 degree field Dreamy! Neither my 12 or 18" can do NGC 3532 (or ones like it) justice in any way (but they do do other things well to compensate!)
BTW, you 'scope looks like a corker (Sorry). Sounds like a fun little project and besides the nice views it gives, it might prove a good little guide 'scope down the track ...
Only $79- USD for the lens -- a steal!
Les D
Contributing Editor
AS&T
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