Thread: First Scope
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Old 19-07-2005, 05:26 PM
dhumpie
Planetary neb & glob nut

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If it is purely for visual I say go the biggest you can for your budget. A short tube 70mm scope does not strike me as a first scope, a second grab and go maybe but not a first scope IMHO. It has neither the long focal length to resolve planetary details well nor the light gathering power for DSO's. I say got the way of the dob...

Darren
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