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Old 16-09-2008, 02:50 PM
hlokk
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Tripod would definately be the way to go to see any I would think. I mainly want them as handheld 'spotting' ones, so any moons would be a bonus. I've heard you can see them on 8x50s, but 7 is a little smaller. 10x50s i'm guessing would be not too much of a problem to see, but then they would be harder to hand hold and have less field of view.
Its pretty light polluted as i'm close to the city (probably the main reason why i've held off getting a telescope so far). Can you only see them in darker skies?

If I cant see the moons, its not too much of a problem. Keeping them at around 8x is probably more useful for me.

Does anyone know of any local brands that would be similar to the AOE ones without costing massive amounts more?
I dont particularily want to go to a shop for them to tell me I need to spend $300+ to get even a basic pair, and that all ones on the internet are rubbish (probably without having used them :p)
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