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Originally Posted by ngcles
The Milky Way was incredibly detailed, marbled and dozens of O.Cs visible naked eye ...
I love my SQM if only because it is totally objective provided it is used in accordance with the manufacturers instructions and people don't "gild the lily".
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Hi Les,
Thanks for the post and sounds like you had a good night out.
One thing you do have to look out for is, as per the manufacturer's web site, that
these devices make no allowance for the Milky Way. Your "L" model has
a lens that restricts the FOV to around 10 degrees, which as you know is
still quite wide with our Milky Way infested skies at these latitudes.
One of the first things that strikes southern hemisphere observers when first arriving
at latitudes under northern hemisphere skies, is "where are all the stars?".
With the Milky Way often at the zenith here, when arriving at night at a place free of
all artificial light pollution and the glow of the Moon, often the first thing that strikes
you is that there is sufficient light from the Milky Way to set up the scope with
minimal or no requirement for a flashlight!
I suspect that an apples to apples comparison is often not going on when comparing
readings from these devices from locations in North America to locations in
Australia simply because of the Milky Way surface brightness.
We are indeed comparatively lucky down here.
Best regards
Gary