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Old 01-01-2009, 10:06 PM
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sorry Christian but forget about the 525x mag, high magnifications are for very special nights of seeing with good quality instruments. one rule is 50x mag per inch of aperture so your limit really is about 150.
the figures quoted on the telescope box are theoretical not actually achievable while maintaining any visual quality.
stick to low power observing and do not use the barlow, it will be cheap quality and only degrade the image.
if the scope is collimated you will be able to observe the moon and at times some larger planets and star clusters with some success.
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