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Old 29-06-2009, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by orestis View Post
Hi all,i have a 5 inch telecope and am wondering if an 8 inch is a lot better for viewing dso and planets .
would greatly appreciate any advice .
thanks

Howdy

The difference in going from a 130mm to a 200mm should be quite literally, like night and day !!

On planets, it will show a brighter disk, and be able to resolve more detail, and a wealth of DSO's will be opened up to you to.

its a good upgrade.


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