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Originally Posted by Tallstock
... At the telescope I then use the 1.25" adaptor with my 25mm ep to get the widest possible view. Next step is to swap to my 10mm to try and fine tune my viewing. This is where the eye strain kicks in.
Adding a 1.25" (2x) Barlow makes tracking the object even harder.
Would having a 2 degree view instead of the current 1.3 degree make all that much difference?
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Peter
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A couple of things here. you might benefit from eyepieces that have more eye relief - it would be pretty short on that 10mm plossl.
A wider field of view will enable you to see more of the sky but the issue may be the tracking bit that you refer to. Dobs do take some getting used to IMHO.
You could try making sure that the finderscope is aligned as well as possible with the scope as this will really help seeing things at higher mag in a small field of view. Then you need to get used to tapping the dob the right way as the planets etc will appear to move more and more quickly across the field of view the higher the maginfication.
The only other option is a tracking mount of some kind.
Apologies if I am telling you how to suck eggs.
regards